Why would the Washington post publish this article by Soloman if it is just a pack of lies ?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/12/AR2006101200129.html

"Reid hung up the phone when questioned about the deal during an AP interview last week."

"Senate ethics rules require lawmakers to disclose on their annual ethics report all transactions involving investment properties _ regardless of profit or loss _ and to report any ownership stake in companies...."

So when did Dirty Harry disclose the formation of the LLC as per the requirements of the comittee he headed?

...Kent Cooper, a former Federal Election Commission official who oversaw government disclosure reports for federal candidates for two decades, said Reid's failure to report the 2001 sale and his ties to Brown's company violated Senate rules.

..."This is very, very clear," Cooper said. "Whether you make a profit or a loss you've got to put that transaction down so the public, voters, can see exactly what kind of money is moving to or from a member of Congress"

Stanley Brand, former Democratic chief counsel of the House, said Reid should have disclosed the 2001 sale and that his omission fits a larger culture in Congress where lawmakers aren't following or enforcing their own rules...