re: #853 albusteve
Great post, but from your link:

When these allegations began to surface in hearing testimony, Conyers suddenly appeared at the subcommittee hearing and asked to be recognized, saying that he was “… unaware that this was a hearing on ACORN.” Conyers probed those assembled, asking if any representatives of ACORN were present to defend the organization. Conyers called the accusations made against ACORN a “pretty serious matter.” When no one from ACORN came forth, he asked subcommittee chairman Nadler to hold a hearing on ACORN so the organization could defend itself, to which a shocked Nadler replied, “I’ll take it under advisement.”

Conyers pressed the matter, saying, “I think that it would be something that would be worth our time. We’ve never had one person representing ACORN before the committee. … I think in all fairness we ought to really examine it.” An exasperated Nadler said he would hold a hearing when he had “credible allegations of misconduct.”

Nadler abruptly dismissed the panel shortly thereafter.

Jerome Nadler used to be my congresscritter - not that I ever voted for him - and when he said he’d take it under advisement that means NOTHING is gonna happen . And Conyers wanted the hearings only so someone from ACORN could show up and lie through their teeth and make the Democratic members of Congress feel all good about giving ACORN a chunk of change to work with the Census bureau (contrary to Obama and popular belief, there is a federal law on the books that says only CONGRESS can choose who does the Census, Not the POTUS).
In other words, if it - the hearings - ever take place - which I doubt, they’re only purpose will be to make ACORN look good or at least not as bad as they are.