Subpoenas served in Lewis investigation

Monday morning, and we'd already been treated to news of an expanded investigation into the affairs of another corrupt Republican.

At least four clients of the lobbying firm Copeland Lowery Jacquez Denton & White have been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury in Los Angeles as part of probe of Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-Calif.), the chairman of the powerful House Appropriations Committee.

Federal investigators are looking into the ties between Lewis and former Rep. Bill Lowery (R-Calif.), a partner in Copeland Lowery, and are focusing at this point chiefly on Jeffrey Shockey, the deputy chief of staff for the Appropriations panel who previously worked for the lobbying firm, several sources close to the probe said.

Dean Martin, when asked about the story, said simply, "Sorry, Jer."