MORE ON THE COUNTRYWIDE SCANDALS:

While Congress has done nothing to look into sweetheart deals provided by Countrywide Financial to Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd and Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad, the Postal Service is starting a serious investigation of one of its own.

The service has hired an outside investigator to examine a deal between the mortgage giant and Postmaster General John Potter. It reportedly included a reduced interest rate and waived fees on Potter’s $322,000 loan.

And much like Senators Dodd and Conrad, Potter says he was unaware of any preferential treatment.

But we reported earlier this month that Robert Feinberg, the former Countrywide loan officer who handled the VIP mortgages, says despite their denials, it was part of his job to make sure his clients were fully aware they were getting special deals.

Sounds questionable.