But gee, why can't we completely demagogue this to deflate the Democrats' fantasy that the Washington 'culture of corruption' only applies to Republicans (and that the Democrats have never acted in a corrupt way).
Surely we can't just let the Democrats do all the demagoguery on this issue.
Oh, did I also mention that Reid is completely tainted by Abramoff's casino deals?
realitybasedbob
· 3 years ago
Gee, I wonder how he voted on those issues. Anyone, anyone?
diane
· 3 years ago
There's no such fantasy. I think both sides are corrupt and rotten to the core.
realitybasedbob
· 3 years ago
Ron Paul?
diane
· 3 years ago
Except him. :)
You should hear the sleeze and slime in the campaigns out here for Lt.
diane
· 3 years ago
Woops...
Gov.
;)
diane
· 3 years ago
Woops...Lt.
Gov.
;)
realitybasedbob
· 3 years ago
How did he vote?
Well, he voted against the interest that gave him the tickets. At least the gop knows how to take a bribe.
Carrick
· 3 years ago
RBB:
Well, he voted against the interest that gave him the tickets. At least the gop knows how to take a bribe.
I think you're confused.
An honest politician is one who stays bought.
DBK
· 3 years ago
I appreciate that this posting took a reasonable and fair approach to the tickets non-scandal. Turns out that Reid's position on the legislation in question never changed and that, in the end, he voted against the position of the people who gave him the tickets. I take the position that leaders need to avoid the appearance of being dirty these days, given the fragile nature of the public trust, but it is nice to know that the facts exonerate Reid. He shouldn't have taken the tickets, but he didn't take a bribe.
Carrick
· 3 years ago
DBK:
He shouldn't have taken the tickets, but he didn't take a bribe.
Or he didn't stay bought.
It's all a matter of how you spin it.
realitybasedbob
· 3 years ago
HIJACK ALERT HIJACK ALERT
As long as this thread is about corruption:
From the CoC desk:
Former GOP fund-raiser Tom Noe admitted today that he used politicians, former aides to Gov. Bob Taft, coworkers, and friends to illegally pour thousands of dollars into the effort to reelect President Bush.
Noe entered a guilty plea before U.S. District Court Judge David Katz in Toledo to all three felony charges...
Mollohan stepped aside as the ranking Democrat on the ethics committee late last month amid ethical questions about his financial dealings with private contractors and nonprofit organizations that received millions of dollars in federal funds.
"The allegations against Congressman Mollohan are directly related to his conduct on the Committee," the two former judges wrote in a draft copy of the letter circulated last night.
"Not only is his continued position on that Committee in conflict with the allegations made against him, it also places him in the untenable position of exercising jurisdiction and influence over the Justice Department, the very entity that is currently investigating him," the letter continued.
Mollohan is the ranking Democrat on the Appropriations subcommittee with oversight of the Departments of Commerce, Justice and State.
The ship is sinking, but RBB keeps on rowing.
realitybasedbob
· 3 years ago
19 guilty, 12 indicted...
How long can you hang on to the rim, C?
Carrick
· 3 years ago
RBB:
19 guilty, 12 indicted...
How long can you hang on to the rim, C?
Give me a report on the number of US congressmen. Nobody except you cares about the nobodies.
realitybasedbob
· 3 years ago
Ya know you should, because that's where the culture of the Culture of Corruption comes in. A few crooked pols and lots of willing accomplices.
Carrick
· 3 years ago
Granted, but I am more interest on the impact of the "Culture of Corruption" meme that Democrats have been pushing on the 2006 elections.
diane
· 3 years ago
What is this...a race to see who can out-corrupt the other side? They're both corrupt to the core, I keep tellin' ya.
.....Except Ron Paul, rbb. ;)
robert108
· 3 years ago
So, Reid took the tickets and then did nothing for it? Isn't that grand theft?
Bat One
· 3 years ago
Robert108,
Actually, its just how Democrats do business. First they take the money, then they fail to deliver or live up to their promises.
Now, that may sound a bit harsh, but tell me if there's any difference between what "Sunstroke" Harry Reid did here, and what William Jefferson is accused of doing? Other than scale, no difference at all.
diane
· 3 years ago
Sure, Robert; whatever you say.
robert108
· 3 years ago
That would be my conclusion.
robert108
· 3 years ago
Well, maybe Dem politicians just assume they can get something for nothing; maybe that's it.
Bat One
· 3 years ago
Robert108,
I always assumed that "something for nothing" was the one underlying principle of the Democrat party. And given their obvious ignorance of even basic sophomore economics, you're probably right.
robert108
· 3 years ago
Yes, they have been doing it to African-Americans since the Sixties. They take their votes and give them soul-destroying welfare in return, taking everyone else's tax money in the bargain. Very slick.
All Comments
But gee, why can't we completely demagogue this to deflate the Democrats' fantasy that the Washington 'culture of corruption' only applies to Republicans (and that the Democrats have never acted in a corrupt way).
Surely we can't just let the Democrats do all the demagoguery on this issue.
Oh, did I also mention that Reid is completely tainted by Abramoff's casino deals?
Anyone, anyone?
You should hear the sleeze and slime in the campaigns out here for Lt.
Gov.
;)
Gov.
;)
Well, he voted against the interest that gave him the tickets.
At least the gop knows how to take a bribe.
I think you're confused.
An honest politician is one who stays bought.
Or he didn't stay bought.
It's all a matter of how you spin it.
As long as this thread is about corruption:
From the CoC desk:
<a href="http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20060531&Category=BREAKINGNEWS&ArtNo=60531057&SectionCat=&Template=printart" rel="nofollow">http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20060531&Category=BREAKINGNEWS&ArtNo=60531057&SectionCat=&Template=printart
And the herd is thinned yet again.
19 guilty, 12 indicted... whither thou goest O once proud GOP?
Especially the (shudder) top leader:
http://talkleft.com/abramoff-whitehouse.jpg
http://talkleft.com/abramoff-whitehouse.jpg
brokencountry.com
j-walkblog.com
The ship is sinking, but RBB keeps on rowing.
How long can you hang on to the rim, C?
.....Except Ron Paul, rbb. ;)
Actually, its just how Democrats do business. First they take the money, then they fail to deliver or live up to their promises.
Now, that may sound a bit harsh, but tell me if there's any difference between what "Sunstroke" Harry Reid did here, and what William Jefferson is accused of doing? Other than scale, no difference at all.
I always assumed that "something for nothing" was the one underlying principle of the Democrat party. And given their obvious ignorance of even basic sophomore economics, you're probably right.