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Gosh, a crooked politician. Whooda thunk.

No, neither side has an exclusive hold on crookery, that's for sure. Honest politicians are few and far between. REALLY far between. And yes, they come in all flavors too. Just hardly as often.

Chickenhawk wrote:

Yeah, that's on par with hookergate or the plame affair.

Yup.  Let's just forgive him 'cause he's a DEMOCRAT.

As such he MUST have done it with a noble motive.

We all KNOW how noble DEMOCRATS are.

The sin of corruption is universal.
The culture of corruption will be revealed by the nature of his defense, if any.

EDIT: I see that's what Jondaris said.

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Hank Rearden wrote:

Chickenhawk wrote:

Yeah, that's on par with hookergate or the plame affair.

Yup.  Let's just forgive him 'cause he's a DEMOCRAT.

As such he MUST have done it with a noble motive.

We all KNOW how noble DEMOCRATS are.

Your strawman is full and robust.

regardless of party...
He is a N.O. La. politician..
surely they do nothing wrong at any level of government there.

macnuke wrote:

regardless of party...
He is a N.O. La. politician..
surely they do nothing wrong at any level of government there.

Yeah, who'd imagine that a state that elected Edwards twice would have crocked politicians

Hank Rearden wrote:

Sternum wrote:

Your strawman is full and robust.

So says the fellow wielding the red herring.

jondaris wrote:

Crooked politicians exist, yes. But Democrats don't have a culture that insists that it's ok.

Chickenhawk wrote:

Yeah, that's on par with hookergate or the plame affair.

I was just responding the the above apologists for everything Democrat.  Never fear, I'd do the same to Republican lovers as well.  I'm pretty much equal opportunity on such matters.

Perhaps I'm misreading the board, but I don't see anyone apologizing for corrupt politicians -- these scumbags abuse our system at the average citizen's expense. Jefferson deserves a lengthy prison sentence and public humiliation on national television for his crimes.

From my point of view, the original poster asserted that Democrats are just as dirty as Republicans, yet Republicans get more press. The Democrats responded by pointing out that Jefferson is a low-level goon taking a bribe, whereas the recent Republican scandals have involved the Senate Majority Leader, the compromising of national security, and a vast conspiracy of corporate lobbyists wielding a disproportionate amount of power over conservative lawmakers.

In the end, the Republicans currently enjoy control over both sides of Congress as well as the Executive seat. Of course they're going to get nailed to the wall when they get caught with their pants down in a room full of Brazilian cabana boys.

Farmerkev wrote:

It will quietly die out and fade away like most other Dem scandals.

Yeah, the doped-up Kennedy story slipped pretty quickly away.

But, again, if its corruption or criminal acts in the White House, that is a little more newsworthy and important, eh ?

So what ever happened with that Monica Lewinski story?  I really wish the liberal media had stayed on top of it!

Hank Rearden wrote:

Farmerkev wrote:

It will quietly die out and fade away like most other Dem scandals.

Of course.  That's because, as you know, Democrats are beacons of morality.  As such, this must not be true.

Are you kidding me? That is what your party runs on and then disgraces themselves in the hypocritical way they carry themselves over and over and over. Get over it!

The corruption in the Republican Party right now is systemic and widespread. The corruption in government likewise and similarly systemic, though to a lesser extent than the current GOP. The corruption in the Democratic party is mostly due to stupidity: nobody who understands our political system would bribe a federal Democrat right now, unless they're laying groundwork.

The real test will come when the Ethics Committee meets to slap him on the wrist. ANYONE want to lay odds that he will not be given the maximum? They don't hold wrong-doers to account for their actions. Notice I said "they". The Republicans won't do anything to him, neither will the Democrats in the Ethics Committee. At worst, he will be allowed to resign.