Time for some good old fashioned verbal snipping ..
In the end, the result will be an echo, not a change 10/18/06 (excerpt)
By DOUG THOMPSON
www.capitolhillblue.com
Republicans in 1994 got a chance to prove they could restore some semblance of integrity to the people's government. They blew it, proving themselves even worse than the corrupt Democratic leadership they replaced.
Now Democrats are poised to retake control of Congress and they, like the Republicans 12 years ago, promise to bring honesty and integrity back to government.
They're lying of course.
Both political parties consider truth an expendable commodity in the pursuit of power. Neither party gives a damn about what's best for the country.
GOP Speaker of the House J. Dennis Hastert is a malleable buffoon who let a corrupt Tom DeLay oversee a cesspool of illegal and unethical practices. He replaced DeLay with John Boehner, another crook who takes bribes and sells his vote to the highest bidder.
Nancy Pelosi will become Speaker if the Dems take over after the November midterms. Her chances of bringing any integrity to the House are hampered by bad applies like Louisiana's William Jefferson, West Virginia's Allan Mollohan, Florida's Corrine Brown and Virginia's Jim Moran.
Over in the Senate, the prospect doesn't look any better. Majority Leader Bill Frist plays fast and loose with ethics rules and is under investigation for insider trading. Minority Leader Harry Reid is a fast-buck artist who uses his office to fatten his bank account and pays personal bills out of campaign funds.
Other Democrats poised to take leadership positions include Iowa's Tom Harkin, who lied about his military record in campaign literature, and Joe Biden, a known plagiarist.
The problem is that both parties are so overrun with crooks, liars, con-artists and scoundrels that any real reform is impossible. Pelosi has skeletons in her closet and will appoint leaders with questionable ethics and backgrounds. Reid is a crook who sees nothing wrong with his unethical behavior so why should we expect any integrity from him or those he appoints? Yeah, I know.
The standard response from partisan political pukes is that the other side is are always worse.
The Republicans, Democratic partisans claim, are more corrupt. Sorry. I don't buy it. You're either honest or not, corrupt or not, crooked or not.
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October 28, 2006
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