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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-04-05 05:11 PM Original message |
Do you see the Corruption Issue as a GOP mess or as Bipartisan? |
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itzamirakul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-04-05 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
1. This is very good. Why don't you email it to the NYT or some other |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-04-05 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
2. Who enables this? |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-04-05 05:23 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. That's the point |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-04-05 05:25 PM Response to Original message |
4. "Purchase Of Favors"? It's Freaking Extortion, Money Laundering And |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-04-05 05:30 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. I'll put you into the GOP scandal column |
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MrBenchley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-04-05 05:37 PM Response to Original message |
6. Geeze louise.... |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-04-05 10:09 PM Response to Reply #6 |
22. If you don;t think it's gotten geometrically worse... |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-04-05 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
7. It's bi-partisan and it won't end until we punish those |
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newswolf56 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-04-05 05:41 PM Response to Original message |
8. Well said. But the problem is not limited to Washington D.C.: |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-04-05 10:10 PM Response to Reply #8 |
23. I agree |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-04-05 10:19 PM Response to Reply #8 |
26. Also well said n/t |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-04-05 06:13 PM Response to Original message |
9. 90% GOP |
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meow2u3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-04-05 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
10. We must get rid of private (corporate) money |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-04-05 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
11. had this discussion |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-04-05 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
12. Yeah, never mind how the corruption got exposed |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-04-05 10:13 PM Response to Reply #12 |
24. It's systemic ethics, not just crime |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-04-05 10:27 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. Never gets attempted??? |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 09:29 AM Response to Reply #27 |
36. Hilarycare was a sop to corporate insurers |
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Cocoa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-04-05 06:23 PM Response to Original message |
13. the republicans don't have a Feingold |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-04-05 10:15 PM Response to Reply #13 |
25. I agree there are worthy exceptions |
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Old and In the Way (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-04-05 06:24 PM Response to Original message |
14. I'm not naive enough to think that we don't have a few Democrats who |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-04-05 06:37 PM Response to Original message |
15. corruption is apolitical |
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checks-n-balances (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-04-05 11:11 PM Response to Reply #15 |
30. My thoughts exactly! |
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rman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 07:24 AM Response to Reply #15 |
35. Same character defects make it likely for one to pretend |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-04-05 06:42 PM Response to Original message |
16. Party corruption is a BIPARTISAN ISSUE |
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BamaBecky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-04-05 07:32 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. I think so too |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-04-05 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
17. This K-Street scandal (Duke Cunningham) is most all Republican... |
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TroubleMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-04-05 07:29 PM Response to Original message |
18. This is one of the reasons the USA has a really low voter turnout. |
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IronLionZion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-04-05 07:38 PM Response to Original message |
20. I was disappointed to see Byron Dorgan (D-ND) involved with Abramoff |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-04-05 10:30 PM Response to Reply #20 |
28. How is that corrupt? |
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IronLionZion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 06:06 PM Response to Reply #28 |
41. He should have recused himself or rejected the donations |
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Sam_Lowry (76 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-04-05 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
21. Mostly republican |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-04-05 10:33 PM Response to Original message |
29. A point of clarification -- Corrupt individuals vs. Corrupt system |
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shugah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-04-05 11:18 PM Response to Original message |
31. mostly GOP |
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Festivito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 01:27 AM Response to Original message |
32. Opportunistic. Can be partisan, currently is, RepubliCON. |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 07:17 AM Response to Original message |
33. Congressman Murtha is part of the military-industrial cancer on America |
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rman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 07:20 AM Response to Original message |
34. 90% GOP, 75% Dem |
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Trish1168 (371 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
37. Harry Reid took money from Abramoff....its bipartisan |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 01:57 PM Response to Original message |
38. Disappointed because it is bi-partisan |
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sarahlee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 02:24 PM Response to Original message |
39. Well said; Agree it is bipartisan |
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Toots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
40. Without 100% Public Financeing of Campaigns it will never end. |
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dfgrbac (378 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 06:18 PM Response to Original message |
42. We can't depend on Democrats to restore good government. |
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MissMarple (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-05-05 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
43. Right now, it's like the difference between venal and mortal sin. |
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