newbie Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...6060801376.html Now that Tom's out, I wonder if he'll still have the energy for his trial in Texas on campaign money laundering charges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Buddha Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...6060801376.htmlNow that Tom's out, I wonder if he'll still have the energy for his trial in Texas on campaign money laundering charges. Good riddance. Why is it that any party that holds control of a house of congress gets such a bumper crop of these folks? I mean we're looking at Republican Senators and even the White House in the Abramov bribery case. Reminds me of Jim Wright and Dan Rostenkowski back when the Democrats thought they had permanent ownership of the House, though I must admit the current Republicans have taken graft to a level never before seen by any U.S. party. Businessmen, banker, and lobbyist cronies must just pay better. There are more lobbyists these days, so it could be just sheer numbers, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riverwind Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Why is it that any party that holds control of a house of congress gets such a bumper crop of these folks?Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. We saw the same thing in Canada with the Liberals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Buddha Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Why is it that any party that holds control of a house of congress gets such a bumper crop of these folks?Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. We saw the same thing in Canada with the Liberals. I'm more of the mind that power tends to attract patholigical personalities, and that given time they will yeild to their pathology. You might be right, though. Maybe EVERYBODY has some of that pathology. Is it getting progressively worse in Canada as it is in the U.S. I'm not kidding about the scale of lobbyist dollars and proven graft- things are growing in leaps and bounds. I suspect it will no longer matter WHICH party is in office unless there is a constant see-saw of power that keeps the newb's in power honest for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GostHacked Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 Stephen Colbert's show last night was just beautiful in regards to his WORD bit. Using the DeLay speach. http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/the_col...ord/index.jhtml 'Tom DeLay's Farewell speach' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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