New-found ethics
A must-read from The New York Observer's Joe Conason on the new-found ethics of several Congressional leaders. Mr. Conason writes:
Glancing nervously behind them as their old cronies line up in the dock, from Jack Abramoff and Tom DeLay to Duke Cunningham and Bob Ney, and looking nervously ahead to Election Day, the rentable statesmen compete to prove their devotion to the highest ethical standards. Their proclamations of purity display a truly touching faith in the perpetual gullibility of the American voter.How has it come to this, America, that the welfare of our nation has been placed in the custodial care of such ridiculously hypocritical men? And, more importantly, what can we do today to help reclaim the democratic dream of our country?
In fact, when you consider what they expect us to believe, it's hard not to be insulted.
posted by Bob P @ 2:05 AM
2 Comments:
It is nothing new.
Mark Twain said something to the effect "suppose you were a congressman and a criminal - but I repeat myself."
Viable third parties might cast enough fear into the one demopublican party to cause some change.
Perhaps if we all vote for any third party.
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You're absolutely right, allan, The time is long overdue for an Independent Party in this nation. I increasingly feel that I have no true representation in the corrupt halls of Washington - on either side of the aisle!
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