Arguably possessing the most corrupt ($150,000 in 1981 is worth $335,000 in today's purchasing power) and disreputable background of any member of Congress today, Mr. Hastings was convicted in 1989 by the Democratic-controlled Senate for conspiracy to accept a bribe and for making numerous false statements at his 1983 criminal trial. The Senate convictions booted him from the federal bench. It is bad enough that the good folks of Florida have chosen to send an impeached judge to Congress. It is beyond the pale that Speaker-to-be Pelosi is now considering naming such a politician to be the chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. "Culture of corruption." Democrats ought to face the mirror.
dclary said:It's not a surprise that every person they're going to nominate is a crook. What also is not a surprise is the fact that the press will suddenly go flaccid and not mad-dog congress in search of scandal up until the next Republican majority.
Jeez. It's been one week and they already might lose the Senate power they just gained if the Feds actually have something on SIX to EIGHT demcoratic Senators.
No one seems to care who the 6-8 seriously corrupt Senators are...
TheGaffer said:C'mon man. We don't even have names yet. Or investigations. That's the standard I threw out there in that other thread. Names of people actually being investigated. Admit it Thrillsy -- you're jumping a little too hard and too gleefully on this just now here.
As for Murtha, Heney Stoner or Stony Hener (what the F*** is his name?) is worse -- he's described as "having his own K Street project." And I don't like Hastings either.
But I will reserve judgment until I see their performance in the majority. The Hastings move seems particularly dumb. Murtha's better than Clay Stoner. And the Senators? I need names first, and actual investigations, not just "six to eight." Why six to eight? Why not six? or seven? or eight? It's not as if he's saying "between 1300 and 1320 people were killed in..." He can't narrow it down?
TheGaffer said:Stories take time to develop. ABC has just reported this. More should and will come. Let's see what comes out. And if they are indeed corrupt and are under investigation, then we'll respond differently, I am sure.
Ok?
TheGaffer said:And as for the last post, agreed. So as a GOPer, perhaps you can reserve your judgment (and a bit of your glee) for about 20 minutes or so...after all, I know you want best this country to succeed and not fail, particularly the leadership.
billythrilly7th said:Weird how this story just came out now.
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Unique said:It's not weird. It's more GOP sh** stirring. Divisiveness is their forte`. It worked twice but the third time might just get them burned.
William Haskins said:yeah, but both sides are guilty of that, unique.
billythrilly7th said:You realize that election day was last Tuesday, Unique? Not next Tuesday.
Unique said:It never stops. That's my point.
The Dems said, 'We're going to work together.' And I damn well expect them to do it. What's the other side doing? Grudge match.
Unique said:not to the same extent, william.
SC Harrison said:I've got two words for this problem: term limits. And they will pass that legislation the day after hell freezes over.