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Originally Posted by Rekna
I’m pretty sure politician is a euphemism for hypocrite (on both sides). It is sad that you see both sides condemning the other side for doing the same as themselves.
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Not the politicians, the people. Big difference. Politicians publicly almost always have to follow the party line unless they are strong enough at home to not worry about it (like McCain).
No, I'm talking about the people who even today yell about how corrupt Clinton was (even though all they could get him on was lying about an affair) yet ignore the corruption in the Bush WH and act like Bush is still a great president, who can do no wrong.
They defend every scandal with the same mantra and laugh it off. Yet the evidence such as for this thread's scandal has proof, has GOP senators asking WTF is going on, and yet as with almost every other Bush scandal this will be swept away and forgotten.
There was a sacrificial lamb, a resignation and the administration denying it had anything to do with it.
I just believe if you are going to set a standard for one, you have to follow that standard for all. Which we don't get, we get instead..... "the Dems. are just attacking and there's nothing there." But how many scandals have to come out before one of these GOP posters say, "maybe there is something there, maybe we do need to clean house."
If you keep blindly following along party lines and dismiss scandals then these politicians know they can get away with anything.
And if you are going to try to clean one side up, you best be willing and wanting to clean your side up and hold them to the same standards. Yet, neither party does and it is sad.
I'm all for a full investigation into EVERY member of congress and getting them to start setting true ethics rules and regs that they have to follow strictly and a bipartisan comission to be a watchdog over them and the President to make sure the people are protected.
Perhaps, by doing that there maybe better leadership in both parties and things may actually truly change in Wash.