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Originally Posted by ratbastid
What I'm pointing to is more of a PR problem than a concern about who will actually end up behind bars. In the eyes of the majority of Americans, according to the polls, all five of those gentlemen are dirty as coal miners, and the perception is that there are more rats in the woodpile. Whether it's true or not, that perception is what the Repubs now have to deal with.
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Considering that the LARGE majority of journalists identify themselves as liberals, and considering how the wording of polls affects the results, I'm not surprised. My opinion, not that anyone asked for it, is:
Cunningham: Way guilty
DeLay--a politician who really plays hardball, but he may not have broken any laws
Frist--Probably guilty
Libby and Rove--Trumped up charges over nothing. At least in the CIA spectacle. I can link to several articles that back up my opinion, but it's pretty much a waste of time, since everyone's mind is made up.
I think Elphaba hit it on the head--The party in power gets bought off more than the minority party.
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The grounds for Nixon's impeachment were so inassailiable and egregious that the GOP had no choice but to fall in line with them. Those congresspeople get no credit from me for voting the only politically feasible vote. Besides, I said THESE individuals. You've got to reach back 30-plus years to find a decent counter-example? The GOP of the 70s was NOT the GOP of today.
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Actually, my point was that I couldn't find ANY Democrat that stepped down because he wanted to spare the country a further spectacle.