Posted by
Steve on Monday, November 20, 2006 7:56:26 PM
Rush Limbaugh is quoted as saying that we need to allow Democrats to be what they are. We all know what Democrats are. Their corruption has no bounds. They even wear their corruption on their sleeve as a badge of honor. One prime example is Alcee Hastings. He is a congressman from Florida. Some time ago, he was a Federal Judge. He was so corrupt as a Federal Judge that even the Democrats (all but 3) voted to impeach him. There have only been 10 judges impeached in over 200 years. That took some corruption to be one of the 10 impeached judges. The Democrats are going to put this person in as Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. He will be able to have access to the most secret documents in the government. He is a demonstrated corrupt individual. How long before US secrets start showing up in China and Iran and any other country willing to pay Alcee Hastings for the information? The Democrats would never investigate him for corruption. Democrats never do such things.
Rep. Murtha was caught in the Abscam net years ago. He is caught on tape discussing how to accept a bribe to make it look like he is not accepting a bribe. He was seriously considered for the #2 position in the Democrat leadership. He was endorsed by Nancy Pelosi, the new Speaker of the House. She wanted him for the position. She wanted the corrupt congressman to be in a leadership position.
Republicans do get caught taking bribes. They are always expelled from congress when found out. Democrats are re-elected numerous times after they are found with their fingers in the till. Rep. Jefferson from LA is an example. He was found to have taken a $100,000 bribe. He put $90,000 in his office freezer and spent $10,000. Even with that hanging over him, the voters in his district returned him to office. JD Hayworth lost his re-election bid because he received a couple of thousand dollars from Jack Abramoff in 1998 and 1999. Jack Abramoff was not discovered to be a problem until 2006. Let's compare how each party treats those that are suspected of corruption: Republicans, $2-3,000 out; Democrats, $100,000, in.
When a Democrat gets caught in a sexual scandal, they stand up and say it is their right. They defy anyone from doing anything. Their voters then, like sheep, return them to congress for as long as they want. Republicans at least have the decency to resign from congress when caught messing around. Mark Foley did not even touch the under age individuals. The Democrat accused of this actually had sexual relations with the underage individual.
For the next two years, we just have to allow Democrats to be Democrats. We have to make sure that everyone knows exactly what the Democrats are up to at all times. If we make sure that all their missteps are known by all, their time in the sun will be short. In fact, some of the "conservative" Democrats they recruited and elected may get disgusted with all the hijinks. Some could actually switch to the Republican ranks and we could pick up those seats.
We cannot rely on Democrats self-destructing. We must come up with our core values. We need to articulate those core values. We need to stand firm on those core values. We cannot play defense. Defense may win championships, but the best defense is a good offense. If your offense is on the field 3/4 of the time, your defense will look great. We need to play offense as much as possible for the next two years. That will keep the Democrats on the defensive and make picking up the House, Senate and White House that much easier.