GOP Rotten to the Core

A number of Dems, too. It's going to be an equal-opportunity scandal, Gene. Mr. Reid himself included.

I doubt it will be "the thing" that swings control of Congress one way or the other, though, much as you'd wish.

Cheers,
Daiwa

Even the Keating Five scandal took out some Dems and Repubs alike. The only one to escape unscathed was John McCain. Keating Five article.
Dennis DeConcini's career was over.
We'll just see how the dust settles on this one.

If Sen. Harry Reid did take money from the Indian Casino industry, to support their expantion, he had better avoid returning to Nevada for awhile.

There may be some Dems but the majority are either GOP members of Congress, GOP staffers including some at the White House and members of the conservative right. We will see what the body count is when this is all done!

CNN TV reported today that as many as 20 members of Congress could be swept up in this scandle.

Here is another link as to just how bad this scandle looks.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/03/AR2006010300474_2.html?referrer=email&referrer=ema

funny how that works, inplicate others and we will go easy on you.

Here is another link as to just how bad this scandle looks. Link_2.html?referrer=email&referrer=ema

Wow, more links, I'm impressed Col. Sorry to though, the link is no good. I give you an A for effort though.

here's the full link CG was trying to use.

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here's the full link CG was trying to use. Link

Thanx, will read when have a chance.

I hope they all get kicked out and a new batch with real ideas get in... Ahhh but that will never happen..

DeLay has been an important figure recently in Republican affairs, but I'd hardly call him the "core" of the party, any more than Newt Gingrich is the "core" of the party, or Teddy Kennedy is the "core" of the Democratic party.

Is the party rotten? No more so than any other party, I think.

I mean, ooh, a corrupt lobbyist scandal! It's just like the corrupt lobbyist scandals under Clinton!

Yawn.

I mean, ooh, a corrupt lobbyist scandal! It's just like the corrupt lobbyist scandals under Clinton!

Ya, I would rather have corrupt American Indian tribe lobbyist getting influence. Then having corrupt Chinese lobbyist getting influence. At least the American Indians are not receiving nuclear tech, super computers sales and missile tech.

Yeah! Our crooks are better than your crooks!

Cheers,
Daiwa

Democrats rob you one at a time and the GOP robs people all at once. Some great choices!

I hope they all get kicked out and a new batch with real ideas get in... Ahhh but that will never happen..

We can all hope.

I mean, ooh, a corrupt lobbyist scandal! It's just like the corrupt lobbyist scandals under Clinton!

I agree, pointing out corrupt politics is like pointing out that most fast foods are bad for you. We know they are there but we still like them anyways.

At least the American Indians are not receiving nuclear tech, super computers sales and missile tech.

How sure are we of that? We didn't even know about the wire tapping till now, who knows what else is going on with Indians. Hehe.

Democrats rob you one at a time and the GOP robs people all at once. Some great choices!

These are people that we put there. Choices yes, but we chose them. We do have the ability to chose better, but for some odd reason we Americans like crooks in our Govt, you know, the classy ones who don't look so bad but are robbing you blind.

Col, even you have to admit that, although this article is only pointing out the corrupt side of the Republicans, that both parties are equally corrupt. We should all know by now that political positions are just an easy way to make money off the dumb people. We should all know by now that all those running for any political office is in it for the money that can be made more than for the people they want to represent.

Our Govt is a corrupt system, but us Americans, for some odd reason, seem to like it this way. Otherwise we would be doing something about it.

I agree both sides have corruption. However, the GOP seems to have taken corruption to a new high and we need a split in the power. I do not want to see EITHER party in control!

Ohh, my, my, my....

taken corruption to a new high

I would have to say 1.3 million Dollars from a company wanting to sell “intercontinental ballistic missiles” to China, and at least half a million Dollars (that we know of) from the People Army of China to the DNC in soft money out shines this "new high" your claiming.

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This is not even counting all the money VP Gore had to return. I personally think corruption dealing with Indian Casino's pails to corruption dealing with countries pointing nuclear tipped missiles at the US, that we had help build with the corrupt money.

Interesting how the republican sheep aren't bothered at all by this scandal and resort to the old, worn out response, "Well, under Clinton blah, blah, blah..." It's really pathetic. There was no lobbying scandal under Clinton. The big "scandal" was for loans and while some of it was probably unethical, there was nothing illegal about it. It wasn't about individuals buying influence.

What makes the Abramoff scandal so serious is how severely it compromised our democracy -- the fact that big money was able to influence law makers to the extent they did. Abramoff and the lawmakers who were bought off, blatantly broke the law. While both republican and democratic congressmen accepted contributions from Abramoff, as did Bush, common sense would tell you that the abuse was far more prevalent with republicans. Democrats have no power. You don't buy influence from people who have no power.

I believe it is Bush that is the current President and it is the GOP that is in Power. Just look at the boys giving back all those contribution including Bush!

Lates news about who all was under Abarmoff's influence. Of the 45 Democrates in the Senate, 40 of them received money. The list below is only afew. I'm not defending the GOP for what they are doing, but I don't like to see critics saying naa, naa, naa and claiming "new highs" of corruption when it is bothsides taking the money.

Sen. Byron Dorgan, (D-N.D.) who received at least $79,300
Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), who received at least $45,750
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), who received at least $68,941
Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), who received at least $6,250.

In post #4 I acknowledged that there are Democrats as well. There are FAR more Republicans and members of the religious right including one White House staffer and other members of the Bush administration.