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07-31-2007, 07:56 AM
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Another corrupt Senator
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07-31-2007, 08:08 AM
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Never lose your sense of wonder..........or wander
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Just another day in the DC neighborhood.
While I think even politicians should have the presumption of innocence until proven guilty maybe it's time the pinisjment is changed to fit not only the crime but the criminal.
Since a politician's crime often involves a betrayal of the public trust maybe a portion of the punishment should be public also, I'm thinking maybe stocks on the National Mall. |
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07-31-2007, 08:08 AM
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Wow.
If the corruption probe turns up real dirt, that sure is a sad way to end such a long career.
Also:
Alaska's only congressman, Republican Don Young, also is under federal investigation as part of the ongoing corruption probe, a federal law-enforcement official told The Associated Press last week. Part of the Young investigation involves his campaign-finance practices, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
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07-31-2007, 08:11 AM
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Eternal Corruption........................
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I would be surprised if ANYONE is surprised when another corrupt politician story hits the press. Throughout history this type event has taken place. If we really knew the magnitude of this activity it would surely drive us more mad than we already are. To be frank, I don't know how one cannot be corrupt and survive in the political arena...."Honest" and "Incorrupt" politicians are the stuff of fantasy....The type of which was force fed to my generation through television...the phony "Families"... The almost laughable political drama like Mr. Smith Goes To Washington ect.......What a crock.....
Everyone has their hand out....Always have..... always will...... Now the prizes are far greater. I am convinced that to "get things done" one must enter the "Dark Side." Some like this guy in Alaska get in darker and deeper that's all....
Spiritwalker
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07-31-2007, 08:22 AM
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RoaredTheirTerribleRoars
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Originally Posted by spiritwalker
. Now the prizes are far greater.
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heh
At the risk of sounding corny and idealistic, I guess for me the big question is "What are these prizes?"
Is this it? ::see below::
Stevens,83, the Senate's senior Republican, has been under federal investigation for a 2000 renovation project more than doubling the size of his home in Girdwood, Alaska, near Anchorage, The Associated Press reported.
A bigger mansion?
If so, that's a really lame, ignorant way to use power.
Sure, there has been stuff going on since the Romans.
I guess I was deluded enough to think that it was the power itself that attracted crooked politicians, and corrupted honest ones. |
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07-31-2007, 08:40 AM
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The illusion of power..........
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Originally Posted by cil
heh
At the risk of sounding corny and idealistic, I guess for me the big question is "What are these prizes?"
Is this it? ::see below::
Stevens,83, the Senate's senior Republican, has been under federal investigation for a 2000 renovation project more than doubling the size of his home in Girdwood, Alaska, near Anchorage, The Associated Press reported.
A bigger mansion?
If so, that's a really lame, ignorant way to use power.
Sure, there has been stuff going on since the Romans.
I guess I was deluded enough to think that it was the power itself that attracted crooked politicians, and corrupted honest ones.
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Some people are hookers for less of the "Prizes" than others. For some it is the outward trappings ie the MacMansions. And yeah it is LAME and sure enough ignorant but it happens. Power allows people to think they are
too slick to be caught. And what do you think will happen to this guy ? How much 'Time" will he get? Yes, power itself attracts crooked politicians and corrupts honest ones.
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07-31-2007, 11:25 AM
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07-31-2007, 12:23 PM
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That's What I said......................
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This sure ain't Kansas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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07-31-2007, 03:28 PM
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This sure ain't Kansas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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WHAT 
wait, I gotta go find toto, oh man, he's not going to be to happy to hear this...  |
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07-31-2007, 07:45 PM
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Another Rethuglican caught with his hand in the cookie jar....Congress is pathetic...
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