Repug Scandal Hebdomadaire
From a letter to the Denver Post:
"Does it seem like there's a new Republican scandal in the news every single week?
Well, that may be because there is:
January 23, 2007: Republican radio personality Scott Eller Cortelyou of Denver arrested on suspicion of using the Internet to lure a child into a sexual relationship
January 29, 2007: Republican former Jefferson County, Colorado, Treasurer Mark Paschall indicted on two felony charges "in connection with an allegation that Paschall solicited a kickback from a bonus he awarded one of his employees"
January 31, 2007: Republican Congressman Gary Miller is named by Republicans as ranking member of oversight subcommittee of House Financial Services Committee despite the FBI's investigation into his land deals
February 14, 2007: Major Republican fundraiser Brent Wilkes and former CIA executive director Kyle "Dusty" Foggo are indicted by a grandy jury for corrupting CIA contracts
February 16, 2007: Major Republican donor Abdul Tawala Ibn Ali Alishtari, aka Michael Mixon, is indicted in federal court on charges of providing material support to terrorists
March 5, 2007: Ethics complaint filed against Republican Senator Pete Domenici for his role in the Attorney Purge scandal
March 6, 2007: I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney found guilty of obstruction of justice and perjury...."
Etc etc. Since Reagan the GOP truly is a bucket of slugs.
"Does it seem like there's a new Republican scandal in the news every single week?
Well, that may be because there is:
January 23, 2007: Republican radio personality Scott Eller Cortelyou of Denver arrested on suspicion of using the Internet to lure a child into a sexual relationship
January 29, 2007: Republican former Jefferson County, Colorado, Treasurer Mark Paschall indicted on two felony charges "in connection with an allegation that Paschall solicited a kickback from a bonus he awarded one of his employees"
January 31, 2007: Republican Congressman Gary Miller is named by Republicans as ranking member of oversight subcommittee of House Financial Services Committee despite the FBI's investigation into his land deals
February 14, 2007: Major Republican fundraiser Brent Wilkes and former CIA executive director Kyle "Dusty" Foggo are indicted by a grandy jury for corrupting CIA contracts
February 16, 2007: Major Republican donor Abdul Tawala Ibn Ali Alishtari, aka Michael Mixon, is indicted in federal court on charges of providing material support to terrorists
March 5, 2007: Ethics complaint filed against Republican Senator Pete Domenici for his role in the Attorney Purge scandal
March 6, 2007: I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney found guilty of obstruction of justice and perjury...."
Etc etc. Since Reagan the GOP truly is a bucket of slugs.
posted by nolocontendere at 9:53 PM
2 Comments:
True, since Reagan and Bush41 got into the WH, the Repugs have been acting like they all have teflon underwear. After all, the war on drugs and drug-dealers was far more important than a little repug corruption, right?
I suspect, however, that it was Nixon's pardon and the way in which they rewrote the history books, gave Nixon all the credit for ending the Vietnam war, and made him out like an innocent fall-guy and scapegoat that put more of them into the mood for dirty dealing.
Nick Z.
Yes, Nixon was a world class scumbag, but there still was at least enough public accountability to force his resignation, even though the real powers behind him were still at work.
IMO, the not give a shit, pedal to the metal power grab and public gutter ugliness blossomed when it was "mourning in america" and we're seeing it's sick fruit today.
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