Both Democrats and Republicans got into legal trouble this week, but for very different reasons (which is probably a pretty good indication of where their priorities have been lately).
Five Democratic members of the US Congress were arrested today at the Sudan embassy where they were protesting atrocities in Darfur.
Now, the matter of genocide is a moral issue, outside of any kind of partisan politics, and yet, where were the Republicans? Well, maybe they were over at the Watergate Hotel...
The Republicans, you see, have gotten themselves into a very different kind of muddle, and it touches on ever so many of their other current scandals. They've apparently been getting their weenies waxed by professionals, courtesy of lobbyists. This story is just getting off the ground, so we're not sure how far up the tower of power it extends, or exactly who is involved, but many people will be making every effort to find out. Perhaps the story will carry us into November? And if the Republican Party collapses in the midst of a huge sex scandal, they only have themselves, Ken Starr and a little blue dress, to blame.
In the meantime, are the Democrats are ready to step in and run the county for us? It's certainly past time for someone else to take the wheel.
UPDATE: thanks to Jon at the Pensito Review for a quote that is apropos: “I happen to believe we’re losing our moral authority to lead this place. It’s been over a decade since my party took over the majority and I feel like we’ve forgotten how we got here.” – Rep. Christopher Shays, R-Conn., today
Five Democratic members of the US Congress were arrested today at the Sudan embassy where they were protesting atrocities in Darfur.
Now, the matter of genocide is a moral issue, outside of any kind of partisan politics, and yet, where were the Republicans? Well, maybe they were over at the Watergate Hotel...
The Republicans, you see, have gotten themselves into a very different kind of muddle, and it touches on ever so many of their other current scandals. They've apparently been getting their weenies waxed by professionals, courtesy of lobbyists. This story is just getting off the ground, so we're not sure how far up the tower of power it extends, or exactly who is involved, but many people will be making every effort to find out. Perhaps the story will carry us into November? And if the Republican Party collapses in the midst of a huge sex scandal, they only have themselves, Ken Starr and a little blue dress, to blame.
In the meantime, are the Democrats are ready to step in and run the county for us? It's certainly past time for someone else to take the wheel.
UPDATE: thanks to Jon at the Pensito Review for a quote that is apropos: “I happen to believe we’re losing our moral authority to lead this place. It’s been over a decade since my party took over the majority and I feel like we’ve forgotten how we got here.” – Rep. Christopher Shays, R-Conn., today
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