The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[innerSpaceman]

Keating 5 goes a way back, don't ya think? Funny, tho, that if only 1 of the Senators was Republican, that's the only one that people remember as being involved, oh these many decades later.


Alex, I disagree with your contention that discovery equates to getting away with it. Shame among circles you hold contempt for anyway is not punishment. Criminal charges, civil judgments, where are these?

The only instance I can recall is Scooter Libby's conviction.



Scaeagles, yes - examples would have to be by individuals. I don't think it's either Republican or Democrat official policy to be corrupt.

To be fair, Dems haven't been in overwhelming power for a long time. So perhaps the big corruption scandals are yet to come. There were indeed, however, a dime a dozen during the Bush Years, and pretty serious during the Reagan years (um, Iran/Contra anyone?) and during the administration of that Nixon guy.

I don't recall any corruption scandals during the Carter presidency. The Clinton presidency had its sex scandal ... but, um, no one got hurt.



I'm not claiming innocence on behalf of anyone. I'm sure there's enough corruption to go around, at every level of government from dog catcher on up.