The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[scaeagles]

Random thoughts.....

Harry Reid is going to amend his Senate ethics reports for full disclosure because "Republicans believe in cover-ups, but (he) believes in facts coming to light."

Bwahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

September averaged .7 degrees lower than normal temps. Somehow I'm sure this will be spun as evidence of man caused global warming.

Mars is showing signs of tremendous climate change. It look as if our man caused global warming is having a much more far reaching effect than I had thought possible.

[Alex]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

September averaged .7 degrees lower than normal temps. Somehow I'm sure this will be spun as evidence of man caused global warming.

Nor is it evidence against man-caused global warming.

[Nephythys]

Link

Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid has been using campaign donations instead of his personal money to pay Christmas bonuses for the support staff at the Ritz-Carlton where he lives in an upscale condominium. Federal election law bars candidates from converting political donations for personal use.

[innerSpaceman]

So, where's the blindness here? It seems EVERY lib on this board is perfectly willing to assume the worst about nearly every Democratic politician and political operative, but the conservatives here are so defensive about the Republican pols and operatives.

It does you no good to nah-nah-nah about Reid or Pelosi or back to Clinton if you'd like ... yeah, we won't bother defending them much. They are pols, and all of them crooked as a dog's hind leg.

It's you ostriches insisting "your" side's all squeaky clean that's laughable.

[Nephythys]

None of us have ever claimed to have a squeaky clean side- but nor are we going to roll over and capitulate to the hysteria that says republicans/conservatives etc are evil incarnate.

[JWBear]

Originally Posted by Nephythys

None of us have ever claimed to have a squeaky clean side- but nor are we going to roll over and capitulate to the hysteria that says republicans/conservatives etc are evil incarnate.

But do Republicans not claim to be the party of traditional values and morality? Nothing reeks more of hypocrisy than claiming the moral high ground in public, but being very immoral in private. Republicans tried to crucify Clinton because he lied about his sex life. Yet they defend Foley and those who covered up for him. Can you not see the double standard?

[Nephythys]

Originally Posted by JWBear

But do Republicans not claim to be the party of traditional values and morality? Nothing reeks more of hypocrisy than claiming the moral high ground in public, but being very immoral in private. Republicans tried to crucify Clinton because he lied about his sex life. Yet they defend Foley and those who covered up for him. Can you not see the double standard?

whoa- bad example.

Foley resigned.

Clinton continued to serve.

Stubbs was censured- and continued to serve and be re-elected.

Etc etc.....who protects their sexual predators?

Not us- Leo castigated him- we all did. No one said what he did was right.

Everyone is a hypocrite- at some point.

I guess to some it is ok to be immoral- as long as you make it public.

[sleepyjeff]

Originally Posted by JWBear

Yet they defend Foley

Who defends Foley?

[JWBear]

Originally Posted by sleepyjeff

Who defends Foley?

The Republican leaders did, until the story became public.

[scaeagles]

Originally Posted by JWBear

But do Republicans not claim to be the party of traditional values and morality? Nothing reeks more of hypocrisy than claiming the moral high ground in public, but being very immoral in private. Republicans tried to crucify Clinton because he lied about his sex life. Yet they defend Foley and those who covered up for him. Can you not see the double standard?

Who is yelling out about the "culture of corruption"? Is that not the same thing as claiming a higher moral ground? It is saying "you are corrupt and we are not".

Who has defended Foley?

I won't bother to go into Clinton, but the situation to me was not about his private sex life.

There is no shortage of hypocrisy anywhere in politics. It simply comes down to whose is more palatable to you based on your own politics.