We Police Our Own

So here's the difference between Republicans and Democrats on the topic of corruption.

Democrats put suspected corrupt members such as William Jefferson into positions of power.

Republicans resign until the investigation is complete.

I'm all for cleaning out corrupt members of Congress, regardless of political party, but there's no way in hell that a suspected corrupt member of Congress would get a promotion like Democrats gave William Jefferson.

The VERY least thing that Democrats should have done if Jefferson wouldn't resign is put him somewhere where he didn't have access to classified materials. His obvious guilt (who keeps $90k in their freezer?) means he's a security risk and he cannot be trusted, but do Democrats care about that? Obviously not, they only seem to care about holding onto the razor thin majority in both parts of the Senate.

"John recognizes that if we are to succeed in restoring trust between the American people and their elected leaders, this action is necessary, and I commend him for having the courage to do the right thing," Boehner said in a statement.

So when are Democrats going to do the same? They call for Bush's impeachment or resignation with such a passion, you'd think that their very lives depended on it, but there's no fire in their bellies when it comes to Jefferson or Clinton's allowing Osama Bin Laden to live after he was known to be a threat.

Travis
travis@rightwinglunatic.com