Comments on: Spendthrift Republicans

By: Ted

Ted — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 10:19:52 +0000

Forget about arguing whether Iraq is in a civil war.
We are there.
People who tell you to go to hell when you want to go to a doctor?
People who tell you go to hell if you want to get a college education?
People who tell you go to hell find your own apartment?
I think I’ll just go to hell.

By: Ralphie

Ralphie — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 15:55:21 +0000

egregious- May I just say how inspiring you are? You have such a kind heart.

By: Balrog

Balrog — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 23:32:54 +0000

Millineryman @ 41

Curt Weldon under investigation

http://www.realcities.com/mld/.....754123.htm

Weldon has ties to Borislav Milosevic! Pass it on!

By: John Casper

John Casper — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 23:26:55 +0000

new thread: “What me worry?”

By: Millineryman

Millineryman — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 23:21:51 +0000

Urban Pirate @ 44

Millineryman @ 41

Curt Weldon under investigation

http://www.realcities.com/mld/.....754123.htm

Wow. Jail is perfect for that scum.

Drip, drip. So many corrupt Repubs, so few jails. They drive the country like they stole it, don’t they?

Of course he’ll do less time than some kid who stole a jalopy to go on a joy ride.

Good for Joe Sestak. It will be quite exciting to see that district turn blue.

By: John Casper

John Casper — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 23:21:49 +0000

OfT from the AP via Forbes Shimkus Says GOP Mishandled Page Scandal

A congressman who is a key figure in the House page scandal conceded Friday that Republicans have mishandled the matter.

“I think there’s stuff that everybody would have done differently” in hindsight, said Rep. John Shimkus, R-Ill., after he testified for more than three hours before the House ethics committee. The panel is investigating former Rep. Mark Foley’s sexually tinged Internet communications with teenage pages over several years.

Bold is mine.

My hope is that the Ethics Committee will note that there’s apparently no documentation. IMO, that is serious evidence of criminal negligence. They made no attempt to determine the ages of the pages, or whether sex had taken place. It certainly sounds as though Foley went to great extremes in some cases to skirt the letter of the law. Hastert, Boehner, and Reynolds, however, have made clear that they didn’t know that. They’ve wrapped themselves in the “dummy defense.” That doesn’t work when you’re Foley’s supervisor and Foley is the page’s supervisor. It was their job to investigate. The fact that they did not, may be criminal under Federal Sexual Harrasment guidelines.

Wrt sexual harrasment, or any other potentially felony investigation, their responsibility was to DOCUMENT the allegations.

The reason they didn’t document was imo twofold; they knew the allegations were true, and they didn’t want to lose Foley’s fundraising abilities in wealthy Palm Beach.

By: mOropeza

mOropeza — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 23:18:14 +0000

MadDog Briliant we can’t live the literal word of the bible on such things as slavery we have as a society decided that well… the bible is wrong. Now all we have to do is use your joke on the U.S Consitituion (there is a similar passege on slavery) and mock Justice Scalia, Thomas and the rest of the strict Constructionalists of the U.S Consitituion. Every Democratic canidate for president when asked about their Supreme Court choices should say anyone but a Scalia Strict Constructionalist (meaning they support the principle of states rights except when it could give Gore the election). Principles and Laws should be applied EQUALLY to everyone! Even if the judge DOES NOT LIKE IT. Integretity is proved when people place the law/rules above their OWN INTERESTS! Our current Supreme Court has less integrity than a City of Chicago Alderman!

By: Urban Pirate

Urban Pirate — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 23:17:58 +0000

Millineryman @ 41

Curt Weldon under investigation

http://www.realcities.com/mld/.....754123.htm

Wow. Jail is perfect for that scum.

Drip, drip. So many corrupt Repubs, so few jails. They drive the country like they stole it, don’t they?

Of course he’ll do less time than some kid who stole a jalopy to go on a joy ride.

By: OldCoastie

OldCoastie — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 23:16:37 +0000

this is a fine article to spotlight! I’ll get some of the National media – anybody in CT that wants to get the local media?

By: PeteCO

PeteCO — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 23:16:32 +0000

Rayne @ 38

PeteCO — You know, he might be trying to cut out all those vowel-enriched extra syllables in his diet, what with skipping groups like Heritage Foundation or TownHall to carry the water in regards to Lieberman.

Went to F.E.F. this time, for example, instead of A.T.R.

Would love to see him in a position to utter nothing but vowel sounds, preferably before Election Day.

Hopefully he’ll be rendered speechless on Nov. 8th.