http://bit.ly/6ViiPT - - - My, how times have changed. In 2006, Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats won majorities in both chambers of Congress by running against the “culture of corruption,” pledging to operate openly and honestly on Capitol Hill. Two years later, Barack Obama rode to victory by pledging to change the way Washington DC operates, declaring that he would lead the most open and transparent government ever. Now Rep. James Clyburn, as House Majority Whip the third-ranking Democrat in the House, has declared that Republicans should join Democrats in buying and selling votes rather than complain about the corruption on Capitol Hill:
U.S. House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., said Republicans need to stop complaining about deals their colleagues made. “Rather than sitting here and carping about what Nelson got for Nebraska, I would say to my friends on the other side of the aisle: Let’s get together and see what we can get for South Carolina,” Clyburn said. ... It seems unlikely that the states can do anything unless the bill gets passed into law. Members of Congress are exempt from arrest while Congress remains in session. They also wouldn’t have jurisdiction for a criminal complaint unless the negotiations actually took place in their states, and even then would have difficulty selling this as bribery to a court. A federal court may wind up striking down these deals later, but only if they pass into law. But it’s certainly corrupt, and Clyburn’s response is illuminating. As we have already seen, Democrats had no intention of ending the “culture of corruption” in DC — they just wanted to be in charge of it. And now their hubris has grown to the point where Democratic leadership cheers corruption and demands even more of it. - - - So all the wealth created by people with businesses that create jobs exists to be plundered by the Useless Class -- that is to say, the political class -- for their mutual benefit and back-scratching purposes. Well, that clears up what they meant by "Change You Can Believe In"... - Publius -- "It ought never to be forgotten, that a firm union of this country, under an efficient government, will probably be an increasing object of jealousy to more than one nation of Europe; and that enterprises to subvert it will sometimes originate in the intrigues of foreign powers, and will seldom fail to be patronized and abetted by some of them. Its preservation, therefore ought in no case that can be avoided, to be committed to the guardianship of any but those whose situation will uniformly beget an immediate interest in the faithful and vigilant performance of the trust." [Federalist Papers #59] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
