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Originally Posted by dculkin
Sure didn't take long for the discussion to go from that ^^^ to this:I don't see the justification for keeping Daschle, but if you are trying to make the point that Republicans have more respect for the rule of law, then you have a long way to go.
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That was not the intention. They are politicians, first and foremost.
I think there is a history of repubs not supporting their miscreants. Someone should be able to help with a list, but that is my general impression.
Not to bash former President Clinton, but if that had been a repub Pres with those allegations, the party would have disowned him quickly.
Remember the House Banking scandal? Mostly, but not all dems--abusing their power. They lost office, not thru some legislative oversight committee, but thru the ballot box. The party tried to ignore it.
Remember Barny Frank's room mate's prostitution ring being run out of Frank's house? If that had happened to a repub, no question he would have been removed by the party. But the dems closed ranks, and supported him.
Again the party differences were merely illustrative.
So, there seems to be some agreement here that certain leaders are above the law.
Is that just because you agree with them?
Or is it your recognition that the merit of the service they render allows them to ignore laws?
Who was it who said "it is our patriotic duty to pay more taxes"?