Love the new avatar David. Wonder is any libs will comment on that fatcat crooked greedy guy. Not holding my breath, he is a Dem, so it is ok with them.
Sorry David not sure if I fully understand what you are saying here? why is he a criminal? when he took over the deficit allready stood at about $1.2 trillion and has now increased to about $1.5 trillion! (and that was from a previouse starting point of a rather large surplus) his reforms have not actualy been passes as he wished but waterd down so any savings he had hoped to make are out of the picture (He didnt water them down your law makers did) so how can he be the only one blamed for that one? If you want to call any one criminal I would sugest that you start with those who pass the laws and not simply the person who signs them in (it is called collective responsability) On Afghanistan he is continuing to support the same guy as the last administration did (here I think he is wrong)
I guess you don't. Read up on the shenanigans of Good Time Charlie Rangel & you'll be shocked by what the democrats allow their party leaders to get away with. Funny, haven't heard tomc, dr moen or Clembo weigh in on this one yet....I guess as long as it's a lib doing it, it's okay, huh? Hey, Peter, where's your phony sense of outrage here? Afterall. didn't you wrongly accuse me of supporting Republicans accused or wrongdoing? Couldn't back that one up, could you? You've been silent on the issue ever since, haven't you? That sort of tactic only serves to lower the bar for your little forum, you know that don't you?
Ah we have just got over a spate of fiddling expenses and multiple homes etc over here that was one of the main reasons why we ended up with a hung parliment. Quite a number never stood for re-election and some are under invastigation for criminal offences from all parties I hasten to add
Um makes for very interseting reading then I came across this list The 15 most corrupt members of Congress •Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) •Sen. Roland Burris (D-IL) •Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) •Rep. Nathan Deal (R-GA) •Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) •Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-IL) •Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-CA) •Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) •Rep. Alan B. Mollohan (D-WV) •Rep. John P. Murtha (D-PA) •Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) •Rep. Laura Richardson (D-CA) •Rep. Pete Visclosky (D-IN) •Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) •Rep. Don Young (R-AK) Whats your take on these guy's (Charlie Rangel is on it as you will see) it is by a group called Citizens for responsability and ethics in washington CREW for short
I do not follow specific members of congress close enough to site many specifics, but Murtha died in February. I also find it hard to believe any such list exists without Pelosi on it. As an aside, curious how 20% of those on the list are from California and 13% are from Illinois.
I have no idea I simply followed some links starting with the name David gave me and ended up with that list perhaps the authors are saying that they are the 2 most corrupt states (Congressionaly) in the US? you would need to have a look see for yourself Would you care to exbound on what corruption she has been linked to?
Her husband is a bank manager of a bank which got a fair chunk of the federal dole out as a last second add on and there was something else to do with animals I remember little about.
Well maybe she is in the top 20. Or maybe the list is for the amount of corruption, not just one or two things.
Maybe the names of the most successful capitalists exist here? Jack Abramoff, Former Lobbyist – Abramoff is at the center of a massive public corruption investigation by the Department of Justice that, in the end, could involve as many as a dozen members of Congress. Abramoff pleaded guilty to conspiracy, fraud and a host of other charges on January 3, 2006, and was sent to prison in November to serve a five-year, 10-month sentence for defrauding banks of $23 million in Florida in 2000. Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) – In January 2006, Hillary Clinton’s fundraising operation was fined $35,000 by the Federal Election Commission for failing to accurately report more than $700,000 in contributions to Clinton’s Senate 2000 campaign. New information also surfaced in 2006 raising more questions about Hillary and her brother Anthony Rodham’s connection to the Clinton Pardongate scandal, where presidential pardons were allegedly traded in exchange for cash and other favors. Former Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham (R-CA) – In November 2005, Cunningham pleaded guilty to federal charges of conspiracy to commit bribery, mail fraud, wire fraud, and tax evasion. He was sentenced to 8 years, four months in prison and ordered to pay $2.8 million in restitution in March 2006. Former Rep. Tom Delay (R-TX) – Tom DeLay, who was forced to step down from his position as House Majority Leader and then resign from Congress, decided in 2006 not to run for re-election. Congressman DeLay has been embroiled in a series of scandals from bribery to influence peddling, and was indicted twice by grand juries in Texas. Former Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL) – Foley left the House in disgrace after news broke that he had been sending predatory homosexual emails to a House page. A recent House Ethics Committee report indicated that Republican leaders knew about Foley’s dangerous behavior, but failed to take action. Democrats, meanwhile, shopped the story to the press to influence the elections. Outrageously, the Committee recommended no punishment for those involved. Rep. Denny Hastert (R-IL) – In addition to mishandling the Foley scandal, outgoing House Speaker Dennis Hastert allowed House ethics process to ground to a halt on his watch. Gary Condit, Cynthia McKinney, William Jefferson, John Conyers, Tom Delay, Duke Cunningham, Jim McDermott, Patrick Kennedy are examples of alleged wrongdoers who faced little-to-no ethics enforcement in the House. Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL) – Hastings is one of only six federal judges to be removed from office through impeachment and has accumulated staggering liabilities ranging from $2,130,006 to $7,350,000. Hastings was “next in line” for Chairmanship of the House Select Committee on Intelligence until a wave of protest forced Nancy Pelosi to select another candidate. Nonetheless, Hastings is expected to continue to serve on the Intelligence Committee. Rep. William “Dollar Bill” Jefferson (D-LA) – Jefferson is alleged to have accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes to help broker high-tech business deals in Nigeria. According to press reports, he was also caught on tape discussing the deals, while an FBI search of his home uncovered $90,000 in cash stuffed in his freezer. Former Rep. Bob Ney (R-OH) – Ohio Republican Congressman Bob Ney resigned in early November 2006, three weeks after pleading guilty for accepting bribes from an Indian casino in exchange for legislative favors. Ney was the first congressman to be convicted of a crime in the web of scandals involving former lobbyist Jack Abramoff and is expected to serve a jail sentence. Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) – Senator Reid came under fire in 2006 for failing to properly report to Congress a $700,000 land deal. Reid also accepted more than $30,000 of Abramoff-tainted money allegedly in return for his ''cooperation'' in matters related Nevada Indian gaming Members of the Senate: Conrad Burns (R-MT) Bill Frist (R-TN) Rick Santorum (R-PA) Members of the House: Alan Mollohan (D-WV) Roy Blunt (R-MO) Marilyn Musgrave (R-CO) Ken Calvert (R-CA) Richard Pombo (R-CA) John Doolittle (R-CA) Rick Renzi (R-AZ) Tom Feeney (R-FL) Pete Sessions (R-TX) Katherine Harris (R-FL) John Sweeney (R-NY) William Jefferson (D-LA) Charles Taylor (R-NC) Jerry Lewis (R-CA) Maxine Waters (D-CA) Gary Miller (R-CA) Curt Weldon (R-PA) Five Members to Watch: Chris Cannon (R-UT) J.D. Hayworth (R-AZ) Dennis Hastert (R-IL) John Murtha (D-PA) Don Sherwood (R-PA ...and don't forget to vote the republicans back in next time!!......They earned it!! Here's the link to what is referenced above..for those of you that are able to think critically and even for the right wing who aren't able to... http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/19007
