[grania]

I wish the DC crowd would get the message. The electorate will forgive just about any past discretion. But we won't forgive voting against their constituents in attempts to hide it.

We also will not forgive habits that go unchecked once they join the political arena. They have to know they're just setting themselves up to be blackmailed.

[Starboard]

One wonders how much of it is due to blackmail and how much is attributable to weakness and corruption? Maybe a combination of all three in many cases.

One thing we know for sure, the GOP is a party devoid of any principles.