Dems Charge GOP Has Corrupted Congress

AP on Yahoo ^ | 1/7/06 | AP

[NormsRevenge]

WASHINGTON - Democrats accused Republican congressional leaders of corrupting the government, claiming on Saturday that their party has higher ethical standards.

"Under Republican guidance, America has truly been put up for sale to the highest bidder," Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y., said in her party's weekly radio address.

Congress was consumed this week by the corruption scandal around lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who pleaded guilty and is cooperating in a wide-ranging probe that could involve up to 20 members of Congress and their aides.

Politicians from both parties have rushed to unload donations from Abramoff or his clients, while others have decided to keep such donations, insisting they did nothing wrong.

Slaughter painted the Abramoff case and an earlier guilty plea by former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham, R-Calif., as part of a broader pattern of misconduct by Republicans under the sway of highly paid lobbyists.

"Sadly, the legacy of Republican rule has been the fundamental degradation of our democratic institutions and the abandonment of our core principles," Slaughter said.

"Lobbyists are now writing the bills passed by Congress," she contended. "They have infiltrated every aspect of our government. Their money and donations shape the opinions of corrupt lawmakers in a way that public opinion no longer does."

Slaughter said the unethical influence of lobbyists has affected everything from the Iraq war to energy policy to the new Medicare prescription drug plan.

The 10-term congresswoman said her party will "uphold the highest standards of integrity."

Repeating a Democratic tag line, Slaughter said, "Together, America can do better."

[NormsRevenge]

LOLOLOL

You slaughter me sometimes,, Louise..

LOLOLOLOLOL

[Blood of Tyrants]

claiming on Saturday that their party has higher ethical standards.

They only accept money from terrorists and communist agents, not from nasty big business!

[proxy_user]

Nope, it is Congress that has corrupted the GOP.

[thoughtomator]

Can you corrupt something that is already thoroughly corrupt?

[NormsRevenge]

The 10-term congresswoman said her party will "uphold the highest standards of integrity."

LOLOLOLOLOLOL

[gondramB]

"Dems Charge GOP Has Corrupted Congress"

I hope none of them had a stroke trying to keep a straight face as they said that.

[tiredoflaundry]

[Mo1]

I know it will be hard to get past the first paragraph without ROFL!!

[NormsRevenge]

I needed a good laugh, and it took a dem to deliver..


LOLOLOLOLOL

[tet68]

"Sadly, the legacy of Republican rule has been the fundamental degradation of our democratic institutions and the abandonment of our core principles," Slaughter said.

You got to love them, the demoxrats controlled our government for so long and degraded our institutions
and abandoned our core principles and now they've "discovered" that since republicans are in, it's all corrupt!

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

[NormsRevenge]

Thank You , Louise.

LOLOLOLOLOL

I needed a clean change anyway. LOLOLOLOLOL

[NormsRevenge]

She's tryin' to ride the huge momentum as am result of an over-dem-sampled ap-Ipsos poll , I see.. LOLOLOLOL

[Darkwolf377]

The 10-term congresswoman said her party--the party of Jim Wright, Hillary "election committee fined" Clinton, Nancy "election committee fined" Pelosi, Harry "took $$$ from Abramoff clients" Reid, Bubba C, Ted "Where'd the road go?" Kennedy, Sheets Byrd, Al Controlling Interest Gore, Sandy Burglar--will "uphold the highest standards of integrity."

[NormsRevenge]

I'm gonna miss 'em when they fade into history.

LOLOLOLOL

[untwist]

This is like Anna Nicole Smith accusing Pamela Anderson of looking fake.

[NormsRevenge]

Let's not go drgging facts and history into this moment.. Yet.. :-D

Im still trying to contain myself

LOLOLOLOLOL

[new yorker 77]

Let me count the Senators who killed their date by leaving here for dead in a car off a bridge while in a drunken stooper.

Dems 1 - GOP 0

[Mo1]

Do the Dems really think anyone would believe this crap??