[Liz]

(Abramoff is) bad news for lots of Republicans because it's the Republican red states that always have the greatest skepticism about big government and influence-peddling.....the Abramoff mess will really do is raise questions about the way Congress operates, especially the practice of "earmarks," which has become institutionalized under Republican control. The result is that federal agencies are forced to accept earmarks of big-bucks spending for programs they don't want, with contractors they don't favor, because a lawmaker stuck it into a bill......

One would think the Repubs would have learned the lesson from corrupt Dems.

The Clinton years alone show the pitfalls of attaching a political party's fortunes to hyphenates. Hil and Bill fellated every hyphenate under the sun, handing out government monies (and pardons) that benefited self-serving hyphenates, at the expense of the rest of America.

Repubs stepped right into the hyphenate minefield set by Abramoff, and are now about to shoulder the losses.

The hyphenate leeches include nests of illegals, Christian-hating dictators; trust-fund snots, compassion and sensitivity-fakers, foundations and NPO's, and anti-American, anti-Bush agitators.

Once and for all: "Real Americans don't use hyphens."

[Liz]

Curse of The Hyphenates ping.

[Peach]

Sadly, the media will focus on Abramoff to the exclusion of Hillary's little fund raising problems.

[GianniV]

The Republican Party is a complete joke. Where are the spending cuts, Senator Frist and Speaker Hastert? You guys suck and because of your imcompetence, moonbeam Democrats will eventually regain control of Congress and really screw up this country.

[yellowdoghunter]

The more I hear about this the worse it smells. I want to get rid of all of them who participated in this scam. I don't care if they are R's or D's.

What will be sad is that even if we do throw them out, we will probably be paying for their retirement, healthcare, etc....for the rest of their lives anyway, and their family. They have set themselves up as Kings and we just pay the bills.

See tag line.

[Emmett McCarthy]

I think the number of Americans who believe the Congress to be corrupt is much higher than 49%.

[TSchmereL]

What is a "hyphenate?"

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

If Mr. Clean wants to STUNE anybody, I'll hold his coat....

[dfwgator]

Congress needs an enema.

[martin_fierro]

Clinton-era scandals like fat-cat sleepovers in the Lincoln bedroom at the White House.

And we do mean FAT cats.

[crz]

http://www.constitutionparty.com/

There is a choice..

[concerned about politics]

49%of Americans now think Congress is corrupt.

49% of Americans think the democrats run Congress, too. Every time they turn on the TV, there's a democrat trying to look important!

Nope. Sorry. This "scandal" will touch a few Republicans as well as democrats, and they'll all end up running for cover.

When the last democrat administration was caught taking money from the Communist Chinese, all they did to stop it was hold out long enough for all the culprits to escape back to their home land!

Good thing President Bush is there to see this little mess is actually cleaned up. Thank God for an honest president, aye?

[gridlock]

This story is about two days from becoming Inside Baseball, and nobody outside the Beltway is going to give a hoot.

[SwankyC]

Now reporters across America are going to start combing through campaign contributions across the board — not just from Indian tribes — and hunt down votes that look like quid pro quos.

It won't be pretty.

It'll happen for pubs only. The liberal scum will be ignored.

[MEGoody]

You can almost smell the fear in Washington that America's mood is racing toward "throw the bums out" — and a yearning for fresh, clean faces in politics.

Yeah, lets get rid of all those liberal bums and get some fresh faced Republican younguns in there!

[RoadTest]

"throw the bums out"

I like that!

I like the sound of that!

"throw the bums out"

[stylin19a]

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Ross Perot
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Nobody listened.

[concerned about politics]

The revolting Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal with millions shamelessly tossed around to promote Indian gaming is tainting everyone in Washington...

Indians are exempt from the McCain bill. They donate heavily to McCain. HELLO!

[El Gato]

The result is that federal agencies are forced to accept earmarks of big-bucks spending for programs they don't want, with contractors they don't favor, because a lawmaker stuck it into a bill in the dead of night.

Generally called "plus ups" in the "business". Often it's not so much that the lower level folks in an agency doesn't want it, but rather the higher ups don't want it, or can't get it past their higher ups relative to the budget.

[Chuckster]

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who's pushing a bill to restrict lobbying.

I am so relieved. /s

[Doctor Stochastic]

One would think the Repubs would have learned the lesson from corrupt Dems.

Unfortunately, it looks that they have.