Posted on 01/17/2006 12:32:34 PM PST by siunevada
By Bill Sammon THE WASHINGTON TIMES January 17, 2006
MONROVIA, Liberia -- First lady Laura Bush yesterday rejected Democratic claims that Republicans are mired in a "culture of corruption" and said she'd be "glad" to campaign for Republican candidates in the fall.
"It isn't true," Mrs. Bush said of the "culture of corruption" charges in an exclusive interview with The Washington Times while here for the inauguration of Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf as president of Liberia.
Mrs. Bush offered her star power to Republican candidates after saying she did not know how the Democrats' accusations will affect the congressional elections in November.
"I'll be glad to campaign for Republicans who ask me to campaign for them or do fundraisers for them," the first lady said at the U.S. ambassador's residence here.
Mrs. Bush made clear that "there's certainly not a role for any sort of bribery or anything that would be considered corrupt," but said many lobbyists play vital roles in public policy.
"The whole lobbying aspect of politics is very interesting in the United States," Mrs. Bush said. "There's an important aspect to lobbying, as well.
"I mean, what people don't think of is the American Heart Association or breast cancer research -- each of those groups lobby for federal funds, for very, very important and worthwhile causes in our country," she added. "And so I hope that people realize that there is a role for advocates for different issues."
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Golly, Laura or Hillary. It's so hard to know who to believe.
Why are republicans so weak?? How is it that we can have a rabid base that wants head banging change..yet are led by a bunch of pc clueless muppets?
We have a very cool first lady !
Laura, way to go Mrs Bush.
"WIFE OF BUSH SHARPLY ATTACKS DEMOCRATS, JEOPARDIZES FIRST LADY TRADITIONS"
About time some republican did some defending
Love how the Dems are trying so hard to paint a picture for this upcoming election to make others believe the Dems are saints and the Repubs are demons when the opposite is true. A genuine effort to cut all the tall standing monumental trees around you down to be shorter than the little shrub the Dems really are so that they look big. Not a pretty picture at all!
Rabid bases often are not mature enough to elect good leaders.
The DNC is like the mullahs that run IRAN...they'll use anything within their means to bring others down to their level.
However, they aren't out noting that it is the government's incredibly over-bloated role in a trillion different things, deciding winners and losers, that raises the stakes of lobbying so high, amplifying the degree of corruption.
Good job by the First Lady, as always.
Both are pro abortion.
Good gravy, Not Laura Bush!?!?
I'm afraid these people are not as "conservative" as we had hoped.
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