[Fenris6]

It is profoundly distressing if political discourse has sunk to a level where abusive name-calling and the crudest of sexual language are the norm, where facts have no place in an argument. This unbounded, unreasoning rage is not going to help this newspaper, this country or democracy

Welcome to the Democrat Party. Where ya been?

[Pan_Yans Wife]

"What you should have said was that although Abramoff's victims, the Indian tribes, gave money to Democrats it was much less than they did before Abramoff appeared on the scene and there is no indication that there was anything quid-pro-quo about it. Unlike the Republicans, who are up to their eyeballs in shit over this. To say anything else provides improper context and implies that legitimate contributions and illegal influence peddling are one, which they most certainly are not."

Nice language in there, she was so astute in chosing this quote! What a lady! It is polite to say she has salt for brains... I can think of a better image.

[NutCrackerBoy]

The descriptions of the abuse Ms. Howell is taking from uncivil left wing nuts makes me proud to be a civil right wing nut.

[traderrob6]

Related.....

http://exposingtheleft.blogspot.com/2006/01/paper-shutters-blog-after-ombudsman.html

[proxy_user]

The only reason he didn't bother to bribe the Democrats, is that they have no power to help his clients.

[SuziQ]

"I didn't say that. It's not a bipartisan scandal; it's a Republican scandal, and that's why the Republicans are scurrying around trying to enact lobbying reforms.

"But there is no doubt about the campaign contributions that were directed to lawmakers of both parties. Records from the Federal Election Commission and the Center for Public Integrity show that Abramoff's Indian clients contributed money to 195 Republicans and 88 Democrats between 1999 and 2004."

So, let me get this straight. The author stresses that it is NOT a bi-partisan scandal, then goes on to say in the next paragraph that BOTH parties got money from Abramoff? Yeah, that's clear as mud.

Sounds like she just wanted to have that Republican bashing quote to fall back on when the libs yell at her.

[FlipWilson]

Try as Howard Dean and the left might to undo it, the perception is already out there that this is a Congressional scandal, not a Republican one. Most voters, I suspect, don't see Abramoff as a Republican only albatross.

This is an example of how the growing influence of the New Media has helped to highlight and enhance the inherent distrust of the Old Media. The WaPo may be starting to get that the Pajamadeen is looking over their shoulders which is why they had a moment of honesty and called the Jack MeAbramoff scandal for what it is (affecting BOTH parties). It is funny to see the left react as they are. They think that by intimidation or otherwise they can make their side of the story reality. Is there anything more amusing than watching Howard Dean being confronted by one of his outrageous statements, i.e. "we can't win Iraq," only to see him pretend he never said it. He expects everyone just to accept his version of reality.

[popdonnelly]

Ms. Howell diverged from the Party line.

[malia]

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