It's amazing how in-denial-of-reality rank-and-file Dem activists are on this issue.
Then again, maybe not. They live in denial.
All I know is that I'm damned tired of being embarrassed by people who represent me. The average democrat knows no shame.
Shhh....! We don't want them waking up before they go over the edge of the precipice.
What's really amazing is how cowed the media is in covering these contributions.
Of course, it is their pals there are protecting.
If you are a lobbyist, who do you want to influence? Those who have the power! The reason that the Dems didn't get as much cash is because they are weak, nuetered, small, marginalized LOSERS, not because of any virtue on their part! They would suck up all the cash they could but why would anyone offer it to them?!
It illustrates the Democrats weakness and fund raising difficulty. NOT their goodness!
"In denial" is exactly correct, but the rats are not in denial about receiving Abramoff money - - they KNOW they did. What they are in denial about is that they got Abramoff money and they cannot hide it. Twenty years ago - - fifteen years ago, even - - the rats would have issued their denial and proclaimed their innocence and their allies in the socialist "mainstream" liberal newsrooms would have taken the hint and gladly helped them along.
But that just doesn't work anymore, and the Democrats are in denial about it. They STILL have not been able to fully digest that the days when they controlled a monopoly on the selection, spin, and dissemination of the news are OVER.