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Democrats declare swamp of corruption drained
Associated Press ^ | Aug 3, 2010 | LARRY MARGASAK

Posted on 08/03/2010 9:11:57 AM PDT by rjsimmon

WASHINGTON – Democratic leaders say they've emptied the swamp of congressional corruption. Never mind the ethics trials to come for two longtime party members.

"Drain the swamp we did, because this was a terrible place," Speaker Nancy Pelosi said last week of the Republican rule in the House that ended in January 2007.

Pelosi's statement might seem odd, but it's an emerging strategy: Separate Democratic-initiated ethics reforms from the cases of Reps. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., and Maxine Waters, D-Calif.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: corruption; democrats; swamp
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Baghdad Bob strikes again!
1 posted on 08/03/2010 9:12:00 AM PDT by rjsimmon
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Precious. The Lady doth protest........


2 posted on 08/03/2010 9:14:31 AM PDT by Calusa (The pump won't prime 'cause the vandals took the handle. Quoth Bob Dylan.)
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It’s a good start... but the swamp won’t be drained until Pelosi is fully investigated. She is as dirty as Rangel and Waters.


3 posted on 08/03/2010 9:15:10 AM PDT by BigFinn (isa 32:8 But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.)
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Breath-taking, isn’t it? She can really say this kind of delusional nonsense with a straight face and the court heralds just nod and reprint whatever drivel comes out. I guess this reporter actually noticed that the sludge is still pretty thick, though he doesn’t appear to realize that it has deepened rather than been dug out. Not that there weren’t any ethics problems (Duke Cunningham, etc.) but they were put packing and even those who were just smeared by the left also went away. Not so the current gypsies, tramps and thieves.


4 posted on 08/03/2010 9:16:34 AM PDT by BelegStrongbow (St. Joseph, patron of fathers, pray for us!)
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"Democratic leaders say they've emptied the swamp of congressional corruption."

They spider addressing the flies.

5 posted on 08/03/2010 9:16:43 AM PDT by TheClintons-STILLAnti-American
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Pelosi's statement might seem odd, but it's an emerging strategy

Nah it's the same old one: deny, deny, deny!

6 posted on 08/03/2010 9:18:37 AM PDT by jiggyboy (Ten per cent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
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She drained the swamp alright. And all that’s left now is the icky slimy bottom feeders.


7 posted on 08/03/2010 9:18:50 AM PDT by digger48
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"And I thought My Jokes were bad."


8 posted on 08/03/2010 9:19:25 AM PDT by ExcursionGuy84
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The wet SNAKES declare that the swamp is drained?


9 posted on 08/03/2010 9:20:21 AM PDT by SumProVita (Cogito, ergo...Sum Pro Vita. (Modified Decartes))
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All they came up with is two crooked black congress members? It’s a good thing Pelosi is a Democrat or there would be shrieking about racism.


10 posted on 08/03/2010 9:20:23 AM PDT by Spok (Liberalism is more of a mood than a philosophy. -Robert Bork)
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To: StarFan; Dutchy; alisasny; BobFromNJ; BUNNY2003; Cacique; Clemenza; Coleus; cyborg; DKNY; ...
WASHINGTON – Democratic leaders say they've emptied the swamp of congressional corruption. Never mind the ethics trials to come for two longtime party members.

"Drain the swamp we did, because this was a terrible place," Speaker Nancy Pelosi said last week of the Republican rule in the House that ended in January 2007.

Pelosi's statement might seem odd, but it's an emerging strategy: Separate Democratic-initiated ethics reforms from the cases of Reps. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., and Maxine Waters, D-Calif.

Got that? So now the 'RATs say they did drain the swamp - it was the Republican swamp apparently - so "case closed" according to Pelosi.

I cannot wait for November...

11 posted on 08/03/2010 9:23:27 AM PDT by nutmeg (Another "smartass" for lower taxes)
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It’s a good thing Pelosi is a Democrat or there would be shrieking about racism.

She's not immune, there has been, from the racist CBC.

12 posted on 08/03/2010 9:26:54 AM PDT by BelegStrongbow (St. Joseph, patron of fathers, pray for us!)
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And Barney Frank?


13 posted on 08/03/2010 9:27:15 AM PDT by Carley (For those who fought for it, freedom has a flavor the protected will never know.)
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Oh are Franks, Dodd and Leahy in jail? I did not know that.


14 posted on 08/03/2010 9:29:12 AM PDT by rod1
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It’s no longer a swamp. It’s an open brothel.


15 posted on 08/03/2010 9:39:29 AM PDT by DPMD (~)
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YOU LIE !!


16 posted on 08/03/2010 9:39:58 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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I'm done with all this B.S.!!!!
17 posted on 08/03/2010 9:53:43 AM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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"with a straight face"

BOTOX does not allow facial expressions.......

18 posted on 08/03/2010 9:54:50 AM PDT by sniper63 (I am the leader of the TEA Party, I, myself am the leader of me, myself for I am the TEA Party!)
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Perhaps Nazi Pelosi can explain how she got her $100 MIllion while in congress and is on the verge of becoming a Billionaire from the Porkulus bill?

Its all here: http://www.brayincandy.com/id239.html

Pray for America


19 posted on 08/03/2010 9:57:35 AM PDT by bray (Did Rush say Absolute Failure?)
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It’s not the color of their skin. It’s the content of their character. How ironic...

Colonel, USAFR


20 posted on 08/03/2010 10:01:23 AM PDT by jagusafr ("We hold these truths to be self-evident...")
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