Former U.S. Rep. Dan Rostenkowski dead

UPI ^ | 11 Aug 10

[Mr. K]

still dead

[xzins]

Wishing no harm to anyone. RIP Mr Rostenkowski

Last election the effort was made to paint only Republicans as ethically challenged.

Rosty was a billboard for dirty politics and ethical challenge.

[ridesthemiles]

Where is Powers Lake?

I was born/raised in Wisconsin & I never heard of this place.

[Iam1ru1-2]

Justice has been served.

[Beagle8U]

May he rest in pieces.

[tflabo]

We can choose the Way(s) but not the Means whereby we enter into Heaven — or not!

[MIchaelTArchangel]

It’s just outside the federal prison there.

[bigbob]

For those who may not remember, Rosty was pardoned by President Clintion, after he’d served his sentence.

[LADY J]

May he Rest in Peace.

How ironic that things keep popping to remind us about how crooked the RATS are. - Conveniently - so close to the election!

The crooked RATS today make the 'old timers' look like pikers!

[dfwgator]

I wonder something, when the average idiot sees a headline like, “Former U.S. Rep. Dan Rostenkowski dead”, do they think the “Rep.” stands for “Republican”?

[LADY J]

"I wonder something, when the average idiot sees a headline like, “Former U.S. Rep. Dan Rostenkowski dead”, do they think the “Rep.” stands for “Republican”?"

You might be onto something!! But, factually most of the RATS will stick with the party.

Look at Rangel & Waters..They are defiant because they know that their districts will re-elect them.

[webheart]

I wonder something, when the average idiot sees a headline like, “Former U.S. Rep. Dan Rostenkowski dead”, do they think the “Rep.” stands for “Republican”?

I generally don't think of myself as an idiot, thank you very much.

But seriously, I read it as Republican for a few seconds, before I started searching for any political party reference. I didn't find one, so I must conclude that the "rep" is used to suggest that he must have been a Republican, because that is the only reference to party affiliation in the entire article. You really have to parse the media these days.

[Jimmy Valentine]

Charlie Rangel ,take a close look at the Ghost of Christmas Future.

[dools007]

You’re right on your last point. And America is a better place with his passing. I wonder, though, if he’s passed on to a better place.

[Oldpuppymax]

Well Rosty and Ted Stevens can play poker with taxpayer dollars now until the last trumpet. They sure collected enough of them.

[Paladin2]

That’s what I heard today too. In his case, it’s good to check periodically.

[cydcharisse]

Use a search engine such as Google, or Bing or lots of others.
Type in the search bar “Powers Lake, Wisconsin”.

You will find all sorts of information about Powers Lake, and if you ask nicely, they may even show you a map of not only Powers Lake, but the entire state of Wisconsin!!

It’s a brand new thing that very few of us know about.

[cornfedcowboy]

RIP Rosty. He seemed like one of those guys who would have made an awsome neighbor(scandals aside).
Speaking about scandals, the post office/congressional bank checking hoolabaloo was an all-time classic.

[Brytani]

Plus, look at this sentence.

An old-style, blue-collar, rough-and-tumble politician once known as Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley's man in Washington, he was defeated in his re-election effort by Republican Michael Patrick Flanagan, a political neophyte who served one term in the House, and was pardoned by President Bill Clinton in 2000.

That can easily be read that the Republican who defeated him and served one term was pardoned by Clinton in 2000.

Two references to party affiliation in the entire article. First, Rostenkowski's father was a Democrat Alderma while the second is in reference to the Republican who served one term. Anyone who was not a political junky and had never heard of Rostenkowski would never know the guy was a Dem. At least the reporter went into his corruption charges, guilty plea and prison sentence.