A Scandal-Scarred G.O.P. Asks, ‘What Next?’ (NYTimes, Of course)

NYTimes ^ | August 29, 2007 | SHERYL GAY STOLBERG

[pissant]

ROFL. Good on Bauer. Let’s drum Larry Fag out of office, now please.

[crazyhorse691]

Republicans think the governing class in Washington are a bunch of buffoons who have total disregard for the principles of the party, the law of the land and the future of the country.”

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Truer words have never been muttered. But, I have to report that 100% of the registered Idaho voters I talked with last night thought that Craig was out of touch with the voters and needed to resign;the 7 people polled were either relatives or college classmates, but, they brought up the subject.

[roses of sharon]

LOL, good grief, the GOP has nothing to do with a pervert in the bathroom.

Barf!

[the OlLine Rebel]

Scandal-scarred? Did they ever call the Klintoons “scandal-scarred”? And that was a single “family”, not even a whole party!

[subterfuge]

Wait just a minute. Isn’t this “just about sex?” What happened to the old Clinton defense on diddling around? Oh, that’s right, it’s a republican.

Nevermind.

[massgopguy]

Every time he said he wasn’t Gay, his voice went up an octave. By the end of the press conference, he was singing Tip Toe Through The Men’s Room.

[Red Badger]

Republicans think the governing class in Washington are a bunch of buffoons who have total disregard for the principles of the party, the law of the land and the future of the country.”

And just what caused this particular mindset, hmmm?......

[subterfuge]

How low can the Republicans go? I think they’ve got a long way before they can match a drunken Senator who drives off a bridge and leaves a young woman to a terrible death to save his own reputation.

They'll have a hard time matching the Dems with their former Grand Wizard of the KKK, Democrat Senator Byrd, too.

[uncbob]

Only difference between democrat and GOP politicians is their constituency

GOP voters have standards and GOP scandal types are forced to resign

Democrats stay in cause their voters will vote for anybody

PLUS

The MSM sweeps all the democrat dirt under the rug

The VAST MAJORITY of politicians are power hungry arrogant no principled whores

[Badeye]

I’ve never met a loud moralist that wasn’t a complete and total hypocrite.

Like this sick twisted pup from Idaho.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Bond, Lugar, Grassley, etc.

[wilco200]

The one thing you can say about Craig was at least he had a decent voting record.

Hopefully, when he steps down he can be replaced with at least as, if not more, conservative a replacement.

[wilco200]

The one thing you can say about Craig was at least he had a decent voting record.

Hopefully, when he steps down he can be replaced with at least as, if not more, conservative a replacement.

[what's up]

Only difference between democrat and GOP politicians is their constituency

Yep...GOP constituencies adopt the "Yessir" attitude whenever the MSM directs them to unseat their GOP "scandal-ridden" politicians.

The subject was the similarity between conservatives obeying the media and Pavlovian dogs was it not?

[stm]

I think every single member of both Houses of Congress should have their police blotter be made public. Everything from speeding tickets and up. Then we'll really see who the criminals are.

[KC_Conspirator]

Yeah, and if you are a scandal tarred NJ democrat governor, you are praised for your gayness and even get to go on Oprah. Episodes like this reek to high heaven of liberal hypocrisy.

[Right Cal Gal]

That party is just chock full of stellar citizenry, aren’t they.

[dashing doofus]

I read it, and as with most NY Times articles that deal with politics, it belongs in the op-ed section.

No mention at all of Cynthia McKinney’s slugging the security guy in the House of Reps, the RI Kennedy who was arrested for driving on drugs (claimed it was a sleeping pill, or something), the Clinton’s assorted sordid deeds (which would fill a special section of the Times) and other Democratic scandals that I (and apparently the Times) do not track. Business as usual at the Times.

[claudiustg]

Anyone that voted for that amnesty sellout should be run out of politics, that would include Craig.

[Wil H]

Tapping someone's foot (even if you're gay) is illegal?

I would say yes it is if you are doing it to communicate that you wish to indulge in an illegal act (sex in a public restroom).

It's the same as if you put your hand in your pocket and use it to make a threatening gesture at someone with your concealed finger that you are holding them up at gunpoint. You can't subsequently claim you never said anything or that you didn't actually have a gun, the intent is clear, and a crime has been committed.