Democrats Are Oblivious To Their Own Corruption
by Big Dog on Dec 1, 2006 at 18:21 Political
To this day Jack Murtha denies any wrong doing in his attempt to take a bribe. In the 57 minute film of the episode it is so obvious that Stevie Wonder could see it. The Congressional Black Caucus is upset that William Jefferson of Louisiana was removed from a committee after federal agents found $90,000 in his freezer and compiled evidence that he was involved in criminal activity. All members of Congress expressed outrage that Jefferson’s office was searched because they misapply the speech and debate clause of the Constitution.
Nancy Pelosi, stinging from her first slap in the face (there will be many more), decided against instilling Alcee Hastings as chair of the House Intelligence Committee. Hastings has a background of corruption but that did not stop Pelosi, who vowed to clean up the culture of corruption, from considering him. Pelosi has decided against it because it is now obvious to her that she ignored corruption when she supported Murtha and that this failing along with her support of hastings was seen as Democratic acceptance of corruption among its ranks.
Hastings was found not guilty of soliciting bribes while a Federal Judge after lying when giving his testimony. He was referred to the Congress where he was impeached. Evidence showed that he lied and that he was trying to get paid to be easy on felons. The evidence also showed that hastings tried to influence what other people said when they testified. The Congressional Black Caucus is upset that Pelosi has decided that she will not elevate hasting to the Chairmanship so it is obvious that they are willing to overlook crime in favor of race.
Hastings, like Murtha, still denies all wrongdoing and says that people are influenced by the Conservatives who are dredging this up. Hastings quickly points to the fact that he was found not guilty. Of course, so was OJ Simpson:
Hastings himself suggested that a decision against him would be a victory for “Newt Gingrich, Sean Hannity, Ann Coulter, Michelle Malkin, Michael Barone, Drudge, anonymous bloggers, and other assorted misinformed fools.” Washington post
I am one of the anonymous bloggers that was lumped in with the other “misinformed fools.” I am informed enough to know that the story indicates that fiver federal judges with strong civil rights credentials and more than three dozen others concluded that hastings lied to the jury. Regardless of what the verdict was, he lied. Why he was not charged with perjury, I do not know (the misinformed part of me, I guess). Two of the judges filed an administrative complaint and hastings was impeached by the Congress.
I am informed enough to know that Hastings was impeached by a vote of 413-3. I also know that many of the 413 were Democrats so this was not merely a partisan attack on a judge. John Conyers, a Democrat from Michigan, gave a very impassioned speech calling for the impeachment and Hastings was convicted by the Senate on 11 counts. These are things he conveniently forgets to include when he tells people that he was found not guilty by a jury in Miami.
The Democratic Party is not as squeaky clean as Nancy Pelosi and the rest would have people believe. There is no place in Congress for anyone, regardless of party, who is not ethical. The interesting thing is, while many Democrats believe that Hastings’ removal from the bench disqualifies him from holding the Intelligence Chair, they think it is OK for him to be in the Congress. This should come as no surprise. John Kerry committed treason against this country and has been a Senator for a long time, despite the Constitutional bar on those committing treason from holding office.
This so called “Republican Culture of Corruption” seems to now be rearing its ugly head in the Democratic Party. It is not new, it has just been ignored by those so determined to get power they would sell their souls to the devil. Even a misinformed fool can see that.
Cross posted at America’s Victory 08
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