"Democrats just don't feel as guilty about doing it."
The more I think about that the more I see the problems with it.
Politics brings together power and money. Whenever that happens corruption soon follows. That's an inevitable fact of life the supersedes party and ideology. The only way to fight corruption in politics and government is to choose politicians of the highest ethical character and then hold them to it as much as possible.
This, while recognizing that it is a losing battle over time.
The fact that the Democratic politicians are less likely to feel guilty about corruption is not a thing to celebrate.
That so many Democratic politicians are so guilt free as to their lack of ethics and lack of political consistency explains much of the ethical morass that is the Democratic party. This, particularly so in Illinois where the corruption is about the most deeply rooted of all the Democratic state operations.
Considering that Obama got his political start in such a political sewer that to is nothing to celebrate. I wonder just how "guilt free" he is. Considering his actions thus far, he seems right up there with his states recently deposed governor. We might ask the good Mr. Rezko about that...
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Guilt-Free Democrats
Date: 2009-04-17 05:09 pm (UTC)"Democrats just don't feel as guilty about doing it."
The more I think about that the more I see the problems with it.
Politics brings together power and money. Whenever that happens corruption soon follows. That's an inevitable fact of life the supersedes party and ideology. The only way to fight corruption in politics and government is to choose politicians of the highest ethical character and then hold them to it as much as possible.
This, while recognizing that it is a losing battle over time.
The fact that the Democratic politicians are less likely to feel guilty about corruption is not a thing to celebrate.
That so many Democratic politicians are so guilt free as to their lack of ethics and lack of political consistency explains much of the ethical morass that is the Democratic party. This, particularly so in Illinois where the corruption is about the most deeply rooted of all the Democratic state operations.
Considering that Obama got his political start in such a political sewer that to is nothing to celebrate. I wonder just how "guilt free" he is. Considering his actions thus far, he seems right up there with his states recently deposed governor. We might ask the good Mr. Rezko about that...
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