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Robert L Bass
- Jan 1, 1970
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So now the Democrats are being called the Democratic Hypocrisy Club. Is this accusation serious? Republicans are pointing to people
such as Rep. William Jefferson and Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy as examples of Democratic wrongdoing -- as if pointing to Democrats'
wrongdoing and possible scandals will somehow erase the actions of Republicans.
Let's see. There is Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham, who resigned in November after pleading guilty to accepting $2.4 million in
bribes. He is now in jail.
Former majority leader Tom DeLay, indicted on state campaign finance violations, resigned in June.
Then there is former Rep. Mark Foley, who resigned after his sexual e-mails to teenage male pages were made public.
The number of Republicans who may fall as a result of this scandal has not yet been determined.
Rep. Bob Ney pleaded guilty to bribery Oct. 13; he will not seek re-election and will face jail time. Then there is the Jack
Abramoff scandal, which has already ensnared Ney.
He won't be the last.
As the Foley scandal and possible cover-up investigation unfolds, we now see the party of morality and family values, with its
homophobic rants and cries against same-sex marriage, as the true hypocrite.
How many of the GOP congressmen and staffers are being forced out of the closet by the Foley scandal?
They're going to need some good luck on Nov. 7.
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such as Rep. William Jefferson and Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy as examples of Democratic wrongdoing -- as if pointing to Democrats'
wrongdoing and possible scandals will somehow erase the actions of Republicans.
Let's see. There is Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham, who resigned in November after pleading guilty to accepting $2.4 million in
bribes. He is now in jail.
Former majority leader Tom DeLay, indicted on state campaign finance violations, resigned in June.
Then there is former Rep. Mark Foley, who resigned after his sexual e-mails to teenage male pages were made public.
The number of Republicans who may fall as a result of this scandal has not yet been determined.
Rep. Bob Ney pleaded guilty to bribery Oct. 13; he will not seek re-election and will face jail time. Then there is the Jack
Abramoff scandal, which has already ensnared Ney.
He won't be the last.
As the Foley scandal and possible cover-up investigation unfolds, we now see the party of morality and family values, with its
homophobic rants and cries against same-sex marriage, as the true hypocrite.
How many of the GOP congressmen and staffers are being forced out of the closet by the Foley scandal?
They're going to need some good luck on Nov. 7.
© Sarasota Herald-Tribune
