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Democratic ethics trouble, who'd of thunk it?

Red Robin

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and two other Democrats who vowed to clean up a "culture of corruption" on Capitol Hill are under fire for violating federal ethics law. One pro-family leader describes the revelation as a "disappointing start" by the Democrat-controlled Congress but also "not a surprise."

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U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and two other Democrats who vowed to clean up a "culture of corruption" on Capitol Hill are under fire for violating a 1978 federal ethics law. One Family Research Council (FRC) spokesman is highlighting the violations as a poor showing from a Democrat-controlled Congress that claimed it would make history as the most ethical ever.

USA Today reports that Pelosi, fourth-ranking House Democrat Rahm Emanuel of Illinois, and Indiana Senator Evan Bayh all failed to disclose they are officers of their family charities. Members of Congress are required by law to file yearly reports on their personal finances, including any positions they hold with businesses or non-profits.

Tom McCluskey, the FRC's vice president for government affairs, says it has been a disappointing start for a Democrat-led Congress that pledged to be the "most open and honest" in history. However, of the Democratic leaders' ethics violations, he observes, "This is not a surprise."

In fact, McCluskey points out, "This is exactly the charge that they were going after Tom DeLay about; he was trying to raise money for a family charity also." And of the Democrats' claim that this Congress would be history's most open and honest, he contends, "We've heard that before. We heard that from the pre-1994 Congress, and a number of them ended up in prison."

But the House Democrats do not have a corner on failing to live up to that promise of high ethical standards, the FRC government affairs spokesman observes. "Unfortunately, we heard it from the last Republican Congress," he notes, "and a lot of them are also serving time instead of serving their country."

Still, McCluskey acknowledges, although Pelosi and her cadre are apparently not following through on their commitment to running the cleanest Congress in history, the situation the three House Democrats failed to disclose is one that "happens all over the place" and on both sides of the aisle. "And there should at least be openness about it, a little sunshine on it," he adds.

"It doesn't mean onerous reporting requirements," the pro-family official explains, "but just, at least, if your wife is the head lobbyist for the airline industry and you're the Senate majority leader, as happened with Tom Daschle, then it should be public knowledge. It shouldn't come as a surprise to people that your wife is lobbying Congress when you're such a powerful member."

A spokesman for Pelosi says her failure to disclose her charity role was a simple "oversight" and her reports will be amended. The Speaker came under scrutiny earlier this month after it was revealed that a large tuna company in her California district had been exempted from a minimum wage hike pushed through by House Democrats.
 

nonothing

Well-known member
passin thru said:
Come on now it's not her fault


It's BUSH's


Haven't we learned :wink: anything from the left yet. :wink:


PT,you seem to think it is all a liberal blame game of your man Bush.That is fine,just a some questions if you do not mind?

1) Has GW bush done anything wrong or that you disagree with in his almost 8 year term as president?

2) Is their things he may have done that you would of like to see done differently...

3)do you support GW bush on every decision and law he has made in his almost 8 year term?

4)Please give me your idea on how to end the USA's invasion of Iraq.

5)What is your overall grade of your president and his decisions during his term as president? 1 being bad and 10 being awesome
 

jigs

Well-known member
nonothing said:
1) Has GW bush done anything wrong or that you disagree with in his almost 8 year term as president?

2) Is their things he may have done that you would of like to see done differently...

3)do you support GW bush on every decision and law he has made in his almost 8 year term?

4)Please give me your idea on how to end the USA's invasion of Iraq.

5)What is your overall grade of your president and his decisions during his term as president? 1 being bad and 10 being awesome

1) Yes, he should have amended the Constitution to allow a third term, I want to vote for him again

2) I would have paid big money to see him bitch slap Cindy Sheehan.... also a tough approach to the influx of spanish in this country, immigrants adapt, NOT Americans. NO MORE bilingual education. learn English or go home.

3) that is a plain idiotic question, no one will be 100% favorable to any voter...so I am99.9% in favor of him

4) declare marshal law, set curfews, anyone out after curfew gets shot. set up a net to deter militant immigrants from other nations. assasinate Irans president.

5) an over all grade of 8. with his terror policies being a 10 and his immigration a 6
 

Faster horses

Well-known member
Hey, jigs, I was just in the midst of reading this when I got a call
from the Republican National Committee. I read him the questions
along with your answers.

What timing!!!!!!!!

BTW, he was impressed... :wink:
 

nonothing

Well-known member
jigs said:
nonothing said:
1) Has GW bush done anything wrong or that you disagree with in his almost 8 year term as president?

2) Is their things he may have done that you would of like to see done differently...

3)do you support GW bush on every decision and law he has made in his almost 8 year term?

4)Please give me your idea on how to end the USA's invasion of Iraq.

5)What is your overall grade of your president and his decisions during his term as president? 1 being bad and 10 being awesome

1) Yes, he should have amended the Constitution to allow a third term, I want to vote for him again

2) I would have paid big money to see him bitch slap Cindy Sheehan.... also a tough approach to the influx of spanish in this country, immigrants adapt, NOT Americans. NO MORE bilingual education. learn English or go home.

3) that is a plain idiotic question, no one will be 100% favorable to any voter...so I am99.9% in favor of him

4) declare marshal law, set curfews, anyone out after curfew gets shot. set up a net to deter militant immigrants from other nations. assasinate Irans president.

5) an over all grade of 8. with his terror policies being a 10 and his immigration a 6


well jigs the questuions were posed to PT not to you.So number 3 was asked for the reason I have yet to see PT disagree with anything Bush.I do not mind your need to answer others question,just next time answer rather than take shots at the question
 

jigs

Well-known member
Faster horses said:
Hey, jigs, I was just in the midst of reading this when I got a call
from the Republican National Committee. I read him the questions
along with your answers.

What timing!!!!!!!!

BTW, he was impressed... :wink:

will they send me some money?
 

jigs

Well-known member
nonothing said:
jigs said:
nonothing said:
1) Has GW bush done anything wrong or that you disagree with in his almost 8 year term as president?

2) Is their things he may have done that you would of like to see done differently...

3)do you support GW bush on every decision and law he has made in his almost 8 year term?

4)Please give me your idea on how to end the USA's invasion of Iraq.

5)What is your overall grade of your president and his decisions during his term as president? 1 being bad and 10 being awesome

1) Yes, he should have amended the Constitution to allow a third term, I want to vote for him again

2) I would have paid big money to see him bitch slap Cindy Sheehan.... also a tough approach to the influx of spanish in this country, immigrants adapt, NOT Americans. NO MORE bilingual education. learn English or go home.

3) that is a plain idiotic question, no one will be 100% favorable to any voter...so I am99.9% in favor of him

4) declare marshal law, set curfews, anyone out after curfew gets shot. set up a net to deter militant immigrants from other nations. assasinate Irans president.

5) an over all grade of 8. with his terror policies being a 10 and his immigration a 6


well jigs the questuions were posed to PT not to you.So number 3 was asked for the reason I have yet to see PT disagree with anything Bush.I do not mind your need to answer others question,just next time answer rather than take shots at the question
let me re-try



3)do you support GW bush on every decision and law he has made in his almost 8 year term?

in principle I agree with everything he does, however this is a practical world we live in and I can not believe there is a person alive who is never in disagreement with someone.


let me ask you, do you disagree with EVERYTHING he does? is there not ONE thing you think he did well? and living in BC, how does his laws affect you?
 

memanpa

Well-known member
nonothing said:
jigs said:
nonothing said:
1) Has GW bush done anything wrong or that you disagree with in his almost 8 year term as president?

2) Is their things he may have done that you would of like to see done differently...

3)do you support GW bush on every decision and law he has made in his almost 8 year term?

4)Please give me your idea on how to end the USA's invasion of Iraq.

5)What is your overall grade of your president and his decisions during his term as president? 1 being bad and 10 being awesome

1) Yes, he should have amended the Constitution to allow a third term, I want to vote for him again

2) I would have paid big money to see him bitch slap Cindy Sheehan.... also a tough approach to the influx of spanish in this country, immigrants adapt, NOT Americans. NO MORE bilingual education. learn English or go home.

3) that is a plain idiotic question, no one will be 100% favorable to any voter...so I am99.9% in favor of him

4) declare marshal law, set curfews, anyone out after curfew gets shot. set up a net to deter militant immigrants from other nations. assasinate Irans president.

5) an over all grade of 8. with his terror policies being a 10 and his immigration a 6


well jigs the questuions were posed to PT not to you.So number 3 was asked for the reason I have yet to see PT disagree with anything Bush.I do not mind your need to answer others question,just next time answer rather than take shots at the question

awwww yes mr canadian know it all mr nonothing has once agian poked IT"S nose in to something that is above IT'S head, it is a shame that the liberals have to consider NONO as an supporter!
someone one who has not one clue.
someone who is another basher of our goverment, someone that wants to be right but lacks the knowledge to even attack a poster without name calling.
someone so well versed in AMERICAN politics IT thinks it has the right to question the USA!!!
go back under your rock NONO

here it comes folks wait for IT"S response to this
 

nonothing

Well-known member
jigs said:
nonothing said:
jigs said:
1) Yes, he should have amended the Constitution to allow a third term, I want to vote for him again

2) I would have paid big money to see him bitch slap Cindy Sheehan.... also a tough approach to the influx of spanish in this country, immigrants adapt, NOT Americans. NO MORE bilingual education. learn English or go home.

3) that is a plain idiotic question, no one will be 100% favorable to any voter...so I am99.9% in favor of him

4) declare marshal law, set curfews, anyone out after curfew gets shot. set up a net to deter militant immigrants from other nations. assasinate Irans president.

5) an over all grade of 8. with his terror policies being a 10 and his immigration a 6


well jigs the questuions were posed to PT not to you.So number 3 was asked for the reason I have yet to see PT disagree with anything Bush.I do not mind your need to answer others question,just next time answer rather than take shots at the question
let me re-try



3)do you support GW bush on every decision and law he has made in his almost 8 year term?

in principle I agree with everything he does, however this is a practical world we live in and I can not believe there is a person alive who is never in disagreement with someone.


let me ask you, do you disagree with EVERYTHING he does? is there not ONE thing you think he did well? and living in BC, how does his laws affect you?

First off living in bc and actively trading with the USA does affect me very much so...I think the best idea Mr Bush had was,putting part of the education process onto parents.It is time someone told them that education is not goverment funded baby sitting...Know what is happening at the schools and help fix those problems rather then cry for more government support....curriculum is one thing but children's behavior is for the most part a parents responsibility......If you feel you child is unsafe,fix the reasons why..
 

nonothing

Well-known member
memanpa said:
nonothing said:
jigs said:
1) Yes, he should have amended the Constitution to allow a third term, I want to vote for him again

2) I would have paid big money to see him bitch slap Cindy Sheehan.... also a tough approach to the influx of spanish in this country, immigrants adapt, NOT Americans. NO MORE bilingual education. learn English or go home.

3) that is a plain idiotic question, no one will be 100% favorable to any voter...so I am99.9% in favor of him

4) declare marshal law, set curfews, anyone out after curfew gets shot. set up a net to deter militant immigrants from other nations. assasinate Irans president.

5) an over all grade of 8. with his terror policies being a 10 and his immigration a 6


well jigs the questuions were posed to PT not to you.So number 3 was asked for the reason I have yet to see PT disagree with anything Bush.I do not mind your need to answer others question,just next time answer rather than take shots at the question

awwww yes mr canadian know it all mr nonothing has once agian poked IT"S nose in to something that is above IT'S head, it is a shame that the liberals have to consider NONO as an supporter!
someone one who has not one clue.
someone who is another basher of our goverment, someone that wants to be right but lacks the knowledge to even attack a poster without name calling.
someone so well versed in AMERICAN politics IT thinks it has the right to question the USA!!!
go back under your rock NONO

here it comes folks wait for IT"S response to this


All I did was ask ONE person here a question.....not jigs not you either memanpa,but yet i still get grief from you both......next time i will just pm my questions...to many mouths here speak for one.......really memanpa i dont believe anything you say.......I question all you have said here in the past as non truths...but fill your boots...I enjoy reading your tall tales .....LOL
 

jigs

Well-known member
ask a question on a public forum and any one has a right to reply.

I am sure if you asked Kola about getting rid of crabs, A+ would pop right in there and tell us how he got rid of his..... but instead of heading his advice, you would be pissed off that he answered with out being asked. so you would continue to walk around scratching and spreading those little bastards.

p.s. never use gasoline to get rid of crabs.....long story short= it kills the crabs, and chemical burns your weiner! (did not happen to me, a buddy!)
 

nonothing

Well-known member
jigs said:
ask a question on a public forum and any one has a right to reply.

I am sure if you asked Kola about getting rid of crabs, A+ would pop right in there and tell us how he got rid of his..... but instead of heading his advice, you would be p****d off that he answered with out being asked. so you would continue to walk around scratching and spreading those little bastards.

p.s. never use gasoline to get rid of crabs.....long story short= it kills the crabs, and chemical burns your weiner! (did not happen to me, a buddy!)

I am not pissed off with you answering...What gets me is...answering the question is not all you did....you both took the opertunity to sling comments directly at me without me even attacking or questioning either of you....If I start it by all means shoot back.
As far as memanpa goes what he says or has said,means very little.I no longer even believe anything he says or has said..
 

memanpa

Well-known member
nonothing said:
jigs said:
ask a question on a public forum and any one has a right to reply.

I am sure if you asked Kola about getting rid of crabs, A+ would pop right in there and tell us how he got rid of his..... but instead of heading his advice, you would be p****d off that he answered with out being asked. so you would continue to walk around scratching and spreading those little bastards.

p.s. never use gasoline to get rid of crabs.....long story short= it kills the crabs, and chemical burns your weiner! (did not happen to me, a buddy!)

I am not p****d off with you answering...What gets me is...answering the question is not all you did....you both took the opertunity to sling comments directly at me without me even attacking or questioning either of you....If I start it by all means shoot back.
As far as memanpa goes what he says or has said,means very little.I no longer even believe anything he says or has said..

if you do not beleive anything is say then why do i bother you so much?
:D :D :D
or is it that i have hit too close to home too many times you want to poke your head in the sand?
:D
do not believe what i say? when i will admit that you do occasionally come up with a valid point, your manner of presenting it is soooo far off base that it is lost. but then you do not believe anything i say so you won't believe this either :) :)
 

passin thru

Well-known member
Well EXXXXXXXXCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCuUUUUSSSSSSSSSSEEE
me for being busy.

NN....You see I will grant you more respect than you showed me
1 Yes
2 After answereing question 1.........this is only a repeat. But ...Yes
3 Another repeat question from no 1 But........No
4 Kick their a$$................duh
5 1...10 wow, you sure we aren't grading the girl on the corner in a bikini
If I was able to answer such a question it would have to be broken
down issue by issue
6 Since you didn't ask would I vote for him or Kerry if we had to do it over
BUSH

Now that is more than you offered me when I asked you a question. All you did was dance around and called me names. Real nice from a man that had turned over a new leaf after you went through a bout earlier of making the same type of remarks. So I would suggest asking someone else questions from now on as I will not answer any from someone that doesn't show the same respect I give him.........and leave the name calling out.................it only shows the true YOU.

Have a nice day :wink:
 

nonothing

Well-known member
passin thru said:
Well EXXXXXXXXCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCuUUUUSSSSSSSSSSEEE
me for being busy.

NN....You see I will grant you more respect than you showed me
1 Yes
2 After answereing question 1.........this is only a repeat. But ...Yes
3 Another repeat question from no 1 But........No
4 Kick their a$$................duh
5 1...10 wow, you sure we aren't grading the girl on the corner in a bikini
If I was able to answer such a question it would have to be broken
down issue by issue
6 Since you didn't ask would I vote for him or Kerry if we had to do it over
BUSH

Now that is more than you offered me when I asked you a question. All you did was dance around and called me names. Real nice from a man that had turned over a new leaf after you went through a bout earlier of making the same type of remarks. So I would suggest asking someone else questions from now on as I will not answer any from someone that doesn't show the same respect I give him.........and leave the name calling out.................it only shows the true YOU.

Have a nice day :wink:

Not sure where I called you this name.or why you hold such anger towards me,but ok do what you must to make yourself happy.......this place is really messed up at times...I guess it is what it is..
 

nonothing

Well-known member
memanpa said:
nonothing said:
jigs said:
ask a question on a public forum and any one has a right to reply.

I am sure if you asked Kola about getting rid of crabs, A+ would pop right in there and tell us how he got rid of his..... but instead of heading his advice, you would be p****d off that he answered with out being asked. so you would continue to walk around scratching and spreading those little bastards.

p.s. never use gasoline to get rid of crabs.....long story short= it kills the crabs, and chemical burns your weiner! (did not happen to me, a buddy!)

I am not p****d off with you answering...What gets me is...answering the question is not all you did....you both took the opertunity to sling comments directly at me without me even attacking or questioning either of you....If I start it by all means shoot back.
As far as memanpa goes what he says or has said,means very little.I no longer even believe anything he says or has said..

if you do not beleive anything is say then why do i bother you so much?
:D :D :D
or is it that i have hit too close to home too many times you want to poke your head in the sand?
:D
do not believe what i say? when i will admit that you do occasionally come up with a valid point, your manner of presenting it is soooo far off base that it is lost. but then you do not believe anything i say so you won't believe this either :) :)

Your right I do not.....
 
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