Can anyone NOT believe the GOP is the party of corruption ?
353775
To be fair, the party in power (particularly when said party controls all three branches of government) tends toward corruption, irrespective of which party it is. That said, yes, the republicans are very much THE ultimate party of corruption. There has been a steady flow of this sort of nefarious wrongdoing since they assumed power and it will continue until the American people wake up and throw them out of office. I have high hopes for the 2006 elections but I also had high hopes in 2004...
646215
Your question presupposes that party affiliation demands loyalty to the party, not truth and justice.\n\nAnd if that's how the Republicans are operating, well that's just scary (but maybe I knew that already).
510754
Absolutely.  It's just that the Democrats want you to believe that if you're republican, you want to rape and pillage the land.  That couldn't be further from the truth.
521565
Are you kidding? Who could possibly be more Republican than Bush?\n\nThis is the party of:\n- Tom DeLay money laundering\n- Duke Cunningham mega-bribery\n- Bill Frist insider trading (through a supposedly BLIND trust)\n- a prostitute given a daily press pass by the White House\n- officials who outed an undercover CIA operative for political reasons\n- officials who "lost" over $8 billion in Iraq reconstruction funds\n- Rick Santorum and the "K Street Project"\n- Jack Abramhoff and lawmakers who accepted millions in dirty money and boondoggle trips, who were paid to overlook human rights abuses against women in the US territory of Saipan, including forced labor, forced prostitution, and FORCED ABORTIONS\n- congressmen, CIA officials, Defense officials consorting with prostitutes at the Watergate Hotel\n\nNo, I think Bush is all too representative of the Republican "Culture of Corruption."\n\nHave you had enough? I have. Vote Democrat!
626068
It is sad to me that a party like the Republican party, which prides itself on having a much more educated and affluent constituency has shown itself to be so disingenuous, and outright hateful. The parties morality has turned out to be nothing more than just a very cleaver deception to garner votes by stirring peoples emotions on controversial issues( abortion, gay marriage, affirmative action, terrorism, etc.) that they realistically could do nothing about, or in certain cases even wanted to do nothing about( Osama Bin Ladin). When their true motive was to weave their web of corruption( illegal wire tapping, slothfulness after natural disasters due to race of victims, tokenism, War in Iraq), and control( appointments of unqualified individuals to high Federal Offices), in order to feather their own nests , and leave the Middle Class in America in ruin. When are we going to wake up and smell the coffee? America must demand legitimacy, and accountability from it's Political Leadership! We are not getting this from the current Republican Administration, so lets give the Democrats the same opportunity that we gave the Republicans!!! It could be no worse...
724239
Just look at the headlines today. Makes me laugh so hard I might pee my pants. Almost every person mentioned has a tie to the republicans and they are either having gay sex and taking drugs or stealing from the country.
849963
I would never vote republican. Lying, calling themselves Christians, war profiteering (haliburton), it's all sick. THEY are all sick.
835388
I'm Republican, and you bet your ass I hold my party to a higher standard than I expect from Democrats. Corruption, greed and stupidity are prevalent on BOTH sides of the aisle. I think it would be a nice change if all Americans held politicians to a higher standard!\n\nOn the other hand, it's the total HYPOCRISY that gets irritating. Look at the Mark Foley scandal in comparison to the Gerry Studds mess. Foley, definitely a bottom feeder, just wanted sex with a male page. Studds actually DID it - got an underage male page drunk and had sex with him. Foley was dragged over the coals (as he should have been!) but Studds.....that's a different story. When Studds died, he was hailed by the liberal media for being "the first openly gay congressman". Technically true, but the only reason he "came out" was because he got caught having sex with an underage male page. Don't you think that's a MUCH bigger deal than just some sleazy, smutty emails? THAT'S the kind of thing that a lot of Republicans bitch about, and I do think it's a fair complaint, don't you?
314510
Gotta love these Republicans. When things go wrong the 1st thing they do is BLAME IT ON CLINTON! For some reason I think that the RNC sent out a book to all registered party members and that is all it says. Well I have news for you all, it is 2006, Clinton has been out of office for 6 years now. This is your mess, not his.  If you would read something other than Druggy Limbaughs crap, or O'Rielly's junk, and see the other side of the story you might see that there is some merit to what Progressives in this country want to do.
1040507
Menifee huh?  Lovely area (snicker) Maybe all the meth fumes are getting to your head. Wow, I wish republicans were not so closed minded. Good looking out for the GOP my friend...show the world your true colors....idiot
254727
All parties have shown ineptness--government cannot be as efficient as private industry, for example, because we have a system of checks and balances that make decision-making a difficult process.\nThe Republican party takes hostility to government to an extreme. They support privatizing a significant part of the military effort; relief efforts; public education; social security; etc. This is based on a blind belief that the government can't do it well, and private industry will. \nHowever, when they hand over many functions to private side, they usually aren't interested in monitoring how things are run--hence many of the scandals. They simply trust too much in private industry doing the "right" thing, despite ample evidence that earning a profit (especial for management and stockholders) is what private industry does best. \nAt heart, I think the Republican problem is their unwillingness to identify and improve upon the legitimate functions of government, and to try to privatize too much in the belief that private markets will cure problems.
809232
I think the ideals of the Republican party are superior.  Unfortunately, they are not currently practicing these ideals.  So you want to vote Democrat to give Republicans a spanking for their corruption and ineffectiveness.  But you realize Democrats will cause problems for this country because they do not understand reality.  So for this election, you flip a coin and pray!
723330
Yep I do...but there are a lot of people that will never admit it! It doesn't fit into their "let's blame Bush and the Republicans for everything" attitude. It's pretty funny how they say America is going down the tubes...because it is far from that! I'm glad at least one other person sees this. Thank you for not being a sheep to the media.
986639
Pelosi & Reid will have the most corrupted bunch of crooks we've seen since Clinton & Gang.\n(And this will be even with the News Media trying to cover it up for them.)
1097237
Yes, it does bother me.  It makes me think they don't keep up with current events, just spew whatever talking point sounds best.\nJust because republicans don't agree with many of the ideas doesn't mean they should accuse democrats of not having them.  That's just dishonest.
415237
Rove is lying low and still doing his dirty work in the background. There seems to be a bit of a shakeup going on. Probably getting some people that aren't under investigation, yet, in the spotlight. Don't worry there is plenty of corruption in the GOP. As long as the GOP put their own political gain and personal greed in front of the best interests of the American people we'll keep having scandals and investigations.
208821
Most of them are on the take, they are for sale to the highest bidder. Right now the GOP is raking in more campaign cash, but that is mostly because they are in power.\n\nBoth parties are equally corrupt. You just have to decide if you want to support the warmongering party or the welfare party. They both take your money and give it to their pals.