There are two very consistent trends in regards to ongoing investigations related to the Abramoff scandal:
- Conservatives widely and swiftly condemned any members of the Republican Party who were suspected of taking money from Abramoff under questionable circumstances.
- Liberals widely and switfly condemned all Republicans while insisting that no Democrats had any part of this scandal.
If you go back and read some of my old posts, you'll see that I too was very upset when this scandal broke. My main point was, basically, that I expect this kind of behavior from Democrats, not from Republicans.
Regardless, much of the money spread around by Abramoff through his clients went to the GOP, and as Republicans are clearly in power here in Washington, they will bear the greatest brunt of this scandal. And with that, I'm perfectly satisfied.
For those to whom much is given, much is expected.
At the same time, I remain quite amazed at how liberals are in what seems to me to be a state of ferocious denial over the part that some Democrats seem to have played. And suspect number one, according to a source in the DOJ, is none other than Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, whom we know to have taken about $66,000.00 in donations from Abramoff clients over a four to six year period.
DNC Chairman, Howard Dean, has been appearing on every talk show and giving every interview possible with the message that "Nobody got anything out of the Democrats from Jack Abramoff..." Now, while I'm not sure that this sentence makes much sense, I have heard him speak on this topic often enough to know that he too furiously denies any dealings with Abramoff. "This is a Republican scandal," he and so many other liberals say, repeating it like a mantra in their hopes to drown out the facts.
The other comment I hear consistently goes something like, "of course, the first thing Republicans are going to say is that 'Democrats did it too!'" Well, it's not the first thing that I said, but, yes, Democrats took money from Abramoff as well. That is a fact, so why try and deny it? And please note that this comment reveals two important things about the attitudes of those making this kind of statement:
Article comments
1 - Bing
You're surprised that liberals are acting like hypocrites David?
What country have you been living in for the past 12 years?
2 - Dave Nalle
Good lord, David. You ended that with a Stan Leeism. Gonzo may sue you.
Good points, though. Expect to be the target of flaming yourself as soon as the usual cast of characters notices this post.
Dave
3 - CD
Abramoff may have directed funds to Democrats but he never gave them any money out of his own pocket.
4 - Dave Nalle
CD, you don't seem to get it. The problem here is not the giving of the money or who gives it, it's the TAKING of the money, and the Democrats had their hands out just like everyone else.
Dave
5 - gonzo marx
noticed...nice sign off (heh)
no problems with most of it from me...
ANY of the miserable pigfuckers should face the music...i don't care which side they are on
but let's make certain we get them all, and try to fix the real problem here
suggestion: all lobbying to be done in the office, during office hours only...logs kept
oh yeah..and campaign contributions ONLY allowed from registered voters
that's a start...
Excelsior!
6 - David Flanagan
Dave,
What can I say, I grew up reading Stan Lee comics nearly every day. For years I puzzled over the line, "Nuff Said." At the age of 40, it's hard-wired into my brain. :-)
Thanks!
David
7 - Dave Nalle
By the Crimson Bands of Cytorrac, I must confess that I have a Dr. Strange action figure on my desk.
Dave
8 - gonzo marx
i invoke the Hoary Hosts of Hoggoth!!
time for your friendly neighborhood gonzo to digress...
Excelsior!
9 - David Flanagan
My desk-side action figure is none other than Captain Jean Luc Picard. :-)
David
10 - Dave Nalle
Do you stroke his bald head in idle moments and mumble 'make it so'?
Dave
11 - David Flanagan
No, but when work gets really tough I do ask the question, "what would Picard do?"
David