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Tales from the Crypt - Dean calls for end to 'culture of corruption'
The Bush White House is the most corrupt administration in U.S. history since President Warren G. Harding's, said Howard Dean during his first visit to Maine as chairman of the Democratic National Committee.RECORDS SET BY CLINTON WHITEHOUSE- The only president ever impeached on grounds of personal malfeasance - Most number of convictions and guilty pleas by friends and associates* - Most number of cabinet officials to come under criminal investigation - Most number of witnesses to flee country or refuse to testify - Most number of witnesses to die suddenly - First president sued for sexual harassment. - First president accused of rape. - First first lady to come under criminal investigation - Largest criminal plea agreement in an illegal campaign contribution case - First president to establish a legal defense fund. - First president to be held in contempt of court - Greatest amount of illegal campaign contributions - Greatest amount of illegal campaign contributions from abroad - First president disbarred from the US Supreme Court and a state court - Sandy Burglar...I mean...Berger * According to our best information, 40 government officials were indicted or convicted in the wake of Watergate. A reader computes that there was a total of 31 Reagan era convictions, including 14 because of Iran-Contra and 16 in the Department of Housing & Urban Development scandal. 47 individuals and businesses associated with the Clinton machine were convicted of or pleaded guilty to crimes with 33 of these occurring during the Clinton administration itself. There were in addition 61 indictments or misdemeanor charges. 14 persons were imprisoned. A key difference between the Clinton story and earlier ones was the number of criminals with whom he was associated before entering the White House. Dean's comments Saturday came as top White House advisers are being investigated for their roles in the outing of a CIA operative and Tom DeLay, the former second-ranking Republican in the House of Representatives, faces conspiracy and money-laundering charges.Dr. Dean...last I checked the Legislative and Executive were separate branches of the government. "The first thing we're going to do is we're going to have ethics come back to Washington again," said Dean, the keynote speaker at Saturday night's annual fundraising dinner for the Maine Democratic Party at the Lewiston Armory. The ethics of Ted Kennedy, Leaky Leahy, Sandy Berger, Mike Espy, Janet Reno,Harold Ickes, John Huang, Carol Browner, Patsy Thomasson, Bill himself, etc., ad infinitum. To deal with the "culture of corruption," Dean said, there needs to be an ethics code in Congress and stronger campaign finance laws. Be careful Dean-bat. Thy finger is pointing at thyself. Dean, a former Vermont governor who was once a front-runner in the 2004 campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, alluded to criticism that Democrats have been too timid and vague in their message and have not capitalized on Republicans' weaknesses. Til he blew up national TV and revealed to the world what a dingbat he was. Dean said that if Democrats don't stand up for themselves, voters won't have any reason to believe they would be well-represented. people of persuasions are leaving the demos. "We have to stand up and say who we are and why we believe what we believe," he said. You have, and that's why almost everyone but the dingbats and looneys are gone. You know...people who would vote for...Dean. Dean said if the Democrats were to regain power, the party would be strong on national defense. eye roll. He said the party never would send troops abroad without telling them the truth about why they were going, and without adequately arming them. double eye roll, just like my teenage daughter. Dean said that Democrats also would make sure every American has access to health insurance. Yup...read that in the Bill of Rights just this morning. Health insurance. "If 40 industrial nations can do it and balance the budget at the same time, it's time to have somebody in the White House who can chew gum and think at the same time," he said. 40 nations are alllowing us to clean up the islamo-cockroaches and are spending nothing on the GWOT and national defense. BUT...it's coming back to roost! More than 400 party loyalists listened as Dean described Democrats as a party of moral values, while criticizing Republicans as trying to divide Americans over race, sexual orientation and country of origin. Last I looked...illegal immigration was a crime. Dean said Republicans should not have interfered in the Terri Schiavo right-to-life case. "I'm tired of the ayatollahs of the right wing," Dean said. "We're fighting for freedom in Iraq. We're going to fight for freedom in America." Freedom from moonbats? I'm all for it!! Sign me up! Dean urged Maine Democrats to run for state office in 2006, and to maintain Democratic control of the State House that Gov. John Baldacci needs to push through his initiatives. Heavan help Maine. Maine is the 33rd state Dean has visited since taking over as chairman this year. He received several standing ovations during a program that also included Baldacci and Democratic U.S. Reps. Tom Allen and Michael Michaud. Standing O from all 600 moonbats. The purpose of the annual Jefferson-Jackson Dinner was to raise money and rally the party faithful, and the event often took a light-hearted tone. Allen made one of several DeLay jokes of the night when he said he heard there was a new television show called "Desperate House Leaders." How about "Desparate Prosecuters Trying to Make a Name for Themselves and Get Their Son's Elected to Congress?" Posted by: anymouse 2005-10-24 |
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