Question about the Democrats?

Question

Didn't they run against Republicans and the “culture of corruption”?

So, what have they done? Iraq, Earmarks, and don't forget about William Jefferson. Will the immigration bill save them?

Answer 1

Uh...........honey?
Iraq STILL belongs to the Republicans.
Earmarks are as old as Congress itself.
And William Jefferson? Are you kidding me? You're going to hold up $90,000 in direct comparison to the BILLIONS upon BILLIONS stolen right out of the pockets of you and me?

Say - didja hear about the 1.1 TRILLION in 2001 and the 2. something-or-other TRILLION the very next FOLLOWING YEAR which the Defense Department "cannot account for?"

So take your $90,000 "corruption" money and hold it really tight against your bosom so you can sleep tight at beddy-bye time.
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$1.1 TRILLION is Missing from the Pentagon - Where Is The Money?
12-Aug-03
Military Budget
"More than $1.1 trillion of federal government money is missing... finding this money could solve all of our federal, state and local budget crises. Where is the Money? The Department of Housing and Urban Development has reported that HUD has not and will not account for $59 billion of 'undocumentable adjustments.' The Department of Defense has reported that DOD has not and will not account for $1.1 trillion of 'undocumentable adjustments.' We demand a complete and accurate balancing of the books of all US government agencies. We want a full audited accounting of the real cash and assets that should be in our national bank accounts and inventories. Furthermore, we demand that all government financial data on the expenditure of our tax revenues, the management of federal credit, and all agency contractor budgets be made publicly available via open website access. With citizen access to our financial data, we will find our money." Sign the petition.




Pentagon Has Lost $1 Trillion -- Bushit Solution is to Give Rumsfeld More Authority to Dodge Accountability

20-May-03
Military Budget
"The Department of Defense... couldn't account for more than a trillion dollars in financial transactions, not to mention dozens of tanks, missiles and planes... the House and Senate are expected to begin floor debate on a Bush administration proposal to make sweeping changes in how the Pentagon spends money, manages contracts and treats civilian employees... The administration's proposal, which would also give Rumsfeld greater authority to move money between accounts and exempt Defense from certain environmental statutes, prompted influential House Democrats to write Speaker Dennis Hastert last week complaining that the proposals would 'increase the level of waste, fraud, and abuse... by vastly reducing (Defense) accountability.' 'The Congress has increased defense spending from $300 billion to $400 billion over three years at the same time that the Pentagon has failed to address financial problems that dwarf those of Enron,' said Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Los Angeles."
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Hey, HERE is something interesting. Rumsfeld announces that the Pentagon cannot account for $2.3 TRILLION dollars, and guess what? The very next DAY 9/11 occurs and *poof* everybody forgets about 2.3 TRILLION frikking dollars.

THE WAR ON WASTE - Rumsfeld Says 2.3 Trillion Dollars Missing
CBS News ^ | January 29, 2002 | By Vince Gonzales
Posted on 02/01/2002 2:41:48 PM PST by Uncle Bill
THE WAR ON WASTE
Defense Department Cannot Account For 25% Of Funds — $2.3 Trillion
On Sept. 10, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld declared war. Not on foreign terrorists, "the adversary's closer to home. It's the Pentagon bureaucracy," he said.
He said money wasted by the military poses a serious threat.
"In fact, it could be said it's a matter of life and death," he said.
Rumsfeld promised change but the next day – Sept. 11-- the world changed and in the rush to fund the war on terrorism, the war on waste seems to have been forgotten.



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Answer 2

Jefferson is going through indictment, culture of corruption is when the entire Republican wing is in favor or deferring indictment of a fellow republican for a year, remember Tom Delay, do you.
And if you are keeping count in terms of corruption it is something like : Republican 5000 - Democrats 1.

Answer 3

You mean the 39 democrat Senators who voted FOR the original Immigration Bill??? No, eventually, the Immigration Bill will be their downfall.....

Answer 4

Jefferson and another Democrat are being investigated by the FBI.....Eight republican Senators are currently being investigated.

Answer 5

I like Lewis Black's saying. "The Republicans are the party of bad ideas, and the Democrats are the party of no ideas. A Republican stands up and yells, 'I HAVE A REALLY BAD IDEA!' and a Democrat stands up and yells, 'I CAN MAKE IT SH***ER!'

Answer 6

No it won't because the majority of the country doesn't like the bill.

Answer 7

They are fighting the culture of the veto at the moment.

Answer 8

Maybe. Wait a little and we'll see.

Answer 9

Only if they vote against it.

Answer 10

everything turns a full circle, time will tell if we have learned anything.