What happened to the Democrats? I thought they were gonna be different. I'm so disillusioned.?

Question

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/23/AR2007022301978_pf.html

In the next 10 days alone, Democratic fundraisers will feature the chairmen of the House's financial services panel and the House and Senate tax-writing committees. Senate Democrats also plan a fundraising reception during a major gathering of Native Americans in the capital Tuesday evening, an event hosted by lobbyists and the political action committee for tribal casinos, including those Jack Abramoff was paid to represent.

Answer 1

We can start with Nancy Peiosi and her pledge to bring ETHICS to Congress.
So what about Ted Kennedy?
What about William Jefferson?
How come Republicans who demonstrate lapses in ethics are pushed out of office by their OWN party without as much as a hearing while the Democrats totally ignore the MOST BLATANT crimes and never say a thing if the crime is committed by a Democrat?
That is just ONE more PROOF of their total LACK of being able to even understand the basic qualities of CHARACTER we MUST demand from elected public servants.
The Democratic definition of public servant must be: One who has the public as their servant.

Answer 2

the sole exchange this is for Specter is the occasion call. He has been a closet Democrat for an prolonged time. He voted with the Dems on the stimulus. He spent the Superbowl on the White residing house with Obama. i do no longer think of absolutely everyone interior the Republican occasion is the two greatly surprised or dissatisfied that he's defecting to the Democratic occasion. And, only as I had was hoping in the past this assertion, that he would not make a return holiday to Washington after the subsequent election.

Answer 3

Politicians of any stripe will promise anything to be elected and ride the lavish government gravy train. Republicans stood by and watched as George Bush ran rip shod over our Constitution in the name of 'war'; Democrats promised to end this 'war' and in eight months have done nothing to keep their pledge. -RKO- 08/25/07

Answer 4

A politician is a politician (left side or right). Asking them not to look out for themselves and their friends first is like asking a lion to go vegan. It just ain't happening.

Answer 5

So which really pissed you off ?
That politicians are STILL politicians ?
OR
INDIANS are playing ball with the big boys now?

Ya'll made the rules.
And now FINALLY we can BUY politicians like ya'll been doin since 1776

Answer 6

This is what makes politics tick.

Are you expecting the Democrats to go straight? (chuckles)