Now let me get this stright. Congressman William J. Jefferson (D-La.) is caught on tape taking bribes from the FBI and no resignation or desire from his party to vacate his office. Senator Craig pulls some funny business in the bathroom and is run out of office? Anyone shed some light on this please?
2007-09-01 12:22:38 · 15 answers · asked by Beth K 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Republicans weed their own gardens...
2007-09-01 12:28:44 · answer #1 · answered by Erinyes 6 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Jefferson is under federal criminal indictment, on 16 counts, and could face up to a life sentence even if only half of those are proven. His stance is "innocent until proven guilty". The trial is underway.
Craig committed a minor offense (misdemeanor), plead guilty, and resigned because he appears to have offended some people. The "innocent until proven guilty" doesn't apply because he already plead guilty. But there was no reason for him to leave office, other than shame and peer pressure.
2007-09-01 19:27:35 · answer #2 · answered by coragryph 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Double Standards.
2007-09-01 19:29:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Senator Craig plead GUILTY to charges against him
Congressman Jefferson hasn't nor has he been convicted
personally I think the Dems should force him to vacate
but that's not my decision.
SEE THE LIGHT?
2007-09-01 19:29:50 · answer #4 · answered by jj raider 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The Republican do not tolerate law breakers (Cunningham for one) and ask them to resign. The Dems allowed Feinstein to funnel billions of dollars of Federal defense contracts, for a war they say they are against, to her husbands companies and all she did was step down as Chairperson of the Appropriations Committee. So when we read on this site about the money weapons manufactures are making think about Feinstein. Reid has his kids on his payroll. Different values and standards.
2007-09-01 19:33:14 · answer #5 · answered by ohbrother 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
So right..what Craig did was not at all serous..it was Craigs hipocracy that is at issue..he demonized the gays to get elected, along with the Republicans at large, but was hiding in the closet himself....this the primary reason....as for the thieves, it is p to you Americans to demand his resignation...we here have taken them down for a lot less..
2007-09-01 19:32:03 · answer #6 · answered by bruce b 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Craig=guilty plea=done over with=asta-lavista from own party
Jefferson= fighting the charges=not proven guilty= no requests for resignation from either party
America=innocent until proven or pleading guilty
let me know if you still don't understand.
2007-09-01 20:30:40 · answer #7 · answered by avail_skillz 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
There are still some people of value in the Republican camp. Can't say the same about the Democrats.
2007-09-01 19:54:36 · answer #8 · answered by D.A. S 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Jefferson has not been found guilty. Craig pled guilty. There's also the hypocrisy: Craig played up his morality and his anti-gay bigotry. Jefferson never claimed to be more moral than his opponents.
2007-09-01 19:31:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
Here is a valid comparison:
Why did Clinton get impeached for lying ABOUT SEX while W Bush lied about the pretext for invading Iraq, ignored the U.N., broke International Laws with "extraordinary rendition" and torture and ignored the U.S. Constitution in approving warrantless wiretapping on U.S. citizens and gets away with it?
2007-09-01 19:33:40 · answer #10 · answered by Richard V 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Ted Kennedy killed an innocent woman and was re-elected. I think this stuff says reams and reams about the constituents as much as it does the politicians.
2007-09-01 19:31:44 · answer #11 · answered by plezurgui 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋