southsider2k5 Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 California managed to get 4 of the 15 slots, Illinois got 2 (Burris and Jesse Jr.), and Indiana even managed to get 1 (Visclosky). 8 Dems and 7 Repubs. http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/42385 Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) Sen. Roland Burris (D-IL) Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) Rep. Nathan Deal (R-GA) Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-IL) Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-CA) Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-WV) Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) Rep. Laura Richardson (D-CA) Rep. Pete Visclosky (D-IN) Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) Rep. Don Young (R-AK) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Visclosky and Murtha for the PMA contractor scandal, Jackson -> Blago, Roland Burris -> yay, Rangel really has a mess of finance stuff on his hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 jesus is Young still a congressman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 17, 2009 -> 04:39 PM) California managed to get 4 of the 15 slots, Illinois got 2 (Burris and Jesse Jr.), and Indiana even managed to get 1 (Visclosky). 8 Dems and 7 Repubs. http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/42385 So that's kind of interesting - the 8/7 ratio is very close the same ratio of the entire house. Corruption knows no party. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 17, 2009 -> 06:11 PM) So that's kind of interesting - the 8/7 ratio is very close the same ratio of the entire house. Corruption knows no party. I don't think even the hard cores in each party would have disputed that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox_Sonix Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I don't feel like looking it up...what kind of scandal has McConnell been tied to to have him listed there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 "Sen. McConnell’s ethics issues stem primarily from (1) earmarks he inserted into legislation for clients of his former chief of staff in exchange for campaign contributions and (2) the misuse of his nonprofit McConnell Center for Political Leadership at the University of Louisville." from that link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted September 18, 2009 Author Share Posted September 18, 2009 QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 17, 2009 -> 06:11 PM) So that's kind of interesting - the 8/7 ratio is very close the same ratio of the entire house. Corruption knows no party. QUOTE (Tex @ Sep 18, 2009 -> 08:06 AM) I don't think even the hard cores in each party would have disputed that. Not a chance... This is when Kap's "They all do it" line comes into play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 18, 2009 -> 08:32 AM) Not a chance... This is when Kap's "They all do it" line comes into play. And if one party does manage to do something new and innovative, from good or evil, you can be damn certain the other party will do it as soon as they get a chance; and they will sit around thinking how stupid they were for not thinking of it first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted September 18, 2009 Author Share Posted September 18, 2009 QUOTE (Tex @ Sep 18, 2009 -> 08:41 AM) And if one party does manage to do something new and innovative, from good or evil, you can be damn certain the other party will do it as soon as they get a chance; and they will sit around thinking how stupid they were for not thinking of it first. After they claim the other party is evil or wrong for doing it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 18, 2009 -> 08:43 AM) After they claim the other party is evil or wrong for doing it... yep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kapkomet Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I think that's why I get so aggravated around here: there's post after post after post about the nonsense one party does, and yet, most are so blinded to the fact that their party is just as bad if not worse then the other. It makes people appear really shallow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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