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Introducing the 'Corrupt Bastards Club'

What we call ourselves says a lot about how we view ourselves and how
we want others to view us.

We do the same thing with political labels.

Democrats become "Liberals" become "progressives" become
"reality-based."

Republicans have gone from calling themselves "Conservatives" to being
members of the "GOP," the "Party of Lincoln," or more recently, the
"Corrupt Bastards Club."

This is not an epithet I am hurling around like "fascist" or "liar."

I wish I had thought of it... but I didn't.

This is a term Republicans used among themselves behind closed
doors...

According to FBI SEARCH WARRANTS executed against several Republican
legislators, Corrupt Bastards Club was the nickname 11 legislators,
(including the son of Republican Senator Ted Stevens) used to jokingly
refer to themselves.

The legislators are being aggressively investigated by the FBI for
taking bribes from an oil company (I know... what a
surprise..Republicans/Oil/Alaska/Corruption...who'd a thunk it?).

To be fair, there was a Democrat in the group.

But as Joe has shown, it will take more than finding a single Democrat
willing to get into bed with Republicans to innoculate them from being
known as the Corrupt Bastards Club.

It seems a particularly apt name for the Party that brought us no-bid
contracts for political cronies, Abramoff, the K Street project, Paris
Hilton tax relief, and widespread looting of the treasury.

I realize a little while back, Dailykos' very own Christoper suggested
a more appropriate name for the Republicans should be the Crazy
***** Party.

But I doubt that even Colbert would use that line on his show.

Although Christopher's suggestion has the ring of truth to it, I have
decided that Corrupt Bastards Club is what I will be going with this
season, at least until the elections are over.

Why impose an epithet when someone embraces one of their own
invention?

Considering the problems of the Permanent Incumbent Party, it is
refreshing to see the Party of Family Values is willing to speak
honestly and accept responsibility for its actions.

I think we should celebrate that and take them at their word.

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Complete story at;

http://www.adn.com/news/government/story/8144643p-8038526c.html

Harry