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Politics > Politics-USA |
| User: |
"Harry Hope" |
| Date: |
26 Jun 2006 08:49:51 AM |
| Object: |
Step right up, Republicans, and climb aboard the gravy train. |
Back in 2000, the Clintons were found innocent of any wrongdoing in
the Whitewater scandal - but not before Republicans spent six years
and almost $80 million investigating the land deal.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitewater_scandal
Of course, that was back in the days when Republicans were running a
dogged campaign to clean up government, so that they could get elected
and then do all the things they were accusing their opponents of
doing.
For example, the Washington Post reported last week that "House
Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) made a $2 million profit last year
on the sale of land 5 1/2 miles from a highway project that he helped
to finance with targeted federal funds."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/21/AR2006062102210.html
In 2002, Hastert bought a house and a parcel of land in Kendall
County, Ill., for just over $2 million, which he then sold in December
of 2005 for nearly $5 million.
Why the massive price increase?
It's hard to know, but I can assure you that it had absolutely nothing
to do with the fact that in August 2005 Hastert just happened to
secure two earmarks worth over $200 million to build a "Prairie
Parkway" through Kendall County, with an intersection a few miles from
his property.
Perish the thought.
http://thinkprogress.org/2006/06/15/hastert-pictures-of-corruption/
Similarly, a four acre parcel in Riverside County, Calif., owned by
Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Naturally) definitely did not double in value
because Calvert secured $8 million to build a freeway interchange
nearby.
And Rep. Gary Miller (R-Obviously) had no ulterior motive in mind when
he appropriated $1.28 million for street improvements near a new
property development that he happens to co-own in Diamond Bar, Calif.
But clearly no investigations are needed in these cases, because it
should be obvious to everyone by now that the Republican party is the
party of good clean government, and if it seems to you that they're
simply using their power to enrich themselves personally, why, then
you should move to France you damn commie terrorist.
So step right up, Republicans, and climb aboard the gravy train.
But act now!
You don't have long before you're either
a) kicked out of office by a disgusted electorate, or
b) Dennis Hastert drinks all the gravy.
From Democratic Underground
http://www.democraticunderground.com/
Harry
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