I think they ran on a 'bait-and-switch' campaign. They ran on a 'we're not corrupt' platform and then switched to 'we're getting ours now'.

Two years of their lies should convince the people to at least give the senate back to the republicans.

When they complained about the culture of corruption, they weren't upset about the corruption per se, but about the fact that the gravy train didn't stop at their station.

Anyhoo, would a part that was all that worked up about corruption have Hastings in their midst?

Just curious, Joy... other than blind partisanship, on what do you base this statement?

yazoota;

Nancy Pelosi backing two corrupt politicians to high posts.

A planed secret meeting of the senate.

Rejection of the 911 commision recomendations for oversite after demanding total capitulation from Bush.

Harry Reid and several other democrats taking money from Abramoff that the MSM has not covered.

And there are several other problems, yet they have not even been sworn in and taken office yet.

Now other than blind partisanship why do you keep drinking the kool-aid and accepting the party talking points.

Does the name "William Jefferson" mean anything to you, yazoota?

How about Jack Murtha and ABCSCAM?

Jack and William... When the Republicans took over the House in 1994 they said they would be "more ethical" than the Democrats. By not including in your laundry lists the likes of Duke Cunningham, Claude Allen, David Safavian, Ted Stevens, Bernard Kerik, Mark Foley, Tom DeLay, etc., and by neglecting to note that Murtha was never indicted for ABSCAM (yeah, I know, I've heard Limbaughannity too), you have proven my point. There's plenty of corruption on both sides of the fence... and apparently plenty of Kool-Aid too. Drink up.

So, Yaz--anything happening these days? ;) Same old, same old?

Well, on the work front, we just got sold and bought again... I believe that works out to five and a half different corporate entities in the last 10 years. On the home front, if it weren't for the 2 more years of college plus grad school looming I'd be retired and working in the garden right now. And you?
We should have lunch or something next time you're down this way.

So unethical behavior by Democrats is OK with you, Yaz?

Glass houses, glass houses!

The whole system is full of filth, and frankly it disgusts me. I expected better of the Republicans.

Although it is abundantly clear that Republican dirt gets *way* more air time than Democrat dirt, which goes a long way toward skewing opinions.

Yup, Yaz--heard about the sale, of course. I understand each owner has been progressively worse, but I'm hard-pressed to see that you had anywhere to go but up this time around. Lunch for sure. And I think I owe you ten CDs, accounting for interest . . .

Re: Politics--I'm less heartbroken when someone I perceive to be an "ordinary politician" get caught with his/her hand in the cookie jar than I am when I really thought so-and-so was a reformer, and had started to get my hopes up that he/she was "different."

Overall, I think it's going to be tight in the next two years: the two parties are neck-and-neck.

Yaz;

The 'we will be more honest' was all they ran on. Yet they seem to be ignoring that and they haven't even been sworn in yet.

On the other hand, so far the Dems suck less in terms of pork reduction/earmark reform.