I remember the day, as if it was yesterday, wait it was yesterday or a couple of days ago, or…….anyway, another sex scandal, another Repub and another Class of ’94 alumnus…..
The Class of ’94…..the GOP was swept into office in the Congress by a tidal wave of ultra-conservatism on the backs of “family values” strong words during the presidency of Clinton and his many sexual accusations……Newt and the boyz went about changing the game in Washington…to the point of shutting the government down for awhile…..this was the beginning of the hyper-partisanship on the Hill and it eventually lead to the lies, misinformation and BS from both sides……and it trickled down to the masses, where they insult anyone who does not think like the ultras…..and it continues today….
Now that the history lesson is over….let us speak on the “Class of ’94″…….What have these whacky guys been doing for the last 16 years? Well, let me see……(pause for effect)……..about 15 of those members of Congress seem to be doing as many people as they can…..what do you mean Professor?
It seems that the class of ’94 and its family values repartee was just that…….a lie to gain political advantage….huh? At least 15 GOP members of the House of Representatives have been caught with their pants down…not literally but actually….names like Foley, who want to play hide the pickle with male staffers and Sanford, who hikes the Appalachian Trail and Ensign, who plays around with a staffers wife and then tries to bri9be his way out of the situation and now the latest Mark Souder.
Newser, I thank you for the excerpt……
Souder, a strong “family values” guy who made videos preaching about abstinence education with his married mistress (see video here). In one, he equates sex with smoking, and laments how tough it is to get them to abstain. “Nothing works very well,” he says. She nods sympathetically. She can relate.
In his resignation news conference he went about blaming the toxic atmosphere in Washington as the cause of his adulterous actions…..once again it is NOT his fault…it is the atmosphere in the Capital……yet again another Repub that will NOT take responsibility for his actions, but yet wants everybody else to do so.
The people that believe this a/hole need to demand their money returned from his paycheck….and next time try not to be so damn gullible!
I’m sure that, for the most part, these guys don’t fool anyone. However, the political calculus is always “what did you do for me lately?” You can throw the known adulterer out, but perhaps only to let an unknown adulterer, or maybe me an influence peddler, in.
Thanx Sinner for stopping by…….what you say is true….but the hypocrisy is just amazing…..when I see a politician with his wife and kids I think well his dick works….and that is all I need to know about his morals…….personally, I do not care who is screwing who…..just do not tell me how bad it is……while you are doing it…..
Exactly! The hypocricy is the thing. Of course, unrealistic voter expectations is an important factor too.
Nevertheless, I suppose that good a liar is well qualified for modern politics.
By watching politics all these years I would say that you are right on this……lying is the ONLY tactic one needs to be in politics.
Isn’t the real problem that we STILL all seem unable to understand the difference between morality and politics and separate the two entirely.
Religious and philosophical moralists should NOT comment on or become otherwise in any way involved in the political life of society AND politicians should not comment on or pretend they are somehow involved in the moral rectitude of the nation – the odd politician may be statesmanlike, a few might even have integrity (and we could do with a whole lot more of those), but being a successful politician in my opinion almost precludes even any real understanding of morality – the two are simply largely incomptatible and the voting public should just accept that – as should the politicians themselves.
To me, these religious types are injecting their beliefs into my politics…..not gonna work
Exactly – that was my point – it should be illegal or something!
basically it is illegal at least according to the Constitution….but they do not let the facts get in their way…