January 24, 2006
Which Party is More Corrupt?
If you were to guess based on media coverage, it's the Republicans. But Bruce Bartlett begs to differ:
By my count, there have been 70 different members of the House who have been investigated for serious offenses over the last 30 years, including many involving actual criminality and jail time. Of these, only 15 involved Republicans, with the remaining 55 involving Democrats.
I have no doubt that any poll of the American people asking which party had more frequently been the subject of House ethics investigations would show an overwhelming majority naming the Republicans, when the truth is that Democrats, historically, have been far more likely to have been investigated.
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I hope you don't mind if I quote you!
Posted by: oddybobo at January 24, 2006 05:46 PMWait, you are NOT inplying that Ted, Dan, and Peter have been lying to us all these years, are you?
Posted by: Two Dogs at January 25, 2006 12:13 PMNow would I do something like that? That would be uncouth.
Posted by: Pam at January 25, 2006 12:28 PMNot you, Pam. You possess oodles of couth.
Posted by: Two Dogs at January 25, 2006 03:10 PM
