Posted on 12/22/2009 1:31:38 PM PST by jazusamo
Roland Burris- Appointed by Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich just prior to his removal, Democratic leaders including Harry Reid pledged that he would never be seated. Barack Obama, along with other Democratic officials in Illinois, called for a special election to fill the seat. When it became apparent that a Republican could win, Obama and the others backed off from their request. Obama, Reid and the rest of the Democratic establishment eventually acquiesced to Burris’ appointment. The media was strangely uncritical of the sleaziest political deal of the decade.
Al Franken- After a legal battle and a selective recount, Democrat Al Franken was declared the winner over incumbent Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN) by 312 votes. ACORN-endorsed Franken no doubt benefitted from the 43,000 new voters that ACORN and its affiliates claimed to have registered in Minnesota before the election. Even assuming only half of these people voted, and the level of fraud was only 2%, it is likely Franken would have lost. Of course, ACORN voter-registration fraud rates have been shown to be exponentially higher. For instance, of the 1.3 million new registrations generated by ACORN-affiliate Project Vote last year, 400,000 were thrown out.
Paul Kirk- His appointment to fill the remainder of Edward Kennedy’s term did not involve possible criminality, just crass politics and great hypocrisy. In 2004, the Massachusetts legislature took away the authority of the governor to fill Senate vacancies, to prevent then-Governor Mitt Romney, a Republican, from appointing a Republican to fill the rest of Democrat John Kerry's Senate term, should Kerry win the 2004 presidential election. The legislation was enacted over Romney's veto. In September, the legislature restored the Governor’s appointment power, so that Democratic Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick could appoint Kirk.
Harry Reid’s bribery of Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) with $300 million in Medicaid funding for Louisiana, and Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) with an exemption from his state’s share of increased Medicaid costs, is outrageous, but it is what happens once democratic norms are abandoned.
(Landrieu was first elected in 1996, likely as a result of voter fraud in a runoff election against Louisiana State Rep. Woody Jenkins, but that is another story.)
To Barack Obama and other proponents, government domination of health care is about politics. That is why they are so intent on passing a bill, even a bad one that will lead to short-term losses in the 2010 and 2012 elections. They know that once a sector of the economy comes under government control, it is difficult to turn it back. If one-sixth of the economy can be brought under control, political control will follow of those who depend on it for employment and medical treatment.
Thus, the toleration of smaller, corrupt steps have made possible a larger event — the enactment of Obama’s health care plan — that will distort and eventually destroy democratic self-governance.
landrieu, dodd, nelson...all f’in whores.
did he forget ted stevens?
This doesn’t even mention the bribes paid.
Slimey Bastages.
The Democratic leadership has Balkinized the United States of America. They are Marxists with a capital M. They are Dictators, perverts, Chicago style gangsters and more — much more. They are enemies of the Constitution and Christianity. Conservatives have NOTHING in common with the Communist thugs now running government.
The title leaves out one descriptive word: EXTORTION
Where are the men with eyes keen enough, hands steady enough, hearts courageous enough, and wills strong enough, that they can and will start the awful Second American Revolution?
A Rush Limbaugh caller reported making many calls to her congress people. Rush said approximately, “That’s fine if you want to do it, but I think you may be wasting your time calling them.” Rush was right.
An author whose name escapes me said recently that the Founders revolted against a tyranny far less pernicious than the one almost fully forged by our POS POTUS. The author with the temporarily misplaced name was right.
General Washington knew what forces he had at all times, and knew pretty well what and where the British forces were. We know that Hussein has a shrinking fraction of the American people and we have a growing fraction — but we don’t know which individuals are ours, and which his, which will make this war horrible beyond imagining. Now I only pray for victory.
The Republicans should have placed a picture of William Jefferson in front of the camera and commented about how if your black and caught with thousands in your freezer your a criminal. However, if your white and take millions its just the cost of doing business in DC.
Correct! And that’s exactly what it is.
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“Obama’s 60-Vote Health Care Majority is Result of Fraud, Manipulation, Bribery (Democrat corruption)”
- - - just like the rest of this administration and Congress.
These people arent about ethics or morality or the Constitution.
They’re strictly about power; RAW POWER!
As such, they ignore phone calls, faxes and all other communication from their constituents, who are people to be ruled, not consulted.
Arlen Specter - Switched to Democrat in April, 2009, in a desperate attempt to save his political career.
-PJ
It’s not bribery...they are using OUR money to get their way.
Make these criminals accountable.
Burris, Franken and Kirk = useful idiots.
Thank you, Minnesota, Massachusetts and Illinois.
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