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"Mr. Hsu bonded with Democrats who were disenchanted with Ronald Reagan's ascent. "We all felt that the Democratic Party was in danger of losing its soul," Mr. Richards recalls. "Norman was empathetic.""

So a crook was NATURALLY attracted to the democrat party. And in order to get rich in the greedy Reagan eighties he stole millions of dollars.

[CutePuppy]

Yes, but I didn't quite understand the author's intent here - maybe he meant "disappointed" instead of "disenchanted". Why would Democrats be "disenchanted with Ronald Reagan's ascent"? Disappointed, likely, but disenchanted?

And yes, crooks are naturally attracted to "Crooks' Party". Unfortunately, few bad apples in "Stupid Party", who got too comfortable around government and being in power, made exploiting this fact very difficult and instead they and "Stupid Party" itself became a victim of such an exploit in 2006.