Posted on 01/25/2003 10:13:34 AM PST by forest
Along with political chameleon Sen. Joe Lieberman, Democrats considering running for president in 2004 are Rep. Dick Gephardt, Sen. John Kerry, Sen. John Edwards, and Vermont Gov. Howard Dean. All of them, collectively, wouldn't make a good executive.
Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle was also thinking about running but dropped out. Reason? Daschle's overpaid wife lobbies the house, yet it is just amazing how many of her proposed bills he has quietly inserted into Senate bills over the years. That's sort of illegal, of course.
Anyway, none of them have anything resembling a personality and would never stand out above the noise on the campaign trail. But, now along comes Rev. Al Sharpton. Rev. Al has plenty of personality and will be great fun to watch in the debates.
Already Reverend Al is trying to cut himself special deals among the other candidates. Rev. Al says he'll shut up about all the corruption, scandals and skeletons in the various Democratic closets he knows about if no one mentions all the ethical questions in his past. "The next time anybody wants to know about Tawana Brawley, I'm going to ask them, 'Do you ask Teddy Kennedy about Chappaquiddick? Do you ask Hillary Clinton about her husband?'" Sharpton warned Newsday columnist Jimmy Breslin.
The guy has a point there!
Alarmingly, it appears Hillary is being primed for vice president. She must have quite a lot on Tom Daschle. First, he gave her a leadership position on the Senate Democratic Steering and Coordination Committee, a taxpayer-funded political propaganda committee. That makes Hillary the Senate Dem's propaganda czar. Then, this expressed hater of the American military wins a coveted seat on the Senate Armed Services Committee. Can she even pass a security check?
Something is definitely wrong with this picture! There is no way Hillary should be trusted with the information she will receive as a member of the Armed Services Committee. Evidently, there is a whole lot more to this story than anyone is reporting.
When Daschle unexpectedly decided not to run for president in 2004, he said he preferred to "fight the fights" against Bush and Republicans from the Senate floor. Problem is, that is what he hired Hillary for. She's the owner of all those FBI files.
Over on the House side, the new House Minority Leader, Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), demonstrated her total disregard for American law yet again. This time, she ordered that the Phillip Burton Federal Building in San Francisco, housing her local office, is to become the first federal facility to accept Mexican-issued ID cards -- used by illegal immigrants as valid identification while squatting here.
These ID cards are a major scam on the American people. Despite concerns by U.S. law enforcement honchos and immigration officials, the Mexican government is passing the identity cards out by the thousands to Mexican illegals in this country. These "matricular consular cards" cost about $25, run for five years and can be obtained from many Mexican consular offices with just a birth certificate and a photo identification issued in either Mexico or the United States. No legal resident needs one. Yet, the Mexican government wants them accepted for all services in the United States. Pelosi is working towards that end.
On another important matter: Congress gave the grandmothers and grandfathers of the nation living on Social Security an average cost of living increase of about ten bucks a month this year. But, they gave themselves a $4,700 annual cost of living increase. Fact is, since 1990, Congress has given themselves a whopping $18,000 in pay raises -- more than the total amount anyone on Social Security gets.
So, there you have the class hierarchy in our government. Congress gets a $4,700 annual cost of living raise. Federal employees will receive a 4.1% increase. Great-grandma, on Social Security, received but a paltry 1.2% increase. Apparently, the cost of living must be a lot more for those employed by the government.
Memo to Capitol Hill: People are noticing!
Now comes a Meals for Deals program. The House just voted to increase the amount of graft they can receive from lobbyists and others. New changes would allow groups like charities (read political non-profits!) to give lawmakers free travel and lodging at resorts and make it easier for lobbyists to send complimentary food to congressional offices.
Strange place, that Washington, D.C. Even the so called conservatives are becoming like liberals with their grubby hands out looking for more free goodies in trade for votes.
Daschle's overpaid wife lobbies the house, yet it is just amazing how many of her proposed bills he has quietly inserted into Senate bills over the years. That's sort of illegal, of course.
Rev. Al says he'll shut up about all the Democratic corruption if no one mentions all the ethical questions in his past. Chappaquiddick?
Hillary, expressed hater of military, is on Senate Armed Services Committee. Can she even pass a security check? Hillary still has all those FBI files.
Pelosi (D-CA), in total disregard for American law, ordered Mexican issued ID cards for squatters here.
Cost of Living Raises: Congress $4,700, federal employees 4.1% increase, great-grandma on SS 1.2%. Apparently, the cost of living must be a lot more for those employed by the government. Now comes a Meals for Deals program. Memo to Capitol Hill: People are noticing!
Even the so called conservatives are becoming like liberals with their grubby hands out looking for more free goodies in trade for votes.
This is reason #652 of why Sharpton is the 'Rats worst nightmare. Republicans don't get away with squat - we get nuked every time we sneeze in the wrong direction. But Democrats are corrupt to the core, and always get away with it, thanks to a conniving and complicit press.
And along comes Sharpton, who's a loose cannon on deck that will selfishly take down the pirate ship "DNC" if necessary, by pointing it out.
Burn'em, Al baby, Burn.
ROFL
Worth repeating in bold.
That wouldn't even last until the election. If the polls showed a Dem win, hillary would take over top spot. If they didn't, she'd bail and make sure there wasn't a Dem incumbent in 2008.
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