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2015-06-06 Government

Lincoln Chafee sez it: Hildebeest too corrupt to be president

[WAPO] He has virtually no chance to get the Democratic nomination but former Rhode Island Governor and Senator Lincoln Chafee deserves credit. He finally said what all responsible Democrats need to acknowledge about their inevitable nominee:

It's a long record going back over decades of questionable ethical practices. People groan when I bring up Whitewater and all these things, the Rose Law Firm records; it seems like it never stops. Now, we are into the tenure of secretary of State and the emails and of course the Clinton Foundation donations at the same time the State Department is making critical decisions, combined with some of those donations by the Clinton Foundation. It's just too close and too many ethical questions. Over my 30-year record in public office, I've never had any ethical questions about my behavior.

Well, good for him. There are a few critical points worth noting here.

First, we are not talking about an isolated incident in Clinton's career. We are talking about endemic behavior, a pattern of conduct reinforced over decades. The has inverted the essence of public service. Rather than serve the voters she has used to her office and her potential candidacy to further her own political and financial interests. It undermines the notion of accountability and ultimately of democracy itself to say that corrupt, secretive and dishonest pols deserve our indulgence.

Second, not everyone does it. Not all politicians are crooks; in fact no other politician behaves as she does.

Posted by Besoeker 2015-06-06 05:51|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 And yet one of the Clinton "Take Down Organizations" and the NYTs is going after Rubio and his wife for traffic violations. Now there's hubris. "The don't look at me for murder, look at him for jaywalking" strategy--figuratively speaking.

Posted by JohnQC 2015-06-06 08:03|| 2015-06-06 08:03|| Front Page Top

#2 ..which is why one third of the electorate will vote for Satan manifested as long as he/she is a declared Lefty. They just need a little 'the other guy isn't perfect therefore....' justification.

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-06-06 08:54|| 2015-06-06 08:54|| Front Page Top

#3 A little mad-scientisty too:

Posted by Blossom Unains5562 2015-06-06 11:48|| 2015-06-06 11:48|| Front Page Top

#4 I saw that little hit piece on Rubio.

Gives you a good idea of who the Democrats are afraid of.

But give me a break, establish some kind of moral equivalency between a speeding ticket and the abandonment of a US ambassador and his security detail to an expected terrorist attack.

Besides, the silliness is that most of the traffic citations the dems went after and published in the Times were for Rubio's wife. Seems Mrs. Rubio is a spirited lady with a lead foot, which I like, show me a man with a spirited lady for a wife and I'll show you a MAN.

Posted by Bill Clinton 2015-06-06 11:50|| 2015-06-06 11:50|| Front Page Top

#5 The left is going to drag Hillary's sorry carcass across the finish line November 1st, dead or alive.

Posted by badanov 2015-06-06 12:05|| http://www.chriscovert.net 2015-06-06 12:05|| Front Page Top

#6 Blossom - She is wearing the outfit she picked up after rummaging through the "Goodwill drop off box", after leaving the WH - We were dead broke

Posted by Shese Glealing5505 2015-06-06 12:18|| 2015-06-06 12:18|| Front Page Top

#7 I think what the Times is doing is helping (without realizing it) to distinguish Rubio and Clinton: Rubio's the candidate with a lead foot, and Clinton's the candidate best known for lying, stealing, violating national security, and taking bribes from all over the world.

Thank you New York Times, the voters never would have figured that one out on their own...

Posted by Steve White 2015-06-06 15:13|| 2015-06-06 15:13|| Front Page Top

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