Next up Steven Cohen:
Stephen Ira Cohen is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative from Tennessee's 9th congressional district, since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes the western three-fourths of Memphis. Cohen is Tennessee's first Jewish congressman.
Did you know:
1) Cohen a former hedge fund manager who survived investigations for Insider Trading (despite paying a $135,000,000.00 settlement).
https://nypost.com/2016/11/30/steve-cohe...-for-135m/
Next we have Elijah Cummings:
Elijah Eugene Cummings is an American politician and the U.S. Representative for Maryland's 7th congressional district, currently serving in his 13th term in the House, having served since 1996. The district includes just over half of Baltimore City, most of the majority-black precincts of Baltimore County, as well as most of Howard County. He previously served in the Maryland House of Delegates. He is a member of the Democratic Party and current chair of the United States House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Did you know:
1) Top Dem Cummings under fire, wife may have reaped ‘illegal private benefit’ from his gov’t committee role
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/05/21/...ole-756960
2)
DOJ, Democrat Elijah Cummings spin together for the IRS
DOJ Working With Elijah Cummings To Protect The IRS
An aide to the attorney general accidentally calls the office of the House Oversight Committee chairman, asking for help in spinning the defense of the agency whose head just said they obey the law when they can.
We have commented many times of the all-too-cozy relationship between the IRS and Democratic members of the House and Senate, with members writing to the agency demanding that specific conservative groups and political action committees they find particularly irritating be subject to the “special scrutiny” that the Tea Party and other conservative and religious groups were subjected to in the ongoing scandal.
Of particular interest to us has been Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., ranking member on Rep. Darrell Issa’s House Government Reform and Oversight Committee, who has made every effort to keep the committee from finding out the true extent of IRS corruption and abuse of power in its targeting of conservatives…
Nancy Pelosi:
Nancy Patricia Pelosi is an American politician serving as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives since January 2019. First elected to Congress in 1987, she is the only woman to have served as Speaker and is the highest-ranking elected woman in United States history. Pelosi is second in the presidential line of succession, immediately after the vice president
Did you know:
1) StarKist, Pelosi, political favors, and political corruption
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/201...ption.html
Both sides have their fair share of politicians involved with shady dealings and corruption. It has always been part of the landscape, and always will be.
I like this. I would like to see one of the more progressive posters on this board do something similar with Republicans. It would be great to let each "side" make their case against the other. I bet we'd all be a little more annoyed with the system in Washington if politicians were scrutinized heavily.
(05-23-2019, 08:55 AM)homebiscuit Wrote: [ -> ]Both sides have their fair share of politicians involved with shady dealings and corruption. It has always been part of the landscape, and always will be.
But the fallacy is that it is only the GOP that does these things. The Democrats and Liberals are always anti-capitalism, and for the "little guy" or the "poor people".
What's being pointed out here is that they are all the same when it comes to morality and ethics (slim to none).
That's why they are politicians. They aren't in it for us, they are in it for them (and their ego). They want to sell books, get paid for speeches, maybe collect a paycheck for life....
All of them.
Anyone think AOC isn't just trying to better her life? Since she, ya know, couldn't even afford to live in D.C.?
That's why my argument has always been one of "I don't really care if they screw porn stars and cheat on their taxes, good for them.... what are their policies that will effect me and that I care about?
In that vein, most of the Dems have policies and ideas I can't get behind. Like Socialism and post birth "abortions".
Or they have no ideas at all.
(05-23-2019, 09:53 AM)Last42min Wrote: [ -> ]I like this. I would like to see one of the more progressive posters on this board do something similar with Republicans. It would be great to let each "side" make their case against the other. I bet we'd all be a little more annoyed with the system in Washington if politicians were scrutinized heavily.
I bet we'd be less annoyed if they were all given term limits.
(05-23-2019, 10:06 AM)Kane Wrote: [ -> ] (05-23-2019, 08:55 AM)homebiscuit Wrote: [ -> ]Both sides have their fair share of politicians involved with shady dealings and corruption. It has always been part of the landscape, and always will be.
But the fallacy is that it is only the GOP that does these things. The Democrats and Liberals are always anti-capitalism, and for the "little guy" or the "poor people".
What's being pointed out here is that they are all the same when it comes to morality and ethics (slim to none).
That's why they are politicians. They aren't in it for us, they are in it for them (and their ego). They want to sell books, get paid for speeches, maybe collect a paycheck for life....
All of them.
Anyone think AOC isn't just trying to better her life? Since she, ya know, couldn't even afford to live in D.C.?
That's why my argument has always been one of "I don't really care if they screw porn stars and cheat on their taxes, good for them.... what are their policies that will effect me and that I care about?
In that vein, most of the Dems have policies and ideas I can't get behind. Like Socialism and post birth "abortions".
Or they have no ideas at all.
(05-23-2019, 09:53 AM)Last42min Wrote: [ -> ]I like this. I would like to see one of the more progressive posters on this board do something similar with Republicans. It would be great to let each "side" make their case against the other. I bet we'd all be a little more annoyed with the system in Washington if politicians were scrutinized heavily.
I bet we'd be less annoyed if they were all given term limits.
It’s not a fallacy for any ‘woke’ person. But yes, it is a false narrative promulgated by their courtesans in the MSM.
I believe good will come out of the deep polarization we see today. As I posted in another thread, the antiseptic effects of sunlight on the left brought about by the last election has forever reframed the narrative of politics and news media. It will get worse before it gets better, but future voters will be more skeptical of what they’re being told by anyone who claims magnanimity.
Two words can solve much of the corruption in the swamp.
Term Limits
(05-23-2019, 02:53 PM)jagibelieve Wrote: [ -> ]Two words can solve much of the corruption in the swamp.
Term Limits
I can name that tune in one word:
Revolution
(05-23-2019, 02:53 PM)jagibelieve Wrote: [ -> ]Two words can solve much of the corruption in the swamp.
Term Limits
Mexico has had strict term limits at every level of government for over a century...
(05-23-2019, 07:16 PM)mikesez Wrote: [ -> ] (05-23-2019, 02:53 PM)jagibelieve Wrote: [ -> ]Two words can solve much of the corruption in the swamp.
Term Limits
Mexico has had strict term limits at every level of government for over a century...
Man, with your love of Mexian politics and their health care system I have to wonder why you're still here? Surely you'd be happier south of the border?
(05-23-2019, 09:29 PM)flsprtsgod Wrote: [ -> ] (05-23-2019, 07:16 PM)mikesez Wrote: [ -> ]Mexico has had strict term limits at every level of government for over a century...
Man, with your love of Mexian politics and their health care system I have to wonder why you're still here? Surely you'd be happier south of the border?
Way to miss the point, genius.
The point is Mexican politicians are famously corrupt. Term limits didn't help.
(05-23-2019, 09:52 PM)mikesez Wrote: [ -> ] (05-23-2019, 09:29 PM)flsprtsgod Wrote: [ -> ]Man, with your love of Mexian politics and their health care system I have to wonder why you're still here? Surely you'd be happier south of the border?
Way to miss the point, genius.
The point is Mexican politicians are famously corrupt. Term limits didn't help.
I didn't miss your little point, it's just silly how you love to bring up Mexico when you're degrading America.
(05-23-2019, 10:14 PM)flsprtsgod Wrote: [ -> ] (05-23-2019, 09:52 PM)mikesez Wrote: [ -> ]Way to miss the point, genius.
The point is Mexican politicians are famously corrupt. Term limits didn't help.
I didn't miss your little point, it's just silly how you love to bring up Mexico when you're degrading America.
there's another post on this thread literally calling for revolution in America, and my post wasn't even specifically about America, but I'm the one "degrading" America.
Ok.
(05-23-2019, 10:06 AM)Kane Wrote: [ -> ] (05-23-2019, 08:55 AM)homebiscuit Wrote: [ -> ]Both sides have their fair share of politicians involved with shady dealings and corruption. It has always been part of the landscape, and always will be.
But the fallacy is that it is only the GOP that does these things.
And the sad part is that there are millions and millions of people who still believe with all their heart that (1.) only the GOP does unethical things and (2.) Hillary Clinton did nothing wrong.