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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHow deep is this corruption?
Besides Devin Nunes, how many other Congressmen are complicit in this scandal and cover-up?
Besides Ron Johnson, how many other US Senators might be complicit in this mess?
How many in the Republican Party have taken contributions from Russia, either directly or indirectly? How many of them are assisting Russia in their effort to whitewash Putin in the 2016 elections? How many of them are willing to ignore the warning of Fiona Hill, our foremost expert on Putin and their intelligence services?
How corrupt is the Republican Party in this scandal? How many have agreed to tie the fortunes of their Party and their country upon the integrity of Donald J Trump?
The question we must ask: How much of a threat is this corruption to our national security and our democracy?
C_U_L8R
(45,000 posts)might be a quicker, easier exercise.
JHB
(37,158 posts)empedocles
(15,751 posts)Cartaphelius
(868 posts)is who isn't corrupt?
Seriously. Is it human nature or learned?
I would suggest that we, as a people, somehow, got separated, fragmented
really from the value of the means of production, in every aspect. Clearly,
profit is a necessity. Yet, when the means of production become fragmented,
the need for profit on the original product increases. This continues at every
step. When labor is contracted out to reduce overhead, the profit potentially
shared with employees now serves as profit, to seller and labor contractor
instead of the employees. And on it goes ad nauseum.
And according to economist, themselves being paid similarly, this model will
last forever.
However, logic dictates it will and cannot, effectively do so. That is, not without
the inherent inequities presently current in today's structure, where everyone
involved in any transaction, excluding labor, is required to profit.
Moostache
(9,895 posts)There is not one among them that is clean. ZERO.
The proof is in this sordid impeachment gas lighting they are engaged in...there is more evidence against Trump in this than against all other Presidential scandals in the history of the republic, yet they "don't see anything worthy of Impeachment"?
FUCK THEM.
Every single one of them.
Corrupt traitors and a group of people so odious that the stench will linger forever.
global1
(25,242 posts)sickened by what is going on with their Party and what is happening to this country? Why aren't they willing to speak out?
Are they really worried about losing their job or does it go deeper than that? Have they been threatened with theirs or their families lives? Does it go that far?
How has Trump attained such power? Is he really just a Putin tool or is he an evil genius?
Right now what I'm seeing is that he ranks up there with the most diabolical of James Bond villains. Ian Fleming couldn't make up a story as sinister as what is going on right before our eyes in real time.
tavernier
(12,382 posts)They are the ones standing up and loudly declaring their outrage at Don Boorleone!
... chirp chirp... ... ...
Lars39
(26,109 posts)If they havent resigned theyre in deeply. Also goes down to state level, with state election commissioners, and lawmakers, imo.
Midnight Writer
(21,751 posts)Then add the biggest NRA beneficiaries.
RKP5637
(67,107 posts)Hermit-The-Prog
(33,328 posts)panader0
(25,816 posts)Gangsters
Of
Putin
GoCubsGo
(32,080 posts)The few decent ones, such as Richard Painter, Malcolm Nance, and Nicole Wallace, left the part a long, long time ago. I could see Lisa Murkowski, and maybe a few others, bolting at some point, but the rest... Bunch of fucking, anti-American traitors.
Buckeyeblue
(5,499 posts)Now they are nothing more than cornered rats, ready to bite whatever comes close.
liberal N proud
(60,334 posts)bluestarone
(16,924 posts)Name ONE that's even half human