Denny Hastert, Fristy, and now TOM DELAY condemning FBI raid on

[yellowcanine]

a Dem congressional office. Since when does this crowd care about constitutional niceties and doing things according to proper procedure? This is the same group that has been flouting House and Senate rules for the past 6 years to ram through whatever George Bush wants. Does anyone else smell a rat?

[shaniqua6392]

1. Me thinks

they doth protest too much!!!! LOL!!

[MADem]

2. Aw, shit, we're NEXT!!!

Where will I hide my porn, my stashes of cash, and my freebie favors and geegaws now? That safe is way too heavy to move, and doggoneit, where can I move this stuff to? That damn Jefferson already put the kabosh on the freezer idea!!!!!

[Vickers]

7. "That damn Jefferson already put the kabosh on the freezer idea!!!!!"

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[marmar]

3. They can all commiserate about it at Leavenworth...

:nopity:

[Avalux]

4. Does corruption bind more than party affiliation?

They recognize if it can happen to Jefferson, it can happen to them. They're only worried about their own hides.

[Norquist Nemesis]

5. The Three Musketeers Unite!

:sarcasm:

[Old and In the Way]

6. Normally, I'd be sympathetic to this argument.

But considering the suspects who are complaining, I'm thinking it might not be such a bad thing. Long term, maybe Congress will start doing the jobs they were hired for and provide oversight on this tyranny biased administration. I think they assumed the Executive would provide cover for their transgressions in return for their rubberstamping approval. Looks like they got double-crossed?

[Sanity Claws]

12. This is short-sighted

What happens next year when the dems have a majority and start investigations of the corruption, MIHOP, and all of the other scandals of the past few years? If we turn a blind eye to this, the * administration has precedent to invade Congress and steal its investigative materials. Slippery, slimy slope.

[yellowcanine]

13. Oh I agree. But I suspect the motives of Hastert et al. are less than

driven snow pure.

[Old and In the Way]

14. I totally understand your point. Actually, I do agree with it.

But this isn't my dad's Republican Party. I can't count how many precedents that this Congress and Executive branch have created.....it's like there are no rules anymore. I'm not even sure we can count on our electoral process to correct the problems. The only thing that might change the equation is the FBI going after Congressional Corruption. I'm not sure how you can break up the Republican Syndicate without it. But I say this fully cognizant of the constitutional problems this creates.

[rodeodance]

8. Fritz himed and hawed when i heard him. not exactly a gun ho condemnation.

[Sanity Claws]

9. Not sure what's going on here

yes, the pubs in Congress have been marching lock step with * but things are starting to turn. First, the pubs know that they will lose in November so some of them are stepping up and trying to distance themselves from * in the hope of keeping their seats. Second, I think many of them are learning that * and his narrow circle won't protect them when push comes to shove. * will turn on anyone if he deems it necessary. Look how Rove turned on Novak, according to recent reports. I do think that the Congressional leadership is genuinely shocked. I think * overplayed his hand on this one. * thought the pubs would just roll over because he did it to a dem. The pubs are starting to understand that they are next, if it's convenient for *.
Finally, I think Hastert's claiming retaliation by the DOJ show that this is genuine concern, not some chess game set up to trap dems.

[babylonsister]

10. Awww, the Three Stooges! nt

[fooj]

11. How about smelling of rotten egg?