tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8746692.post3884227801135852330..comments2024-03-19T11:28:58.168-04:00Comments on History Unfolding: Partisanship and corruptionDavid Kaiserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05020082243968071584noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8746692.post-37028992309891009942007-03-20T18:20:00.000-04:002007-03-20T18:20:00.000-04:00There is no "scandal" regarding the A.G. That is ...There is no "scandal" regarding the A.G. That is a media made up noise. Much ado about nothing. Eyes rolling....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8746692.post-63842685443786619442007-03-20T14:03:00.000-04:002007-03-20T14:03:00.000-04:00The higher standard of partisan loyalty is partly ...The higher standard of partisan loyalty is partly a reflection of how the Bush administration was constructed. Personal loyalty to Bush and ideological conformity are preferred consistently over professional capacity or ability to think independently. This is one of the root causes of the remarkable incompetence of the Bush administration.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8746692.post-43571606925299936782007-03-20T09:18:00.000-04:002007-03-20T09:18:00.000-04:00The two U.S. Senators who actually voted against t...The two U.S. Senators who actually voted against the Gulf of Tonkin resolution in 1964 were Oregon's Wayne Morse and Alaska's Ernest Gruening, both giants who had maverick status amongst their peers. In essence, their vote was a bold political act on par with that of Jeanette Rankin's votes in the House against both WWI amd WWII.<BR/><BR/><BR/>The Senate passed the resolution 88-2; the House, 414 to 0.George Buddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10567769949113869344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8746692.post-73094970177906602642007-03-18T14:46:00.000-04:002007-03-18T14:46:00.000-04:00"The main source of this partisan tilt was a huge ..."The main source of this partisan tilt was a huge disparity in investigations of local politicians, in which Democrats were seven times as likely as Republicans to face Justice Department scrutiny."<BR/><BR/>Hi David,<BR/><BR/>Well, as a resident of Illnois where the Republican US Attorney General Patrick Fitzgerald has been busy prosecuting the former GOP governor George Ryan, the Chicago mob, key figures in the administration of Mayor Richard Daley and has now( I believe) started investigating the administration of Democratic governor Rod Blogojevic - corruption may be the bipartisan norm. <BR/><BR/>What is different about Fitzgerald is that he is an out-of-stater with no political ties to either party here. Perhaps that should become a DOJ rule for appointment of A.G.'s instead of letting home state senators effectively pick " local boys" who will protect the status quo.<BR/><BR/>Incidently, apointing Fitzgerald cost former Senator Peter Fitzgerald (no relation) his seat.markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16283319657103608208noreply@blogger.com