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Stonepounder

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5. I also struggle with this.

Sat Feb 2, 2019, 02:59 AM

Feb 2019

People change. If we are going to call for every politician who has any kind of skeleton in the closet, we not going to get good government.

How many members of DU have something in their past they are ashamed of, something that they really would not like the world to know about? I know I certainly do.

Go read a biography of Sen. Robert Byrd, who started as a KKK member and ended up a champion for Civil rights, saying that his association with the KKK was the biggest mistake of his life. Byrd served for over 50 years in the US Senate.

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Truly Torn [View all] NanceGreggs Feb 2019 OP

With these circumstances, can *anyone* in Virginia, Democrat or Republican no_hypocrisy Feb 2019 #1

As much as it empty me, Nancy is right. Blue_true Feb 2019 #3

A RECORD counts. I don't know the details of what all Gov. N. has done since his "conversion," but Doitnow Feb 2019 #17

Thank You for this excellent OP, Nance. Cha Feb 2019 #2

I am torn also Gothmog Feb 2019 #4

I also struggle with this. Stonepounder Feb 2019 #5

and LBJ dalton99a Feb 2019 #11

Senator Robert Byrd FormerOstrich Feb 2019 #6

+1000 smirkymonkey Feb 2019 #7

Huh. The change of heart apology after he got caught? Maru Kitteh Feb 2019 #8

Have you openly owned up to every shitty thing you've done? Adrahil Feb 2019 #16

We Must Hold Elected Officials to a Higher Standard McKim Feb 2019 #9

Excellent OP malaise Feb 2019 #10

In the time since your OP, Nance, he's had the chance to do the right thing... JHB Feb 2019 #12

+1 dalton99a Feb 2019 #14

The irony is just too thick to even cut now lunatica Feb 2019 #13

I Hear You DallasNE Feb 2019 #15

I agree that Republicans have zero credibility treestar Feb 2019 #18