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Edited on Sun Feb-26-06 11:03 PM by still_one
Johnson lied about the Gulf of Tolkien, and over 60 thousands Americans died, and hundreds of thousands of people in Viet Nam died also.
Dan Rostenkowski was indicted on corruption charges, for his key role in the Congressional Check Kiting Scandal, and was forced to step down from all Congressional leadership positions. Charges against Rostenkowski included keeping "ghost" employees on his payroll, using Congressional funds to buy gifts such as chairs and ashtrays for friends, and trading in officially purchased stamps for cash at the House post office. In 1996, he pleaded guilty to reduced charges of mail fraud. He was fined and was sentenced to 17 months in prison, of which he served 15.
Wilbur Mills served in the House of Representatives and was the chair of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, a post he held longer than any other in American history. Mills was often termed "the most powerful man in Washington" during his tenure. He was one of the Democrats who signed "The Southern Manifesto" condeming the U.S. Supreme Court decision to desegretate the nation's public schools, "Brown V. Board of Education. This was signed by 96 Democrats from southern states.
The Japanese internment was done and approved under FDR.
I could go on, but it is important to recognize the fact that we have had our issues in the past
Currently the repukes have done quite a lot of damage to our democracy and our status in the world. The problem with the Democrats today is NOT corruption, BUT THE LACK OF ACTION. They have rubber-stamped practically everything that has been brought by this administration, and THAT IS UNFORGIVABLE.
Yes, there are prominent, and courageous democrats who did NOT give this administration a blank check, but for the last six years it has been dismal at best.
The biggest threat to our government today is the lack of checks and balances
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