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To: sylvester80 who wrote (68813)	12/10/2004 6:59:04 PM
From: SiouxPal	Respond to of 89467

******$20 Contest #3 tonight at about 8 PM est********** on my thread for existing posters there. :•) Sioux

To: sylvester80 who wrote (68813)	12/11/2004 2:41:40 PM
From: jlallen	Respond to of 89467

LOL!! As usual, your post is incoherent....

To: sylvester80 who wrote (68813)	12/11/2004 8:53:38 PM
From: sylvester80	Respond to of 89467

Tom DeLay = Corrupt criminal and leader of Republican House Trent Lott = Racist and leader of Republican Senate House GOP quite shameless in ethics-rule repeal Date published: 12/11/2004 House Republicans have done something truly appalling. They've knocked down an ethics rule that banned House members from holding leadership positions if they've been indicted on felony charges. They did it on behalf of House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. A number of his associates have already been indicted by a Texas grand jury, and he's expected to take a similar hit in the near future. What's astonishing about it is that the Republicans just repealed a provision they put in place back in 1993 when they said they were cleaning up Congress. This is no mere act of hypocrisy, though. Nor is it just a Beltway issue that's relevant only in Washington. This is a national moral lapse that cuts to the heart of our government. It's an utter outrage. Exactly when did we become what we detest? When did we reach that point where we would even consider allowing either party to so blatantly and arrogantly flaunt its ability to manipulate the entire system in its favor and to remove the balance that our system of government needs to function fairly and properly? Tom DeLay has already been rebuked four times by the House Ethics Committee for various violations. When people like us play by the rules and pay the taxes that provide for Tom DeLay's salary, actions like those of the Ethics Committee Republicans are not only intolerable, but also another example of the Republicans' obvious lack of interest in morality and honor. Just imagine how great Republicans like Abraham Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt would react. It's a disgrace. When politicians fail to govern with dignity, we must stand up, speak out, and hold them accountable. Richard Bennett Stafford fredericksburg.com