Power corrupts both parties

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Power corrupts both parties
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A rare bipartisan unity was achieved in the House of Representatives this week.
<CENTER></CENTER>What was it that brought lawmakers together? A determination to win the war on terror? A plan to secure our borders? A compromise to save Social Security from bankruptcy?

Nah. Democratic and Republican leaders in the House joined together to protest the search the FBI made last weekend of the offices of Rep. William Jefferson (D., La.), who is under investigation for allegedly accepting a bribe from a Kentucky businessman.

<CENTER></CENTER>Partisan differences are set aside when (and apparently only when) the privileges of lawmakers are threatened.

One would imagine, that in the wake of the Duke Cunningham and Jack Abramoff scandals, the GOP would be grateful for the attention devoted to Mr. Jefferson, because his case, and that of Rep. Alan Mollohan (D., W.Va.), make Democratic denunciations of the "Republican culture of corruption " seem a case of the pot calling the kettle black.

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But one would be wrong.

http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060527/COLUMNIST14/605270341/-1/COLUMNIST

[Longhorn_Platinum]

:unsmile: One can only wonder, if the parties were reversed, would demonicrat congressmen complain about the FBI investigating a Republican? I doubt it.

[BuckeyeMike]

Power corrupts both parties....................NO SHEEEAAAATTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Beowulf]

This two party system is killing this country.