As you may have noticed, I've created a new label (Giant Douches vs. Turd Sandwiches) for some of my posts. For those of you that don't watch South Park, it's a nod to one of my favorite episodes. The purpose of these posts will be to demonstrate how both sides, Democrat and Republican, are corrupt and complete hypocrites about what they claim to stand for. Since I think this is going to be a reoccurring theme all the way up to the fall '08 elections, I've decided to try to convince you that neither side is worth your loyalty. At the very least, you should be able to get a few laughs at how utterly stupid they both are as they condemn behavior....even as they participate in it.* Keep Gay People Where They Belong, So I Can Find Them*
As some of you know by now, Larry Craig, a Republican Senator from Idaho, was caught this summer trying to pick up an undercover Vice-Squad Policeman in a Men's room stall at a Minneapolis airport. It seems Senator Craig played "footsies" and made some sexually advances to the undercover officer prior to his arrest. After a barrage of calls to resign by his Republican counterparts, Senator Craig finally conceded that he couldn't wait it out any longer, and resigned his position on Sept. 1, 2007. This wouldn't even be worth talking about if it wasn't for the fact that Senator Craig has been an outspoken opponent of Gay Rights in any form. Since this has been well reported by the mainstream media all I can add is this; When will gay Republicans learn that they shouldn't be in the closet about it, especially if their going to espouse anti-gay rhetoric? The only good news here is; at least the Republicans are holding their own accountable, even if it is only to end the "Culture of Corruption" tag given to them by the Democrats.
*Criminals For Clinton*
Speaking of the "Culture of Corruption", Hillary Clinton has found herself in the defensive position as she tries to explain why one of her top contributors is a fugitive from justice. It seems that Norman Hsu (pronounced like "Shoe") has donated over $225,000 to Democrat campaigns over the past three years all while being wanted for fraud and skipping out on his 1992 prison sentence. Hillary has tried to distance herself from Mr. Hsu despite having met him several times at fundraisers and even having had her picture taken with him. The general excuse being doled out by the Clinton camp is that she can't be responsible for the actions of all her donators (O.K., how about just the top 5?) and that Barack Obama also received some money from him as well, (Nice, throw someone else to the dogs to save your own ass.) For most of us older folks, this smacks of the Marc Rich fiasco. Mr. Rich was also a fugitive who gave heavily to the Bill Clinton Campaign and then was rewarded with a full pardon. It seems pardons are a big chip for the Clintons to get contributions. For the record, Mr. Hsu claims he wanted nothing in return for his contributions. (Insert laugh track here). This story was FAR less reported by the mainstream media and my guess is there will be no call by Democrats for any action to stop or punish this behavior.
Well, there you go. What a wonderful choice we have. Until the day voters say enough is enough and start "wasting" our votes on true third party candidates instead of these losers, I'm afraid the hypocrisy will just continue. The first step is to stop excusing their behavior. Republicans or Democrats, when you see this kind of thing going on, demand accountability, and not just during election years. If we don't demand better from our politicians and stop defending their bad behavior, our choice will continue to be between a Giant Douche and a Turd Sandwich, and it will continue to be what we deserve. H.C.
