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]]> By: too many steves http://informedspeculation.com/2006/11/15/the-culture-of-corruption-gets-a-new-lease-on-life/comment-page-1/#comment-140316 too many steves Wed, 15 Nov 2006 17:11:19 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/11/15/the-culture-of-corruption-gets-a-new-lease-on-life/#comment-140316 The cynic in me would like to point out that for all the talk in elections about "change" it is rare that such a thing actually is accomplished. Sure, the names and faces are different, but the mechanics of how this works are not. The skeptic in me hopes that this is just a disappointing start rather than an indicator of what is to come. I'm not a Democrat, and believe they and their policies will fail, but I am an American and so will hope that we don't lose in the process. The cynic in me would like to point out that for all the talk in elections about “change” it is rare that such a thing actually is accomplished. Sure, the names and faces are different, but the mechanics of how this works are not.

The skeptic in me hopes that this is just a disappointing start rather than an indicator of what is to come. I’m not a Democrat, and believe they and their policies will fail, but I am an American and so will hope that we don’t lose in the process.

]]> By: Fargus http://informedspeculation.com/2006/11/15/the-culture-of-corruption-gets-a-new-lease-on-life/comment-page-1/#comment-140286 Fargus Wed, 15 Nov 2006 16:04:36 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/11/15/the-culture-of-corruption-gets-a-new-lease-on-life/#comment-140286 Believe me, I think that the beginning of any new start should be cleaning out the closet. And if that doesn't necessarily mean something like getting rid of Hoyer and Murtha, it certainly means giving leadership positions to others than them, who don't have their own ethics problems going on. It happened with the Republicans and I was disappointed; now it's happening with the Democrats, and I'm more disappointed. It's not a deal-breaker for me, and I don't think that it's necessarily a rock-solid indication of things to come, but at the least it's an inauspicious beginning. Believe me, I think that the beginning of any new start should be cleaning out the closet. And if that doesn’t necessarily mean something like getting rid of Hoyer and Murtha, it certainly means giving leadership positions to others than them, who don’t have their own ethics problems going on. It happened with the Republicans and I was disappointed; now it’s happening with the Democrats, and I’m more disappointed.

It’s not a deal-breaker for me, and I don’t think that it’s necessarily a rock-solid indication of things to come, but at the least it’s an inauspicious beginning.

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