I'm going to respect Kos' rules and not call anyone out by name, but you know who you are...
You told me I was ridiculous when I said They are not your friends.
When I called them Scummy Motherfuckers, y'all got snarky and suggested that I do more harm than good.
Well, today we see that those of you that refuse to demand accountability from Democrats will get what you deserve - fucked over.
(smoking gun on the flip)
You see, you'll be paying Mark Foley's pension for the rest of his life - even though he preyed on pages.
You'll be paying Jim Kolbe's pension for the rest of his life - even though he obstructed justice.
You get to watch Bohner, Hastert, Reynolds, Shimkus and the rest of the depraved crew slide by scot-free - even though they put political calculations ahead of the safety of the pages working for them.
What does this have to do with Democrats? Howard Berman (D, California) was the ranking member on the Ethics Committee. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D, Ohio) was the other democrat on the investigative subcommittee. They both signed off on the report and appeared with Doc Hastings at the press conference to give cover for the Republicans. Did you see that show? Oh, it was grand. Lotsa backslapping and bi-partisanship.
NO FUCKING ACCOUNTABILITY!!
(Other democratic members of the committee are Gene Green (TX), Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA) and Michael F. Doyle (PA))
Your Democrats on the Ethics Committee provided cover for a republican child sex predator scandal. Everything's been swept under the rug. No rules violated!!?? WTF?? Is it me - am I insane? Why isn't this site lit up with outrage?
These were 16 year old kids being preyed upon by 50 year old men (Kolbe and Foley). And a bunch of other old white men covered it all up. In the real world - the one you and I live in - that's called aiding and abetting or maybe obstruction of justice. In their world? It's a fucking hiccup. Nothing to see here, move along. I'm gonna retire, collect my golden parachute, my platinum health insurance for life and I'll see you on the golf course. [wink, wink - bring a sexy young lad to caddy for us - wink, wink]
Listen - I've never advocated burning the master's house down. But I do ask that y'all buck up and take responsibility for your leaders. Their my leaders too, and I'm appalled. They are not our friends. They are an old-boy racket whose first priority is taking care of themselves. They're a fraternity. A brotherhood. And we're their enemy because we want accountability from them.
Well as long as they make that clear to us (and how much clearer can it be than when they cover up a child sex predation scandal?), we should heed the message.
Watch. Keep score. Organize. Primary. Get a Congress that cares about the things you care about.