Posted by: Democratic Thinker | September 12, 2009
Unethical Party Members #2
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Why do we Democrats not discipline unethical members of our own party?
Why wait for others to point out our faults? Even fair-minded citzens can see our hypocrisy.
Luke 6:42—Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother’s eye.
Opinion column from the Washington Examiner (excerpt):
The clock is ticking on tax cheat Charlie Rangel
By: Byron York
Chief Political Correspondent
September 1, 2009
It hasn’t gotten much attention amid news of Ted Kennedy, Obamacare and the worsening outlook in Afghanistan, but an extraordinary situation is developing in the House of Representatives. With each passing day, it’s becoming more clear that the powerful committee chairman in charge of writing America’s tax laws is a financial wheeler-dealer, a serial asset-hider, and a tax offender.
(Read complete article at original site)
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