The Right State

It is a well known and established fact that Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia, has its flaws and is sometimes incorrect.  The problem is anyone can make a correction to the site.  Wikipedia has been used by politicians in the past to either bolster their own credentials or slam their opponents.

Enter the gubernatorial Democratic primary election in Georgia.  The winner of this election will face off against Republican Sonny Purdue, the current governor.  According to CNN the campaign manager for candidate Cathy Cox, Morton Brilliant, added an entry into the online encyclopedia about the family of her opponent, Lt. Governor Mark Taylor.

“Taylor’s son Fletcher recently was involved in an alcohol-related car accident. The passenger in his car, whom Fletcher identified as his best friend, was killed. Currently, Fletcher is in an alcohol treatment facility awaiting trial.”

Cox has repeatedly indicated to her staff that the family of her opponents is off limits.  Brilliant on the other hand has resigned his position in the wake of this current flap.

But what I want to know is why it always seems to be the Democrats who use these kinds of shenanigans.

Remember this:

A former Democratic operative will plead guilty to a federal charge of illegally obtaining Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele’s credit report, the woman’s attorney said yesterday.

She was part of Charles Schumer’s DSCC who was trying to find some dirt on Steele.  This operative had to steal Steele’s SSN# and then illegally obtain the report.  They will stop at nothing to win an election. Hat tip to Delmarva Dealings

Remember how in each election the Democrats sue to keep the polls open longer.  I guess that way, they can slash more tires of the Republican vans bringing people to the polls while having road worthy vans themselves to carry their supporters to the polls. (Hat tip to Culture of Corruption)

Remember how Al Gore went to the Courts to try to win the election in 2000.  And even went so far as to disallow votes from our men and women in uniform who are protecting, fighting and dying for us, just because the military does not always place a stamp on their mail.

According to the New York Times there was voter intimidation at the Republican National Convention in New York in 2004.  (The article can found here)

The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation and is demanding records regarding Internet postings by critics of the Bush administration that list the names of Republican delegates and urge protesters to give them an unwelcome reception in New York City.
Federal prosecutors said in a grand jury subpoena that the information was needed as part of an investigation into possible voter intimidation.

Remember the bait-and-switch of Jean Carnahan in Missouri with her deceased husband in the election of 2000 and Frank Lautenberg in New Jersey after Robert Torricelli resigned after a corruption scandal.  Hat tip to Cynical Nation.

The problem is that I could go on and on and on. The Democrats talk about a “Culture of Corruption” in the Republican ranks, but I think they should look at home first.  Even now the Democrats have their own problem with Alan Mollohan. (Hat tip to EyeHackerBlog)

And who can ever forget the scandal ridden Clinton administration where there was one REAL scandal after another.  And I will not even attempt to list those.

Then there is the story of Alan Mollohan the top Democrat on the House Ethic Committee who had to step down because of his scandel.

The top Democrat on the House ethics committee, Alan Mollohan, will leave the panel _ at least temporarily while he defends his own financial conduct, Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said Friday.

Mollohan’s decision comes in an election year when his party is accusing majority Republicans of allowing a “culture of corruption” in Congress.

The Wall Street Journal reported two weeks ago that Mollohan steered millions of dollars to nonprofit groups in his district _ with much of the money going to organizations run by people who contribute to the lawmaker’s campaigns.

So the Republicans are not the only ones with a problem.  Political corruption has always been with us. Splinter’s Blog has a good rundown on why we have so much scandal in Congress and why it runs so deep.

Congress has always been corrupted by the almighty Dollar. Those that have loads of money to spend on paid lobbyists tend to get their way when there’s legislation that’s favorable to their clients’ interest at the expense of others.

The Founding Fathers wanted a transparant government due to what His Majesty, George VI, put them through when petitions being turned away and our complaints being turned aside until we couldn’t take it anymore. One of the things that they guarenteed Americans is that if we needed to petition for a redress of grievances, that, we’d be heard. This was supposed to level the playing field to some extant.

The point is that the Democrats are just pointing fingers and hoping some of their mud throwing will stick.  And I have to give them credit.  The Dems are doing a good job of deflecting much of the public’s attention on to the Republican Party.  Of course the Democrats also have a willing accomplices in the MSM who report on every hiccup of the Republicans.  If only they were as willing to treat both sides of the political spectrum equally.  Maybe that is too much to ask.

The Wikipedia scandal is just one more to stack on all the other scandels shared by the corrupt Democratic Party.  The Dems will point out Tom Delay, money laundering, and George Bush, he lied, but both are false.  The charges against Delay were brought about by a partisan hack in Travis County prosecutor, Ronnie Earl.  After a two year investigation and numerous leaks to the media, this is all he could come up with?  And President Bush did not lie any more than President Clinton or the members of Congress lied.  This is nothing more than partisan politics.  The Democrats on the other hand have REAL scandals.  (For more of the Democrats scandals go to The Culture of Corruption)

Tags: Bias, Culture, Politics //