The Right State

For months the Democrats have been using the phrase ‘politics of corruption’ to describe the Republican Party.  The Democrats may have been a little too quick on the trigger since their leader in the Senate has an ethics issue of his own to deal with.

The Senate Democratic leader, Harry Reid of Nevada, said his office contacted the Senate ethics committee on Wednesday and offered to correct his financial disclosure statements if they misrepresented his ties to a land deal in his home state in which his family made a profit of about $700,000.

In a statement, Mr. Reid did not acknowledge errors in the disclosure forms but said he was ready to make a “technical correction” if the ethics committee determined that adjustments were needed.

The contact with the committee was prompted by an article released Wednesday by The Associated Press that suggested Mr. Reid might have violated Congressional ethics rules by failing to disclose financial transactions involving two adjoining land parcels on the outskirts of Las Vegas that he and his family bought in 1998 for about $400,000.  (emphasis added by TRS)

If?  If?  He had ties to a land deal in which he made three-quarters of a million dollars and did not disclose it on his financial statements and wants to correct them ‘if’ he misrepresented himself.  Then he calls it a ‘technical correction.’  This is a way of saying I lied without saying ‘I lied.’

I noted Reid’s culture of corruption problems back in May of this year when he and Senator John McCain accepted high priced boxing tickets from the Nevada Boxing Commission for free.  After the ensuing firestorm McCain paid for his tickets while Reid only promised not to accept any more free tickets.

It is a good thing I do not judge the Democratic Party by the actions of Harry Reid, otherwise I would consider the entire party corrupt.  But wait… isn’t that what the Democrats are doing to Republicans.  Okay, I guess I could say that the Democratic Party is corrupt because Harry Reid seems to be corrupt, but I won’t.

And once again, the Democrats seem incapable of facing their problems.  Reid’s spokesman is blaming the Republican Party for their problems.  Typical!

Hat tip: Captain’s Quarters.  Captain Ed has much more on Democratic Senator Harry Reid’s corruption probems and calls for a full Ethics Panel investigation.

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