Posted by
rycK on Sunday, June 10, 2007 4:40:52 PM
We are all victims, in one way or the other, of the acts of politicians. One form of victimization involves the use of criminals as surrogates to swing from the coattails of some person seeking office. Here, they can influence the outcome of politician contests by providing some form of assistance. The notoriety of criminals stimulates and encourages certain parts of our society to political action. Hillary knew this at Yale with the Bobby Seale circus, the founder of the Black Panther Party. Another form arises from the constant assertions that some party advocates the Rule of Law and wants to insert a system devoid of corruption. Sure. The third form is excessive taxes, too disgusting to discuss in this limited format.
After the harangues about crooks and corruption in the Bush Administration from the Democrats in 2000 and 2004, we now learn that Hillary Clinton has added a crook as co-chair to her reelection committee:
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has appointed two national co-chairs for her presidential campaign -- including a former U.S. District Court judge who was impeached.[1]
U.S. Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Alcee Hastings, both Florida Democrats, will be two of several co-chairs who will help direct Clinton's effort to win the White House in 2008.[2]
"We need a leader with a clear vision and sound judgment, who can work with a Democratic Congress to renew the promise of America. Hillary is that leader," Wasserman Schultz said in a statement.[3]
Hastings said a second Clinton in the White House would make the country "a much better place for the African-American community, Floridians and all Americans."[4]
With the aid of persons like Hastings we note. Recall that no Democrat called for action against Representative Jefferson from LA, who was recently indicted on 16 counts. Nancy Pelosi resisted a lot of pressure to remove Jefferson from key committee assignments but allowed this person to remain. Jefferson is a senior member of the Ways and Means Committee, its subcommittee on Trade, a member of the House Committee on the Budget. He is Co-Chair of the Africa Trade and Investment Caucus and Congressional Caucuses on Brazil and Nigeria. Jefferson is also the current Chairperson of the Board of Directors for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation.[5]
As to the crimes by Hastings:
The evidence against Hastings is circumstantial, but it's too much to explain away: a suspicious pattern of telephone calls between Hastings and Borders at key moments in the case; Borders's apparent insider knowledge of developments in the criminal case; Hastings's appearance at a Miami hotel, as promised by Borders as a signal that the judge had agreed to the payoff; a cryptic telephone conversation between the two men that appears to be a coded discussion of the bribe arrangement.[6]
There was far less in the case against Karl Rove and Dick Cheney, but Pelosi and her Marxist lackeys chose to threaten impeachment, investigations and such with Henry Waxman as their pit bull. The found no problem with Hastings or Jefferson.
This is archetypal politics of the left; crooks are just fine as both Hillary and Bill are known felons, not yet convicted, but mentioned as unindicted co-conspirators in more than one investigation. Hillary is in serious trouble with the black community after Barack Obama surged into the race with the black support and snatched up the anti-war supporters. Edwards is not exactly silent on this topic. As such, Hastings is just a piece of red meat to toss into the snarling fangs of dissident blacks whose votes she needs dearly, particularly in Florida. She would not have to pander such in California. This was an unsophisticated gesture, doubtless born of frustration and anxiety, and she could probably have made more progress by using O. J. Simpson or Minister Farrakhan in this critical role.
We expect the Clintons to be eternally corrupt and not tarnish a 20 year streak. They will do what is necessary to try to win and, so, lies and criminals can help in a few cases. Jefferson, Hastings, Bill and Hillary Clinton are all crooks. Period.
rycK
[5] http://www.house.gov/jefferson/biography.shtml
[6] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/31/AR2006103101314.html