UGGGH! That’s all I can say!

Ok, well maybe not all I can say, but that’s sure how I feel. This week has been full of news that just disgusts me. Let’s start first with everyone’s favorite story of the week, Senator Larry Craig. He plead guilty to charges relating to sexual misconduct in a Minnesota airport public restroom. He now says the guilty plea was just to make it go away, which is entirely possible, but who knows. No one really knows what happened in that bathroom, except Craig and the police officer involved. Now, politicians are coming out of the woodwork, saying he should resign. I have to say that I agree. Those we elect to represent us should be held to a higher standard (I know, it sounds funny when talking about politicians). But, I really believe it’s true.
But, here’s what gets me about this whole thing: If this guy was a democrat, this would all be swept under the rug. But, because he’s a republican, he’s villainized. Yes, if what they are accusing him of is true, it’s wrong. However, I seem to recall a certain Democrat President getting caught with his pants down on more than one occasion. Now, I didn’t see Billy Boy resign. Yeah, he got impeached, but that really didn’t matter; he stayed in office. And let us not forget about William Jefferson, who was caught with $90,000 dirty money in his freezer. No one had him resign. Look, the fact of the matter is that politicians in both parties have been involved in some very scandalous behavior. However, the trend seems to be (of course with some exceptions) that the Democrats usually skate and the Republicans usually get chased out of office. (Maybe we just hold our party to a higher standard.)
The next story is that the Clinton camp has received several thousands of dollars in contributions from the family that is not very well off. The Paw family has donated around $200,000 to the Clinton camp. Surely they do not have that kind of money. Oddly enough these donations were timed just right with those from Norman Hsu, a big Hillary fundraiser. Turns out one of the Paws works for Hsu. Also turns out that Hsu is a fugitive in California. This is so shady, I don’t think even Bill can make the sun shine on it. I do find it interesting, however that this story broke just a couple days after the Craig story. Naturally the media have been focusing all their attention on Craig, and this huge story is being left by the wayside. Coincidence, perhaps, but unlikely. Afterall, as Rush likes to say, “With the Clinton’s, there are no coincidences.”
I do hope this is brought out into the light more, we shall see.