The system is crooked and the people are just human. If I went to congress and someone waved a half million dollar check in my face I might grab it. Then reality would be gone. I would forget that I used to scrape change off my car floor to get gas to go to work and stuff like that. How can we let our public servants be bought. Rep. Maria Cantwell from Washington State said in the last debate that Telecomunication company ATT was handing out 400,000 dollar checks on the floor of the house minutes before the vote on a telecomunication bill. Thats not freedom of speach thats bribery. We have to stop that, we cannot expect the people recieving the checks to stop it.. How can we do national citizen inititives like we do at state level? Campain finance reform should not be the title, of the inititive .. Also the Government federal, state, county, city, all get taxes off the phone bills, so they are biased to make our bill higher, and oh yeah why do we licence public airways to private companies and then let them sell the airways back to us? Because of the 400,000 dollar checks. Verizon Has bought all the pay phone booths in my area and now it costs 2.85 to make a local phone call........Ken Lay was going to run the Treasury Department!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

"We wont engage in Nation Building" George Bush. I wonder if Clinton even knew we were in Somalia?

They are all crooks. the sooner everyone figures that out the sooner we can reduce government. Limiting government power is the only solution to the problems. Republicans are not going to do it and the Democrats sure arent so the American people will have to. A vet could go to a private hospital. When you need a employee just hire a non US citizen. C we are starting already.

Yes, and the Iraqi government says it could have the security crackdown finished if the US would "let it" so we still control the country. Everything is going to plan.

If you guys would jump on Bush when he screws up maby things would change but your too woried it will make the dems look good . So you keep defending the worst policy imaginable.

Who would Jesus maim, torture, rape, and kill. I remember seing an interview during the Shock and awe portion of the war with an american pilot.. and I thought to meself he just dropped cluster bombs on Iraqi soldiers and was back to the aircraft carier drinking coffee before there bodies reached room temprature, how is that even close to being better than a suicide bomber. thats cowardly and I hold no respect for Our soldiers, who would follow Hitler if they got there paycheck.. ,,,, The same Iraqi soldiers that waved white flags made out of there underwear, in 92.. Bush did the shock and awe at night so fox news couldnt see the white flags waiving,,, murderers is what bush has made out of our young men. Bush wouldnt fight.

Tony Snow's cancer returned,...... dump some more murcery laden sludge in our rivers. then say that we care about animals more than humans,,,,I want to eat a shrimp that aint poisoned....

Would you fight if your country was invaded? yeah, I would. Especialy if the invaders took away every job in the whole country, and my family in the army was killed by stealth bombers in the first hours of the war, when they didnt do anything wrong and were in fact allowed to defend Iraq as part of the Gulf war no fly zone agrement.

faith based initiatives.....
That program needs to be terminated. the money has to funnel through the governments fat fingers then through a non profit. Most of the evangelists are for profit. the needy must be getting pennies on the dollar. if anything. and it could be a dangerous seed to plant, anarchy basicly, whos in control?

I have not listened to him in years,, its healthy..

2 were from yemen ,,, What was the USS Cole doing in yemen..protecting the friendliest warlord probably.. the overseas work our millitary does needs to be looked at closely.. if it is not benefiting us or actualy hurting us we need to stop it...

most repubs is at 3 ,, one i saw made good sense,, forgot his name... said he didnt care about fireings but didnt like gonzalis prosecuting border guards ,,,,, I like that.. not racist but They are flooding the seattle area taking nearly all service jobs,,, just not fair to the high scool dropouts and lower income people who have a ss number and play by the rules...

Hilary Rodham Clinton is betting on a bombing in new york city witch is likely. so she can go get photo opt , next to some blood stained new york city street.. then the war on terror will be extended and the government powers will be strengthened .. thats what she wants , in order to be the queen..... the odds of a bombing in America are great, the longer we pour gasoline on the fire over there . the more chance one spark will come this way...It will be from our allies Egypt or Soudi arabia.. Condoleza Rice is publicly asking for elections in egypt.. thats a sign .. they must have intellegence Something is coming from that way. one of the 19 was egyptian..

Ask Oliver north to go trade some cocain for the soldiers.

The other item they agree on is importing poor people at our expence . The democrats need people to help. and the repubs need cheap labor.. most repubs are bailing on gonzales because hes opened the borders to let mexicans in..

When Bush is out of office will you start pointing out the Government waste. Bush controls all the government agencies that for years us conservatives have complained about, but Bush has done nothing to stop them ,, he can wire tap and torture but he cant stop the waste in government, The ultra rich benefit from Government regulation.. it keeps new competitors down. The ultra rich can afford a team of lawyers to deal with government regulations, most americans cant ,, so the Ultra rich like big government... Thats why Bush n co are not conservative.

How come Bush Doesnt shrink Government? How come George Will Doesnt talk about government waste when Republicans are in controll?

No rights to person ,, any time a American soldier wants to search person or house is legal in Iraq. house to house search nightly brutal tactics.

No right to bear arms in Iraq.. the us soldiers will kill them and call them terrorists if they have a gun in the house,, saddam let the people own guns,,,

All the oil is secure. in bushs pocket. there is no Iraqi constitution, there is no law, there is only a military police state. run by forien powers. Bush n co are stealing the Oil.

The cowards that attack and murder Iraqis for the benefit of Bush oil Co. will be run out of Iraq by Iraqi freedom fighters.

Jack Abramoff (born February 28, 1958) is an American political lobbyist, a Republican political activist and businessman who is a central figure in a series of high-profile political scandals.

Abramoff pled guilty on January 3, 2006, to three criminal felony counts in a Washington, D.C., federal court related to the defrauding of American Indian tribes and corruption of public officials.[1] The following day, on January 4, he pled guilty to two criminal felony counts in a separate federal court, in Miami, related to his fraudulent dealings with SunCruz Casinos.[2]

On March 29, 2006, he was sentenced to five years and 10 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution of more than $21 million. His prison sentence was the minimum permitted under a plea bargain with federal prosecutors, in part because of his purported cooperation in the federal investigation and also because over 100 influential political allies—some very recognizable names in American public policy—wrote the sentencing judge on Abramoff's behalf, urging leniency. In October 2006, over six months after his sentencing, he was ordered by a federal judge to report to federal prison by November 15, 2006.

The delay in Abramoff's imprisonment allowed him to testify in a related investigation involving the Florida gang-style murder of SunCruz Casinos owner Konstantinos Boulis and to continue cooperation with a vast investigation related to federal lobbying and related activities.

Given the complexity of the alleged crimes by Abramoff and his associates, and their apparent ability to alter major pieces of federal legislation through their illegal acts, the U.S. Department of Justice has appointed an entire inter-governmental task force, including the FBI, which has been aggressively investigating Abramoff and dozens of his closest political associates and Congressional allies for nearly two years.

"The corruption scheme with Mr. Abramoff is very extensive," Alice S. Fisher, head of the Justice Department's criminal division, said at a January 2006 news conference. But she refused to name all of the Abramoff associates under current investigation. "We name people in indictments," she said.[3]

In the months leading up to the 2006 election, the White House sought to distance themselves from the well-connected lobbyist, and downplayed his access to George W. Bush. Asked to provide photographs of the two men together, spokesmen denied that such photos existed. However, on January 8, 2007, CBS News linked to a blog website that had posted a picture of Bush with Abramoff. [4][5]

Abramoff was a top lobbyist for the Preston Gates & Ellis and Greenberg Traurig firms (see Team Abramoff) and a director of the National Center for Public Policy Research, a conservative think tank, and Toward Tradition, a religious right organization, during his criminal enterprise. He was College Republican National Committee National Chairman from 1981 to 1985. He was a founding member of the International Freedom Foundation, an "anti-communist think tank" which operated from 1986 to 1993.

Randall Harold "Duke" Cunningham (born December 8, 1941), usually known as Randy or Duke, was a member of the United States House of Representatives from California's 50th Congressional District from 1991 to 2005. Cunningham resigned from the House on November 28, 2005 after pleading guilty to accepting at least $2.4 million in bribes and underreporting his income for 2004. He pleaded guilty to federal charges of conspiracy to commit bribery, mail fraud, wire fraud, and tax evasion. On March 3, 2006, he received a sentence of eight years and four months in prison and an order to pay $1.8 million in restitution. Prior to his political career, he was an officer in the United States Navy for 21 years during which time he became a flying ace for actions during the Vietnam War.

List of scandals

Federal-level scandals

18th century
King George III and Thomas Hutchinson, royal governor of Massachusetts, accused in the Declaration of Independence (1776) of outrageous wrongdoing and abuses against fundamental rights
Silas Deane recalled from trade negotiations with France after dispute with Arthur Lee
Conway Cabal (1777-1778), movement or conspiracy to remove George Washington as commander of the Continental Army
Yazoo land scandal (1790s)

19th century
Aaron Burr duel with Alexander Hamilton (1804); See also Burr's "New Empire" conspiracy
Judge John Pickering impeached and convicted in absentia by U.S. Senate for drunkenness and use of profanity on the bench (1804)
Aaron Burr New Empire (Southwest) conspiracy (1804-1807) and treason trial (1807)
James Wilkinson conspiracies (1787-1811)
Corrupt Bargain (1824)
Petticoat Affair or Eaton Affair (1831) involving a sex scandal and the resignation of much of Andrew Jackson's cabinet.
Swartwout-Hoyt scandal involving the Port of New York Collectors' Office, became a struggle between President John Tyler and Congress concerning authority to appoint and pay investigative commissioners (1841-1842)
Simon Cameron, war profiteer (1860-1862)
Tammany Hall (1854-1934)
Gould-Fisk Gold Conspiracy Black Friday scandal (1869)
Crédit Mobilier of America scandal (1872)
Salary Grab Act (1873)
Sanborn Contract
Whiskey Ring (1875)
Bribing of United States Secretary of War William Belknap leading to impeachment and resignation; President Grant's acceptance of Belknap's resignation created an additional scandal and controversy, as this was believed by some to have deprived the Senate of jurisdiction over the impeachment (1876)
Star Route Frauds postal contract corruption involving Arkansas Sen. Stephen W. Dorsey, who became Secretary of the Republican National Committee during James Garfield's 1880 presidential campaign (1876-1882)
Senator-elect La Fayette Grover implicated (1878) in vote-rigging scheme while Governor of Oregon: See State and local-level scandals
Ezra Ayres Hayt, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, forced to resign by Secretary of Interior Carl Schurz due to allegations of rampant corruption (1880)
Dakota Territorial Governor Nehemiah Ordway indicted on corruption charges (1884) and removed by President Arthur

[edit] 1900 - 1945
Newport Sex Scandal (1919) Secretary of the Navy Franklin Delano Roosevelt initiated an investigation into allegations of "immoral conduct" (homosexuality) at Naval base in Newport, Rhode Island; the investigators were themselves ultimately accused of misconduct, including ties to homosexuality (Consider moving to Sex scandal category)
Teapot Dome scandal (1922)
Deal supposedly struck in private meeting between Henry Ford and President Calvin Coolidge, relating to 1924 presidential contest and sale of Tennessee Valley hydroelectric complex at Muscle Shoals (1922-1924)

[edit] 1946 - 1974
Department of Justice tax scandal (1951-1952) leading to the firing or forced resignations of 166 employees of the agency; investigations were widely regarded as a systematic cover-up for high-level wrongdoing
McCarthyism (1948-1954)
1952 Republican Vice-Presidential nominee Richard Nixon delivers televised "Checkers Speech," to deflect scandal about $18,000 in gifts, maintaining that the only personal gift he had received was a cocker spaniel dog named "Checkers"
Vicuña Coat scandal of Eisenhower's chief of staff Sherman Adams (1958); See State and Local level (New Hampshire)
Billy Sol Estes (1961)
Bobby Baker (1963) aide to LBJ was involved with underworld figures
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. of New York expelled from Congress (1967) but re-elected anyway
Senator Thomas J. Dodd censured for financial misconduct and corruption (1967)
Supreme Court Associate Justice Abe Fortas resigns in financial scandal (1969) that emerged during his nomination to become Chief Justice
Harold Carswell nominated by President Nixon as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court withdrew (1970) after publication of a speech 20 years earlier: "I yield to no man . . . in the firm, vigorous belief in the principles of white supremacy."
Pentagon Papers (1971)
Watergate (1972-1973)
Bebe Rebozo (1973) — investigated for accepting large contribution to Nixon campaign.
Nixon Jewelry (1974) Violation of Foreign Gifts and Decorations Act of 1881, as amended in 1966.
Spiro T. Agnew scandal (1973)
Judge Otto Kerner, Jr. resigned U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals (1974) after exhausting appeals in conviction for bribery, mail fraud, conspiracy, and tax evasion while Kerner was Governor of Illinois
Nixon Pardon by President Ford (1974)

[edit] 1975 - 1989
John Connally Milk Money scandal (1975)
"Lancegate": President Carter's OMB Director Bert Lance resignation amidst allegations of misuse of funds (1977)
Jimmy Carter's Chief of Staff Hamilton Jordan target of special prosecution (beginning 1979)
"Billygate": President Jimmy Carter's brother Billy Carter was found to be a paid agent of the government of Libya (1980); ensuing scandal did not help President Carter's bid for re-election in 1980
Tongsun Park "Koreagate" scandal involving alleged bribery of more than 100 members of Congress by South Korean government; charges were pressed only against congressmen Richard T. Hanna (convicted) and Otto E. Passman (not prosecuted because of illness); also implicated was South Korean President Park Chung Hee (1977-1980)
Betty Ford addictions (1978)
Senator Herman Talmadge of Georgia punished after his ex-wife produced cash "gifts" he had hidden in an overcoat (1979); Talmadge later wrote, "I wish I'd burned that damn overcoat and charged everything on American Express." Talmadge the same year admitted to having spent five weeks in alcohol rehabilitation; he was not re-elected to the Senate in 1980.
Abscam (1980)
"Debategate": briefing book of President Jimmy Carter stolen and given to Ronald Reagan campaign before 1980 presidential election debate in Cleveland, Ohio (1980)
Secretary of Labor Raymond J. Donovan investigated (beginning 1981) for wrongdoing and ultimately acquitted of larceny and fraud (1987)
Anne Gorsuch Burford refusal to turn over EPA documents (1982)
William Casey insider trading (1983)
1983 Congressional page sex scandal
Iran-Contra affair (1985-1986); Oliver North was convicted (1989) of accepting an illegal gratuity, aiding and abetting in the obstruction of a congressional inquiry, and destruction of documents, but the convictions were later (1990) overturned by appeals court.
Savings and loan scandal and the Keating Five (1980-1989): Alan Cranston, Dennis DeConcini, Don Riegle, John Glenn, and John McCain
Preferential treatment for military contractor Wedtech implicates Attorney General Edwin Meese and White House aide Lynn Nofziger (1987)
Robert Bernard Anderson former US Secretary of Treasury pleaded guilty to owning an offshore bank. (1987).
"Pothead jurist," 1987: President Reagan's first controversial nominee to replace Justice Powell was Judge Robert Bork. Judge Bork, who coincidentally had fired Archibald Cox in the Nixon-era Saturday Night Massacre, was rejected for his allegedly extreme judicial philosophy; the second nominee was Judge Douglas H. Ginsburg, who had to drop out of consideration after he admitted having smoked marijuana while a Harvard Law School professor.
Senator John Tower's nomination as Defense Secretary derailed due to allegations of habitual and extreme alcohol abuse and improper ties to defense industry (1987)
Mario Biaggi convicted (1988) in Wedtech scandal of bribery, extortion, racketeering, filing a false tax return, mail fraud, and false financial disclosure; resigned from U.S. House before he could be expelled
Speaker of the U.S. House Jim Wright from Texas forced to resign after ethics committee investigation found dozens of violations of House rules, including alleged improper receipt of $145,000 in gifts by Wright's wife from a Fort Worth developer and large profits from "sale" of Wright's speeches (1989)
Anthony Lee Coelho of California resigns from U.S. House for unethical finance practices including "junk bond" deal (1989)
Alcee Hastings, federal district court judge impeached (1989) and convicted of soliciting a bribe; subsequently elected (1992) to U.S. House

[edit] 1990 - 1999
Senator David Durenberger denounced by Senate for unethical financial transactions (1990)
Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) scandal implicates former Defense Secretary and Washington insider Clark Clifford (1991)
House banking scandal (1992)
Mary Rose Oakar (1992) allegations of "ghost employees" on payroll
President George H.W. Bush's pardon of 6 Iran-Contra affair figures on December 24, 1992 after he had failed to win a second term, days before the perjury trial of Casper Weinberger was scheduled to begin.
Travelgate (1993)
Zoe Baird's nomination as Attorney General and Kimba Wood's subsequent near-nomination were derailed by past employment of illegal aliens as nannies. (1993)
Dan Rostenkowski and other Democratic Members of Congress in the Congressional Post Office Scandal (1991 - 1995)
The evident suicide (1993) of White House lawyer Vince Foster, together with accusations that documents from Foster's office relating to an investigation had disappeared mysteriously, fueled scandalous speculations, including the widely publicized suggestion (dismissed by investigators) that Foster's death had not been suicide.
White House Coffees and Lincoln Bedroom sales -- political donations linked to access to President Clinton, including the apparent sale of "coffees" with him, and what amounted to the renting out of the Lincoln Bedroom.
Commerce Secretary Ron Brown investigated (1995)
The 1996 United States campaign finance controversy, also known as Chinagate, refers to alleged efforts by the People's Republic of China (PRC) to influence domestic United States politics prior to and during the Clinton Administration as well as the fundraising practices of the administration itself.
Americorps head Eli Segal investigated (1996)
Wes Cooley (1996)
Filegate -- Misuse of FBI resources by White House Security Chief under President Bill Clinton, allegedly to compile an enemies list (1996); investigation found insufficient evidence of criminal wrongdoing
Walter R. Tucker III of California resigned before bribery conviction (1996)
Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich financial improprieties leading to House reprimand and assessment of $300,000 sanction (1997)
Secretary of Agriculture Michael Espy forced to resign from office despite ultimate acquittal on criminal corruption charges (1998)
Labor Secretary Alexis Herman investigated (1998) in connection with alleged illegal fundraising and other financial improprieties, ultimately cleared (2001)
Bruce Babbitt, Interior Secretary, independent probe (1998-2000) of alleged lying to Congress concerning influence of money in 1995 American Indian tribe casino decision finds no criminally prosecutable perjury by Babbitt
Vice-President Al Gore (1998) allegations of improper fundraising and "no controlling legal authority" defense
Whitewater scandal (1994-2000)No criminal charges were brought against the Clintons as there was insufficient evidence that either of them had engaged in criminal wrongdoing
Teamstergate Ron Carey's and Bill Clinton's 1996 campaigns for the Presidency of the union and the United States, respectively, swapped Teamsters' Union general treasury funds into Clinton's campaign, for Clinton Campaign funds into Ron Carey's campaign warchest. The Teamsters' political director was jailed. No Clinton officials were charged. Carey's re-election was invalidated; James Hoffa, Jr. was elected when Teamsters election was rerun.
Henry Cisneros resigns as Housing Secretary and, after lengthy probe that began in 1995, pleads guilty (1999) to lying to the FBI about money he paid former mistress Linda Medlar a.k.a. Linda Jones; later pardoned by President Clinton in 2001 (Possibly reclassify or cross-reference to Sex scandal)
Pardongate (1999 - 2001) -- Bill Clinton appeared to write out pardons, during his lame duck tenure, in response to massive contributions linked to the pardoned. This included a scandal which has become traditional for departing presidents; the sudden flurry of pardons during the final month in office, which would probably not have been deemed tolerable at any other time.

[edit] 2000 -
Linda Chavez, nomination as Secretary of Labor derailed by past employment of illegal alien (2001)
Enron collapse (2002) leading to investigation of Kenneth Lay, a top political ally and financial donor to the election campaign of President George W. Bush; Lay, who had been named as a leading candidate for Secretary of the Treasury, eventually indicted (2004). Attempts to link individual politicians with the Enron malfeasance have not been particularly successful, perhaps partly due to the fact that so many politicians of both major parties received campaign contributions (including 158 Republicans and 100 Democrats in Congress (as of 2001) [1]).
Jim Traficant (D-OH) financial corruption conviction and expulsion from House (2002)
Robert Torricelli (D-NJ) bribery scandal (2002)
Trent Lott (R-MS) resigned as Senate majority leader amid racial controversy
Bill Frist (R-TN), becomes Senate majority leader and is alleged to have been deeply involved in campaign finance improprieties. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating insider-trading issues in connection with Frist's July 2005 sale of Hospital Corporation of America shares immediately before the stock's value fell precipitously.
Yellowcake forgery. Evidence alleged to be forged was presented in the case for 2003 invasion of Iraq (2003); related Valerie Plame affair (2004), eventually implicating Vice Presidential Chief of Staff, Scooter Libby (indicted 2005 for perjury)
Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse scandal (2004-2005)
Tom DeLay (R-TX), reprimanded twice by House Ethics Committee and aides indicted (2004-2005); eventually DeLay himself was indicted (October 2005); Delay resigned from the House 9 June, 2006
Bernard Kerik, nomination as Secretary of Homeland Security derailed by past employment of illegal alien as nanny, and amid allegations of various other ethical improprieties (2004)
Former Clinton administration National Security Advisor Sandy Berger pleads guilty (2005) to unlawfully removing classified documents from the National Archives in October 2003
Bush administration payment of columnists including Armstrong Williams, Maggie Gallagher and Michael McManus (2004-2005)
Downing Street Memo minutes of UK government secret meeting (dated 23 July 2002, leaked 2005) include summary of MI6 Director Sir Richard Dearlove's report that "Bush wanted to remove Saddam, through military action, justified by the conjunction of terrorism and WMD. But the intelligence and the facts were being fixed around the policy."
George Allen Ex-Senator from Virginia, saying "macaca" to a Webb campaign volunteer. Also failed to produce stock options, had a long affinity with the Confederate flag, and for the attack and the Omni Hotel.
Duke Cunningham (R-CA) resigned from the House of Representatives and pleaded guilty on November 28, 2005 to charges of conspiracy to commit bribery, mail fraud and wire fraud, and tax evasion for underreporting his income in 2004. Prosecutors said Cunningham admitted to receiving at least $2.4 million in bribes.
Jack Abramoff, Republican lobbyist and key figure in Tom DeLay scandal, is indicted on wire fraud charges (August 2005). Representative Robert Ney (R-OH) is named as "Representative No. 1" in the indictment of Abramoff associate Michael Scanlon. Other members of Congress associated with Abramoff include Sen. David Vitter (R-LA), Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA), Rep. John Doolittle (R-CA), Rep. J.D. Hayworth (R-AZ), Rep. Don Young (R-AK), James Clyburn (D-SC), and Bennie Thompson (D-MS).
Abramoff-Reed Indian Gambling Scandal A separate grand jury investigation involving Jack Abramoff, Ralph Reed and Grover Norquist
William Jefferson (D-LA) under investigation for bribery after the FBI seized $90,000 of a $100,000 bribery payment from Jefferson's home freezer (August 2005)
Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL), chairman of the House Caucus on Missing and Exploited Children and zealous champion of get-tough legislation against pedophiles, resigns from House of Representatives 29 September 2006, after reports he sent inappropriate sexually oriented e-mails and instant messages to young adult male congressional pages. (Also listed under "Sex Scandals.")
"Lawyergate" -[2] The Bush administration firing of several Republican appointed lawyers. It became a scandal after it became know that the firings may have been politically motivated, rather than based on the stated reason "poor job performance." The lawyers had refused repeatedly solicitations by Republican politicians to investigate claims of voter fraud by Democrats after the 2006 elections.

[edit] State and local-level scandals
Alabama Governor Harold Guy Hunt convicted of improperly using campaign money and removed from office (1993)
Arizona Governor Evan Mecham impeached and removed from office 1988, faced with recall, pending criminal charges for illegal financial dealings (of which he was later acquitted), and public outcry over his derogatory remarks about African-Americans and gays, and his cancellation of Arizona's observance of the Martin Luther King holiday (which led to a boycott of Arizona by various groups)
Arizona "AZSCAM" legislators caught on videotape taking payoffs for favors to gambling figure
Arizona Governor John Fife Symington III convicted of fraud (1997)
Arkansas Governor Powell Clayton investigated for corruption but cleared (1868-1871)
Arkansas Governor James Guy Tucker, Jr., convicted of fraud conspiracy (1996); See related Whitewater scandal, under Federal-Level Scandals
Arkansas Governor William Jefferson Clinton: See Federal-level scandals, which dogged President Clinton
California San Francisco Mayor Eugene Edward Schmitz convicted of graft and bribery, including misconduct during the Great Earthquake (1906-1907); convictions later overturned on appeal.
California State Senator and Senate Insurance Committee Chairman Alan Robbins resigned on November 21, 1991, in advance of pleading guilty to federal racketeering charges in connection with insurance-industry bribes.
California Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush resigned on June 28, 2000, rather than face impeachment for campaign-finance violations arising out of insurance-industry settlements after the 1994 Northridge earthquake.
Connecticut Republican Governor John Rowland Corruption
District of Columbia Democratic Mayor Marion Barry caught on videotape using drugs in an FBI sting
Florida Governor Harrison Reed subjected to three separate impeachment inquiries (1868-1872)
Illinois Chicago Hired Truck Program
Illinois Republican Governor George H. Ryan involved in sale of government licenses and contracts while he was Secretary of State
Illinois Governor Lennington Small, associate of Al Capone, embezzled, sold pardons, etc., but was never convicted

Chicago alderman "Bathhouse John" CoughlinIllinois Chicago alderman "Bathhouse John" Coughlin graft operation with fellow alderman Michael "Hinky Dink" Kenna, the so-called "Lords of the Levee" extracting protection payments from gambling and prostitution.
Illinois Chicago Mayor William Hale Thompson, years of ongoing corruption
Illinois Governor Otto Kerner, Jr. bribery, mail fraud, conspiracy, and tax evasion: see Federal-Level Scandals, as Kerner was found out and convicted after becoming a federal judge
Illinois former Governor Daniel Walker convicted (1987) of wrongdoing in connection with Savings & Loan and sentenced to federal penitentiary
Illinois Operation Greylord, involving influence peddling and bribery of Circuit Court judges (1980s)
Illinois state senator . Bruce A. Farley sentenced to 18 months in prison for mail fraud. 1999.
Illinois state senator John A. D’Arco Jr. served about 3 years in prison for bribery and extortion. 1995.
Illinois Chicago alderman Larence S. Bloom sentenced to 6 months in 1999 for filing a false tax return.
Illinois Chicago aldermanJesse J. Evans sentenced to 41 motnhs in prison in 1997 for racketeering, extortion conspiracy, attempted extortion, mail fraud, influence peddling, filing false tax returns, and obstruction of justice.
Illinois Chicago alderman Percy Giles sentenced to 3 years in prison for racketeering, extortion, among other things in 2000.
Illinois Chicago alderman Virgil E. Jones Jr. in 1999 was sentenced to 2 and a half years in prison for extortion.
Illinois Chicago city clerk Walter S. Kozubowski was sentenced to 5 years in prison for mail fraud.
Illinois Chicago alderman John S. Madrzyk sentenced to 41 months in prison for mail fraud.
Illinois Chicago alderman Joseph A. Martínez in 1998 pleaded guilty to ghost payrolling and was sentenced to 5 months in prison.
Illinois Chicago alderman Ambrosio Medrano pleaded guilty to extortion in 1996 and was sentenced to 30 months in prison.
Illinois Chicago alderman Allan J. Streeter pleaded guilty to extortion and was sentenced to prison in 1998.
Illinois Chicago alderman Fred B. Roti was sentenced to 48 months in 1993 for racketeering, conspiracy, bribery, among other things.
Illinois Chicago alderman Arenda Troutman was arrested and charged with bribery in 2007.
Illinois Chicago judge Thomas J. Maloney Jr. sentenced to almost 16 years in prison for taking bribes. 1994.
Illinois Chicago treasurer Edward Rosewell pleaded guilty to mail fraud but was not sentenced due to an illness that he died from soon after. His conviction was vacated in 1999.
Illinois Chicago City Treasurer Miriam Santos originally sentenced to 40 months for extortion and mail fraud but the sentence was overturned on appeal. She subsequently pleaded guilty to mail fraud and sentenced to 3 months, only served 17 days in prison.
Indiana Governor Warren McCray: forced to resign after conviction for mail fraud (1924)
Indiana Governor Edward F. Jackson: taking bribes and trying to bribe a previous Governor on behalf of the Ku Klux Klan (1928)
Kansas Governor Charles Robinson impeached but acquitted of state bond scheme (1862)
Kentucky State Treasurer James Williams "Honest Dick" Tate ran off with the entire state treasury and was impeached (1888)
Kentucky 1899 gubernatorial election dispute leading to armed conflict and assassination of William Goebel (1900)
Kentucky Majority leader Don Blandford, of the Kentucky House of Representatives sent to prison for taking bribes in 1992. (approximately 10% of Kentucky's legislature was implicated in this scandal, some took bribes for as little as $100).
Louisiana In what was called the Louisiana Scandals, Governor Richard W. Leche (and others including the LSU president) were convicted of corruption relating to the influence of the followers of Huey Long and the Long family.
Louisiana Democratic Governor Earl Long committed to insane asylum while in office
Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards convicted of extortion (2000)
Maryland Governor Spiro Agnew (see Federal-level Scandals, as his gubernatorial misconduct did not catch up to him until after he was Vice-President of the United States)
Maryland Governor Marvin Mandel convicted of mail fraud and racketeering (1977)
Maryland State Senator Tommie Broadwater, Jr., convicted of food stamp fraud (1983)
Maryland State Sen. Larry Young forced out of office despite acquittal on corruption charges (1990's)
Maryland Lobbyist Bruce C. Bereano convicted of mail fraud in connection with campaign contributions (1990's), but later returned to lobbying in Annapolis
Maryland politician Ruthann Aron (Montgomery County Planning Board member and former 1994 Republican candidate for U.S. Senate) who ran on a "tough on crime" platform convicted of hiring "contract" hit man William H. Mossburg Jr., in 1997, to kill her husband and a lawyer (1998)
Maryland Lobbyist Gerard E. Evans convicted of fraud after dummying up legislation and collecting fees from clients to fight it
Maryland Banker Nathan A. Chapman Jr. found guilty of defrauding the state retirement system. State
Maryland Police Superintendent Edward T. Norris convicted of spending police money for personal uses while Baltimore's police chief
Maryland Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr. telephoning Maryland Court of Appeals Judges ex parte, trying to lobby them not to overturn the unconstitutional redistricting plan he had championed (2002)
Maryland Former Maryland state senator Thomas L. Bromwell indicted (2005) on 30 counts of federal racketeering, corruption, and fraud charges, in alleged six-year conspiracy ending in 2004, to wield influence to benefit construction company Poole and Kent, in exchange for concealed payments and other favors
Massachusetts politician James Michael Curley, various allegations of corruption and a few convictions in first half of twentieth century
Minnesota state senator Sam Solon Pleaded guilty in 1995 to telecommunications fraud for letting his ex-wife make $2,430 in calls on his State Senate telephone line.
Minnesota Minneapolis city council members Brian Herron (taped by FBI accepting $10,000 bribe in 2001) and Joe Biernat (accepting free plumbing work on house)
Minnesota Democratic consultant and businessman Pat Forciea convicted of extensive bank fraud charges
Mississippi Governor John A. Quitman resigned (1851) after indictment for violation of Neutrality Act in connection with Cuban insurrection against Spain (later acquitted of charges)
Missouri Thomas J. Pendergast "machine boss" in Kansas City convicted of tax fraud (1939)
Nebraska Governor David C. Butler impeached and removed from office (1871)
Nebraska State Treasurer Lorelee Byrd accused of massive improper check-writing; guilty plea to one misdemeanor charge of official misconduct (2005) and resignation (2006)
Nebraska Former Douglas County Election Commissioner Pat McPherson accused (2003) of groping a 17-year-old girl wearing Red Robin mascot. City Councilman Chuck Sigerson was accused of disturbing her piece by touching the tail of the costume. Event supposedly happened at 8 P.M. on a Friday night and at the table were two company executives, a Sunday school teacher, Sigerson's wife, and the wives of the executives. McPherson was acquitted and the jury voted to acquit Sigerson 4-2, so the prosecutor dismissed the charges. McPherson resigned from his position at the Governor's request, before the trial and acquittal; Councilman Sigerson was re-elected in 2005.
Nebraska State Treasurer Frank Marsh convicted of misdemeanor charges for making personal, long-distance telephone calls (1991)
Nebraska Omaha Mayor Mike Boyle was recalled in a special election after being accused of misconduct in office (1987)
Nebraska Attorney General Paul Douglas impeached by Legislature for his dealings with the head of a failed savings and loan (1984)
New Hampshire former Governor Llewelyn Sherman Adams Chief of Staff to President Eisenhower forced from office in "Vicuna Coat" scandal involving giving special favors to givers of gifts (1958)
New Jersey Jersey City Mayor Frank Hague resigns as mayor (1947) amid accusations of widespread corruption; resigns other party offices later on
New Jersey Democratic Governor Jim McGreevey sex and corruption scandal (2004)
New York Tammany Hall (1854-1934) See Federal-level scandals, because the influence of the New York City political machine was felt at the national level
New York highest court Chief Judge Sol Wachtler, scandal involving obsence telephone calls and extortion (1993)
New York Lee Alexander, Syracuse mayor, pleaded guilty to racketeering and tax evasion. Served 6 years in prison.
New York Alan Hevesi Comptroller of New York pleaded gulity to one count of defrauding the government
North Carolina Governor William Woods Holden impeached and removed from office in corruption scandal (1870)
North Dakota Governor William Langer removed from office (1934) for alleged racketeering
Dakota Territorial Governor Nehemiah Ordway corruption (1884) See Federal-level scandals.
Ohio Cincinnati City Council member (and later Mayor) Jerry Springer resigned (1974) after vice investigation uncovered personal check he had paid a prostitute
Ohio Summit County Probate Judge James V. Barbuto corruption by trading sexual favors with female defendants for leniency in their cases, exposed on national TV by Geraldo Rivera (1980) (classified here because it was less a Sex Scandal than a "crooked judge" scandal, although Geraldo played up Judge Barbuto's preference for being spanked while wearing women's undergarments)
Ohio Governor Bob Taft pleads no contest and is convicted on four first-degree misdemeanor ethics violations (2005)
Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation loss of $215 million in high-risk fund run by big contributor to political campaigns (Pittsburgh businessman Mark D. Lay), and loss of state funds in $50 million rare-coin investment of prominent campaign contributor Tom Noe (2005)
Oklahoma Governor John C. Walton impeached and removed (1923)
Oklahoma Governor Harry S. Johnston impeached twice, second time convicted and removed (1928-1929)
Oklahoma After his term, Governor David Hall convicted of criminal financial acts committed while in office (1975)
Oklahoma OkScam, or the County Commissioner scandal, a purchasing kickback scandal resulting in the conviction of 200 individuals, including over 2/3rds of the sitting county commissioners, representing 60 of 77 Oklahoma counties (1981-1984)
Oklahoma Governor David Lee Walters pleaded guilty to misdemeanor election law violation (1993)
Oregon Governor La Fayette Grover (later U.S. Senator) implicated, but eventually exonerated, in vote-rigging scheme to give Oregon's electoral votes in the 1876 presidential election to Democrat Samuel Tilden
Pennsylvania State Treasurer Budd Dwyer committed suicide on television before he was to be sentenced on bribery and related convictions (1987)
Rhode Island Providence Mayor Vincent Cianci convicted of racketeering conspiracy (2002)
Tennessee Governor Ray Blanton loses his reelection bid after exposure of a bribery scandal, (1976-1979)
Tennessee State Senators John Ford, Kathryn Bowers, Ward Crutchfield accused of bribery among other charges in Operation Tennessee Waltz scandal (2005)
Texas Governor James Edward Ferguson impeached and removed from office for financial misconduct (1917)
Texas Governor Miriam "Ma" Ferguson, first woman elected Governor of a state in the U.S. and wife of the removed ex-governor, was implicated in the same financial improprieties that had brought "Pa" down and lost the Democratic primary in 1926
Texas George Parr, the so-called "Duke of Duval County," suspected but never convicted of various illegal activities, including ballot box stuffing and fraud (1905-1975)
Texas The Veterans Land Board Scandal tainted many prominent state politicians, including Governor Allan Shivers. (1954)
Texas Sharpstown scandal (1971-1972)
Washington Spokane Mayor James West, an opponent of gay rights, denied accusatinos of having molested two boys while he was a sheriff’s deputy and Boy Scout leader in the late 1970's and early 1980's, but came under investigation (2005) for offering municipal jobs to men he met in gay online chat rooms; West was ousted in recall vote December 2005
Wisconsin Governor William Augustus Barstow resigned 1856 amid investigation of corrupt business practices and election wrongdoing
Wisconsin Caucus Scan

Enron collapse (2002) leading to investigation of Kenneth Lay, a top political ally and financial donor to the election campaign of President George W. Bush; Lay, who had been named as a leading candidate for Secretary of the Treasury, eventually indicted (2004). Attempts to link individual politicians with the Enron malfeasance have not been particularly successful, perhaps partly due to the fact that so many politicians of both major parties received campaign contributions (including 158 Republicans and 100 Democrats in Congress (as of 2001) [1]). , Limit Government Power, limit Government. If Keneth Lay was going to run the treasury department then the treasury dept should be disbanded. Dimantled cut, gone ,, we give crooks controll of our lives and futures,, then its our fault...

Filegate, [1] [2] arose around improper access to FBI security-clearance documents. Craig Livingstone, head of White House security, improperly requested, and received from the FBI, personnel files without asking permission of the subject individuals. Estimates range from 350 to 900 unauthorized file disclosures. The incident caused a firestorm of criticism because many of the files covered White House employees from previous Republican administrations.

In March 2000, Independent Counsel Robert Ray determined that there was no credible evidence of any criminal activity. Ray's report further stated "there was no substantial and credible evidence that any senior White House official, or First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, was involved" in seeking the files.

Judicial Watch, a conservative watchdog group, engaged in long-running litigation over the white house personnel file controversy.

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_personnel_file_controversy"
They are all crooks limit government is the only solution....

The White House travel office controversy of 1993, often referred to as Travelgate [1], began on May 19, 1993, when several longtime employees of the White House Travel Office were fired. A whistleblower's letter, written during the previous administration, triggered an FBI investigation which revealed evidence of financial malfeasance. Office director Billy Dale was charged with embezzlement. In a letter to federal prosecutors he offered to plead guilty, return $69,000, and to serve a short jail sentence. The Department of Justice refused the offer and Dale was later found not guilty at trial. Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr also investigated the firings and could find no evidence of wrongdoing on the Clintons' part. [Howard Kurtz, The Washington Post, 11/23/98]

The White House Travel Office is in the residential section of the White House, and as such, staffers serve strictly at the pleasure of the president. Historically, a change of administrations usually resulted in a brand new Travel Office staff. Despite the established presidential privilege of replacing staffers at will, Congressional Republicans alleged that friends of President Bill Clinton, including his cousin Catherine Cornelius, had engineered the firings in order to get the business for themselves.[2]

The House Government Reform and Oversight Committee eventually launched an investigation into the White House Travel Office firings. After a three-year investigation, the Chair of the committee, Pennsylvania Republican William Clinger, accused the Clinton administration of having obstructed the committee's efforts to investigate the Travelgate scandal. [3] Clinger also challenged the White House access to Billy Dale's FBI records in the Filegate affair. [4] The role of the White House staff in pressuring the FBI to launch an 'investigation' was also heavily criticized [5].

Bill Clinton later described the allegations and investigation as "a fraud


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_scandals_of_the_United_States#1990_-_1999

[naked women with no clothes on] Violent protest in Bagladesh.. Bert with Osama bin Laden.

The pictures showed up in posters carried by anti-American demonstrators during violent protests in Bangladesh this week.

The posters show a variety of images of bin Laden; but over the left shoulder of the largest image of the accused terrorist is a smaller image of Bert beside a smaller image of bin Laden.

"Sesame Street has always stood for mutual respect and understanding. We're outraged that our characters would be used in this unfortunate and distasteful manner. This is not humorous," Sesame Workshop producers said. "The people responsible for this should be ashamed of themselves. We are exploring all legal options to stop this abuse and any similar abuses in the future."

The image is similar to those on a Web parody site "Bert is Evil," which first appeared around 1996 on the site www.spacecat.com/bert/. The site has amassed a collection of doctored photos that depict the children's character as an evil madman working alongside villains like Hitler and grand dragons of the KKK.

But the originator of "Bert is Evil" says on his main Web page -- www.fractalcow.com/index2.html -- that he had nothing to do with the Bert and bin Laden image. He points to another Web page -- www.j-roen.net/bert/how/how.phtml -- where he says the image originated, but that page now shows only a message saying the image has been removed.

It appears that the photo in question, in which an angry Bert can be seen alongside bin Laden, was lifted from the Internet by the creators of the protest posters in Bangladesh.

It is not clear whether the protesters actually knew who the character Bert is, and what he means to U.S. children.

China and India .......
Mark Papa, CEO of EOG Resources -- EOG is short for "Enron Oil & Gas".

Papa ran EOG when it was an Enron subsidiary. Lay and Skilling wanted to continue moving Enron out of the old economy in 1999, which meant getting rid of the oil and gas exploration business. Papa believed that exploration and development was exactly the business to be in, so he bought Enron's stake in EOG -- minus its operations in China and India -- for $600 million in cash.

The exchange has been laughably one-sided: Enron flailed, EOG Resources flourished. Today, the business is worth more than $17 billion. Like Richard Kinder, Mark Papa quietly built a fortune from Enron's castoffs.
http://www.fool.com/investing/value/2007/03/22/meet-the-men-who-fleeced-enron.aspx?source=eptyholnk3...

As America falls into debt other countries like China will be able to pay Saad 50-100 Billion a year. There is no honor among thieves, so we need to set a good example before we fall..

Explosives looted from Iraq munitions sites probably will continue to support terrorist attacks throughout the region? If Bush would have installed fair system of government the people of Iraq would be working and prospering. but they are left to rot and die while Haliburton and Bush Slave Trading INC. pillage. I would fight if another country came here and took all the jobs and gave them to there people. defense of the country is a primary resposibilty, and we took that away. Oil pumping we took that away. rebuilding,,, We wont even let them rebuild there own country. Bush let them take ten percent of the contracts then the pupet government just shoved that money in there pockets. So now Bush is paying SADIR a cut to give out welfare to the shites, SADIR takes the money to Iran and brings back guns and bombs to kill our soldiers ,, The Democrats know what is going on and want to milk the goat a little longer they all own hallibuton shares . The Iraqi Insurgents are naturaly occuring ellements with the type of Fake democracy Bush N Co. have set up. The oil fields secure though.

King Saad of Soadi Arabia recently braged that his people dont pay taxes. They dont pay taxes because he ownes everything, its a giant welfare state. Torture chambers, No human rights. Thats what breeds terrorists. The Congress and President of the United States Of America give him 12 Billion a year in millitary AID. What is really a payment to protect the dictatorship and steal the SAUDI ARABIAN peoples lives. The Saad regime uses American power to maintain control of the country and outsources the vast magority of work to foreners in order to keep the SAUDI ARABIAN peoples helpless and powerless. I want to see the 25 pages removed from the 911 report. Bush can protect the Saad regime, because the Democrats in congress have lunch with Mr. Saad also. The American people then are exposed to the danger of attack. Disafected Saudis Attacked us on 911 and to redact the 911 reports information pertaining to Saudi Arabia is criminal conspiracy, on the part of the White House and the Congress both parties. End support of the Saad Regime and demand A civil rights agreement similar to our Constitution and Bill of rights. Bill Clinton Gave Saad 12 billion per year as well as Bush, and both parties in Congress . The American people will have to demand new policy. Saudi Arabia’s has export revenues of $106 billion. The Mr. Saad built himself a 1 billion dollar pallace. Bush wants to give your money to Mr. Saad. President Bush had Mr. Saad to the Whitehouse the night of 911. As well as other Saad family members. They were then flown out of the country as all other flights were shut down. Thats Freedom.

Here anyone want to go on vacation?
http://www.globaltravelerusa.com/showarticle.php?id=1630&pg=1&OVRAW=riyadh&OVKEY=riyadh&....


With its sprawling tangle of highways looping around high-rise buildings and malls, Riyadh, the capital of the world’s oil-richest country, is a fitting tribute to the gasoline-fueled vehicle. Speeding through the metropolis in gleaming Mercedes sedans, executives in traditional flowing white robes are en route to work in the political, business, and economic center of Saudi Arabia, which is booming even while it struggles to balance progress with the traditions of the past.

One of the fastest-growing cities in the world, the population in Arabia’s hub of government administration, financial services, industry and agriculture has grown 8.1 percent per year, surging in half a century from 20,000 to 4.7 million people. Today, it is home to one-tenth of the country’s population. Predicted to reach 6 million by 2007, the city, fanning over 600 square miles, often is compared to Los Angeles, yet the differences are extreme in this urban center where modernization conflicts with the conservative religion.

The motto on the kingdom’s green flag — “There is no God but God; and Muhammad is his Messenger” — emphasizes the political/religious alliance that has endured in this nation since the early 18th century when religious reformer Mohammed ibn Abd al-Wahhab, seeking refuge in outlying Dir’aiyah, joined forces with the local emir Mohammed ibn al-Saud. After two centuries of upheaval, the emir’s descendent Abdul Aziz ibn Abdul Rahman ibn al-Saud (Ibn Saud) recaptured Riyadh in 1902, establishing the kingdom there in 1932.

Located in the heart of the Arabian Peninsula, remote from the more cosmopolitan ports of Jeddah and Damman, Riyadh remains fastidiously devout. Religious holidays are observed, and five times a day residents face Mecca and pray. Drinking alcohol and working on Sunday are strictly prohibited. Media coverage is monitored, and the year 2006 is marked here as year 1427 on the Muslim calendar.

Many visitors from overseas are taken aback by the Muslim practice of segregating women. Floor-length black abayas and head scarves are required cover in public and unmarried women and men are not allowed to intermingle. Restaurants and public places reserve separate, often secluded, spaces for families, and even MacDonald’s maintains separate cash registers for single men and family groups. Ironically, in the auto-based economy, women aren’t allowed to drive or own cars.

Enforcing the orthodox rules, Mutawwa moral vigilantes patrol the streets chiding women with uncovered heads, men wearing shorts, people using public telephones during prayer times. But Riyadh has a potentially rambunctious population of expats and young citizens. One-third of the residents are foreign workers, and more than half the population is younger than 19 years old. Increasingly, the conservative religious culture is confronting energy aimed at change.

Modernization, which began in the 1940s, has developed through a series of five-year development plans unveiled in 1970. In 1999 the Supreme Economic Council was created to boost investment, combat unemployment, promote privatization and streamline economic policy. Overseas investment is encouraged and foreigners have gained the right to own property and to operate businesses without a majority Saudi shareholder. Capping a 12-year application effort, in December 2005, Saudi Arabia became the 149th member of the World Trade Association.

With the world’s largest reserves of petroleum, Saudi Arabia’s oil sector is its single biggest engine for growth. Record-high oil prices last year resulted in export revenues of $106 billion, and current plans are to double refining capacity to 6 million barrels per day within five years “to meet the world’s increasing demand for oil,” said Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Ali Al-Naimi. Twenty billion dollars are earmarked to build new refineries and to boost the capacity of eight refineries Riyadh owns inside and outside the country.

T o relieve reliance on oil, the Saudis have encouraged diversification, and the non-oil private sector now represents 44 percent of the economy, 60 percent of the GNP. Burgeoning industries – petrochemicals and plastics, food processing, power industries and water desalination – seek Western know-how and technology. Steel is a thriving industry and mineral exploration has turned up promising sites for gold, silver, copper, iron, and platinum, aluminum and phosphates. Infrastructure development has fueled a construction boom, and growth of the telecom sector is substantial. Cell phone penetration is 32 percent, expected to grow to 60 percent by 2014.

Limit Government. End all federal Education programs. end all Commerce programs. End Housing and Urban Development. End and desolve Homeland Security programs. End Energy Department after breaking up monopolies, make one law against merging energy companies. End Health and Human services. Rid us of these crooks in washington by taking away there power. If I were a political cartoonist I would draw a picture of a playground full of money and the republicans having to get out and the democrats get to go in and play with the money now after the elections. campain finance reform is just hide the money in the political party comittes and then its ok. well all that does is lets the corporations buy off only a few at party headquarters and not have to pay off each senator , if people only new how cheap our polititions were they would be sick. All tecknology advances of the last twenty years computers, cell phones and the like have been burnt by government waste, fees, taxes, permiting expenses. It is wasting our life blood. Government regulations stacked and stacked and stacked killing us. and the republicans chase after sand dunes for six years doing nothing to stop the supernova of government expansion. America is a very succesfull Comunist country. Social security The most well off get the most out of it... when they did not pay in to it. there ss taxes went to roads, wars, government programs, spent by there elected officials, then tell the grand kids that they paid in to social security fund to get retirement benifits, that is a lie and illegal accounting. If you want to pay 300 billion to protect yourself from terrorists thats fine but dont claim to have paid in to Social security then because you Did Not.

After we left Vietnam did that calm the area or escalate violence. What were the Facists saying to keep us there?

The Germans would measure a persons nose in order to determine there Jewishness. Then they would be baked in ovens by Christians. Hitler and Bush never killed a Jew or Muslim or Vietnamese with his own hands they had soldiers, or others do it for them. We must stand up to the facists. Then the rest of the world came in and destroyed the Nazis. Germany was destroyed We Americans cant let the Nazis take over our country. or we will be destroyed.

The founding Fathers of America saw the same things in there day,

King Saad of the Soudi Arabian Dictatorship has a new pallace that dwarfs any of Saddams at 1 Billion dollars, Allah must like money too. Why did Jesus call god allah? because he didnt speak English!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lie. Iraqis have no rights. it is Illegal for them to own property, The Iraqi government owns all natural resouces. No different than Saddams Bath party. Will they fund opposing pollitical parties. never. Bush n co set up the same system as before. Just like they like it.

your Island is getting smaller. the whole world despises you.

I'll stand up and say it was murder to drop bombs on the Iraqi soldiers, crime to blow the entire Iraqi infastructure to smitherines , crime to hire whiteboys to rebuild and let Iraqis sit home and starve. crime to dismantle Iraqi army. crime to turn all oil revenues to Iraqi government.

Thats right ass hole. Your facist kind need to be stoped. What Germans stood up and said baking a child in an oven is worse than being Jewish. We wont let it happen again. To bad Germans were so brain washed like yourself.