"...ensnare..." is the operative word What my buddies on the left do get is that this plays into the Republican knack for easily sliding into moral relativism when it suits their purpose. You know, this is really just part of the whole Washington cesspool that they have to take a shower from before they can get out into the heartland to shake the hand of righteous people. They'll take the money and ask that you take their word that they are the more righteous.

Sometimes when the press is telling the plain ugly truth it's hard to face. You see, the folks at WaPo and AP have just been showing the liberal bias of the press: The liberal values of decency, justice and honesty; not the jaded old pragmatism where you accept a back-handed slip of the cash. When a politician is involved in those seedier operations it tarnishes them whether it rises to the level of a crime or not. They are caught in the same repelling mud and crap as the Repug's which does us all no good.

Josh and the chorus of commenters at WaPo should be leading the pack in chasing the Democrats involved with Abramoff out of Washington. The congressmen showed no loyalty to the progressive cause and do it a great disservice. What were they doing mucking about with pond-scum that had been a Republican operative for more than 25 years?

Josh has a new corruption unit. He should turn it on cleaning and getting our house in order for the good fight. And isn't that what the progressive cause is about?  ¶ 1/22/2006 12:36:00 AM