Nostalgia

After listening to WGN's Unconventional Wisdom, I became nostalgic for "the good ol' days", back when men were REAL men, women were REAL women, and fuzzy creatures from Alpha Centauri were REAL fuzzy creatures from Alpha Centauri. Back then, we could look to our political system for moral guidance. When unsavory people did unsavory things, our moral lawmakers would make sure they paid the price for their actions, with no thought of political gain what so ever! In fact, the Republicans, in an effort to clean-up Congress in 1993, passed a bill that would force any seated Chairman, Senate member, etc. to step down from their post if they were under indictment. They even weilded this law with holy vengance against House Ways and Means Chairman Dan Rostenkowski, an Illinois Democrat who was later convicted. Morals and law-abiding citizenship, thats why I look to the Republican Party!

Oh, but wait... whats this? You say Tom Delay, House Majority Leader and general, all-around saint, looks like he might be indicted over a redistricting scandal that picked up 5 Senate seats for the Republicans in Texas? Well, what shall we do? I know, we'll change the law that we passed to nail that slime-bag Rostenkowski, so that we can keep our saintly Delay safe from harm! No, it's not a double standard, and it's in NO WAY politically motivated. Tom is just such a sweet, kind, caring person, there is no way he could be associated with a redistricting scandal, and those evil, wicked Democrats won't leave him alone!

Maybe, just maybe, I'm missing something here, but I do believe that's what went through every Republican's mind (without the witty Douglas Adams quote) who voted to let Delay keep his post when (not if, damnit) he is indicted by the jury in Texas. That has to be... there's no other train of logic that could lead to it unless... [*shocked*] the Republicans are playing dirty pool! You mean continuous ravaging of Bill Clinton was based on political gain, and not moral fiber? I refuse to believe that! No... wait... that's the one. The Republicans have claimed, since Newt Gingrich's "gilded age" speech in '92, that they were the most moral of the political parties. Yes, now we see where morals get you... pork-barrel contracts, legislating to benefit, and a House Majority leader who think's he is the government. Lovely.

Well, guess I should get drunk, then.