Sweep Out Morally Corrupted Republican Congress

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From BuzzFlash.com:

Men And Women Of Faith: Sweep Out Morally Corrupted Republican Congress

by Brent Budowsky

It what may be one of the greatest disgraces in Congressional history there are now senior Republicans, including the Speaker’s best friend Congressman Lahood, suggesting the page program be abolished.

Think about it: the very idea that there are now Republicans claiming that their Congress is morally incapable of protecting young people only demonstrates how far these people have come from the moral bearing of our democratic nation.

Punish the pages and protect the politicians?

No. Let’s keep the pages and get rid of the politicians who threaten them. Let’s respect the pages and get rid of the politicians with such little confidence in their own moral bearing they no longer believe they can protect them. Let’s get rid of those who treat this sordid episode as just another example of one party corruption in Washington.

Even now, this issue is treated as an inside job, by a small circle of cronies, running a Congress from dark rooms and back rooms. Even now, the meetings that matter involve only a handful of Republicans, excluding everyone else, treating Democratic Members as though they do not exist, treating half of America as though they do not matter.

The preposterous finger-pointing and contradictory cover stories of Republican leaders only proves the moral bankruptcy of official Washington. The failure to notify the full Page Board alone is grounds for resignation and firing of every Member of the Republican Leadership who met in dark rooms, behind closed doors, and kept this information secret from all members of the Page Board except the Republican hand chosen operative on the Board.

What is our President doing, using a day of photo ops on events purportedly promoting the safety of kids, to gratuitously proclaim how wonderful the Republicans in Congress are performing in this case?

How typical of the hyper-partisanship that Republicans have brought to Washington that in one sentence the President says how appalled he is, and how he wants to get the facts. Then, in the next sentence, he gives the high five to partisan Republican leaders who let this happen, kept it quiet, and now claim they can’t remember who told what, to whom, or when.

Men and women of faith can put a stop to this in November. This is the ultimate one party scandal and the ultimate example of the moral corruption of official Republican Washington.

They believe all decisions are made by leaders of only one party, as though our democracy does not exist, as though half the country is disenfranchised, as though nothing matters except their money and power, even the safety of young pages.

They believe that when scandal strikes our young, they should run to the Chairman of the Republican Congressional Campaign group, who calls a press conference using young kids as props, while they deliberately, and shamefully, keep this matter secret from the full Page Board which is entrusted to protect the pages.

True Conservatives, true Christians, true believers in the Judeo-Christian ethic, true men and women of faith of all denominations should demand a higher standard and refuse to vote for those who let this happen, those who kept it secret, those who covered it up, those who refuse to take responsibility today, and those who put their partisan politics ahead of protecting our kids.

Brent Budowsky served as Legislative Assistant to U.S. Senator Lloyd Bentsen, responsible for commerce and intelligence matters, including one of the core drafters of the CIA Identities Law. Served as Legislative Director to Congressman Bill Alexander, then Chief Deputy Whip, House of Representatives. Currently a member of the International Advisory Council of the Intelligence Summit. Left goverment in 1990 for marketing and public affairs business including major corporate entertainment and talent management. He can be reached at [e-mail].

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