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Culture of corruption
Topic Started: Mar 23 2014, 12:42 AM (598 Views)
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Culture of corruption

Angela Couloumbis and Craig McCoy reported a long story published in this past Sunday’s Philadelphia Inquirer. The story is of interest in a number of respects. The headline refers to Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane: “Kane shut down sting that snared Phila. officials.”“Kane shut down sting that snared Phila. officials.” NRO posted a good summary by Alec Torres here. It’s the kind of story that Glenn Reynolds sometimes links to with the introductory tag “Culture of Corruption,” but I don’t think he has picked this one up.

The Inquirer article tells the story of an investigation begun when current (Republican) Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett was Attorney General. The investigation was based on an old fashioned “sting operation over three years that captured leading Philadelphia Democrats, including four members of the city’s state House delegation, on tape accepting money[.]”

When Kane took office in 2013, she shut down the investigation. In a statement to the Inquirer, Kane criticized the merits of the investigation and added an imputation of racism. The Inquirer reporters give short shrift to the charge of racism. In addition, they state: “Sources with knowledge of the sting said the investigation made financial pitches to both Republicans and Democrats, but only Democrats accepted the payments.”.......

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Your entire political system is corrupt. The bush theft of the 2000 election bought ot to light, but both sides are involved
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It is the Dems who we are talking about but nice try.

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No, you are taking about Dems, choosing to ignore the overall picture, bit then again you have always had political blinders on
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It is true that I want to keep talking about the specific subject and not one of your typical diversions. Thanks for admitting that.
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Your entire political system is corrupt. The bush theft of the 2000 election bought ot to light, but both sides are involved


Quebic Needs Corruption Detox
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I wish I were a Torontonian. Don't ask me to take a drug test. I soberly write this because my only shame would then be to have to answer foreigners’ questions about my mayor's crack consumption or latest drunken scene in a fast food restaurant.

As a Montrealer it was much more shameful last year to explain why two mayors in a row had to resign after alleged corruption.

And believe it or not, but our disgrace hasn't reached rock bottom.

This week, everyone across Quebec has extra reasons to feel even more embarrassed by our political elite............
Oh Canada!

But, Canada's west coast is far off. News hasn't reached there yet.
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But it is much easier for telcoman to try to deflect the subject by making wild claims than try to defend the Dem's.

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Anyone in Canada knows about corruption in Quebec. We are discussing US corruption here, and it spans both parties. Of course a one sided dogmatist like Berton chooses to ignore that.
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Of course the one sided dogmatist like telcoman refuses to discuss the specific subject.

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The subject os corruption. You are the onee who wishes to make it a one sided topic. But then, you never take off your political blinders. You are the one who chooses to submit to brainwashing. Its sad, i feel for you.
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