son of witless wrote:
In the interest of fairness and accuracy I wish to bring up a few points, if I may. First you called Ralph Shortey a Republican Senator without noting whether he was a US or State Senator. That is hardly a minor point.
Given the context of the post - yes, it *is* a minor point... if even a point at all.
son of witless wrote:
You also make a point that Congressman Chris Collins was reelected while under indictment. So at that point he had not been convicted and this is a big deal to you. You slammed Republican voters. Fair enough.
Being under indictment is not the same thing as being under investigation. People don't come under indictment unless there is clear evidence of a crime. It's a step beyond investigation and a step short of conviction. Hillary was under investigation for 25 years and was never indicted because those 25 years of investigations failed to reveal enough evidence to indict her. That being said, it's my opinion that any vote for a public figure while he/she is under indictment DOES say something about the voter.
son of witless wrote:
He was not yet convicted and you slam Republican voters for reelecting him. Sounds pretty damn bad, however I doubt that those same Republican voters could hold a candle to the Democratic voters of Mayor Marion Barry. Remember him ?
The Mayor of the District of Columbia was caught in an FBI drug sting and served 6 months in Federal Prison. When he got out quess what ? What ? He got on council, and then became Mayor once again.
I'll give you half a point for this one because Barry was convicted for possession of drugs which is not an offense against anyone but himself. Unlike Collins, he did not interfere with markets through inside information and the abuse of his office. Nor did his election support come until AFTER he served his sentence.
We also can say a Democrat was impeached but with the same difference... Clinton got in trouble for having an extramarital affair, which can hardly be called a crime against the country. His own personal integrity maybe and Hillary of course, but not the country... illicit affairs are not even an impeachable offense... His attackers had had to goad him into denial to catch him with anything impeachable. The preparation of the impeachment of Nixon and Trump - totally different. Those two were caught doing things that clearly violated the Constitution BEFORE they were being attacked.
So yet, crime happens on both sides, but the point being made in my post is how much worse it is on the Republican side.
son of witless wrote:
Now as far as the statement that President Donald J. Trump did not lift a finger to help investigate 3 Republicans who were convicted under his watch, if they were convicted his help obviously was unneeded.
And by the same token, Trump's help wouldn't be needed to convict the Bidens either. Are you getting the point yet?