[Grovenet] bad politics

[Geri]

: If the name of the game is to win, it's appropriate to do all that's legal
: to win.


     Hey, the operative word you used is "legal," Ron.  :-)
     
     Or, hey, do like W does:  just get some legislation
     passed to cover your butt!
     
     New accusations by pages/former pages have
     emerged today, and new accusations probably
     wouldn't continue to come out if this was just a
     prank (as someone hopefully suggested).  Fortunately,
     the House Ethics Committee did open their investigation
     today ...
     
     This current Republican Party is a shame to its origins.
     
     Geri
     

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron D'Eau Claire" <rondec at easystreet.com>
To: "'Forest Grove local interests list'" <grovenet at rdrop.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 3:10 PM
Subject: Re: [Grovenet] bad politics


: Any time something happens that reflects badly on one party, you can be sure
: people supporting that party will do what they can to minimize the bad
: publicity. 
: 
: Is that a "cover up"? Perhaps, but not necessarily. After all, all of these
: people are in a popularity contest. They know that success or failure is
: only based on what makes the most people vote for them on election day.
: 
: If the name of the game is to win, it's appropriate to do all that's legal
: to win. 
: 
: And it's appropriate for the opposition to question closely anything that's
: done to minimize the impact of a negative issue. 
: 
: But it's equally important not to confuse the questions with accusations, or
: accusations with evidence, or evidence with guilt. 
: 
: Many of the so called "news" media (usually talking heads expressing
: opinions) blur those distinctions. After all, their jobs depend upon gaining
: the most audience share and much less on how accurate they are. Their jobs
: are not based on who wins or loses an election. 
: 
: Ron D'Eau Claire 
: 
: 
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