November 28, 2005

Randy Cunningham, Republican Corruption and National Security

OK, let's do the math here. Congressman Randy Cunningham (R-CA) admitted to taking bribes today. Bribes that, he admits, led him to try to change policies at the Department of Defense. And Congressman Cunningham's jobs in Congress including serving as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Terrorism/HUMINT, Analysis and Counterintelligence. He's also a member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee.

That the Republicans are able to maintain the illusion that they are the only party that can be trusted to maintain national security is both depressing and a sign of how truly inept the Democratic party can be. That the Democrats aren't better able to show their strengths and the Republicans weaknesses, in the face of many helpful events like today's guilty pleas, well, it makes the whole situation that much more depressing.

Posted by armand at November 28, 2005 02:33 PM | TrackBack | Posted to Politics


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How does this stuff not get picked up by more media outlets? It's not like its everyday news: when was the last time a Member of Congress admitted (in a court) to bribery? I'll be curious if Cunningham will admit to what, specifically, he pushed the DOD to do; we could sorta use to know that, to see if we might need to fix a few things.

Posted by: baltar at November 28, 2005 03:29 PM | PERMALINK
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