John "Dr. Zero" Hayward is now on to GunGate. You're not burying this one, suckers.
Now, what do we know about BribeGate...?
Showing posts with label Bribegate. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bribegate. Show all posts
17 March 2011
03 January 2011
Don't let us down, Darrell.
Well, the rubber is about to meet the road. Will our new Congress actively investigate and prosecute the cesspool of corruption and thuggery that is the Obama Regime? Or will it be proven once and for all that the system is broken beyond repair?
I hope the former. In which case, HoneyTrail's Sundance Cracker suggests a good starting point. If the latter, we as a nation are in very deep kim chee.
I'm not encouraging or advocating illegal activity here. I'm merely observing that more and more people in this country are reaching the point where they believe that ballots, letters and protest signs are completely useless. They believe that America's entire political system is so badly corrupted that armed insurrection of one type or another is the only hope for change.
Please, Rep. Issa, prove them wrong. Go after these thugs. Show us that the system still works. Because if we reach that 'critical mass' of revolutionaries...may God have mercy on us all.
I hope the former. In which case, HoneyTrail's Sundance Cracker suggests a good starting point. If the latter, we as a nation are in very deep kim chee.
I'm not encouraging or advocating illegal activity here. I'm merely observing that more and more people in this country are reaching the point where they believe that ballots, letters and protest signs are completely useless. They believe that America's entire political system is so badly corrupted that armed insurrection of one type or another is the only hope for change.
Please, Rep. Issa, prove them wrong. Go after these thugs. Show us that the system still works. Because if we reach that 'critical mass' of revolutionaries...may God have mercy on us all.
03 June 2010
Someone open a window!
That dead mackerel is really stinking up the joint.
Now we have Andrew Romanoff from Colorado involved in this debacle, with apparently three positions offered him if he'd bail out of his Democratic primary.
The problem for the Obama administration, as I see it, is that they're too used to the Chicago Way. This is coming back to bite them in the ass, and will hopefully usher out the New Era of Hope and Change, which America has had more than enough of, thank you.
The Chicago Way is lead pipes and brass knuckles. It's blatant and brutal. The city has been a cesspit of corruption since Al Capone ran it through a puppet mayor, and they barely even try to hide it any more.
The Chicago Way is very far removed from the Washington Way. By the time a politician gets to DC, s/he's expected to have developed a certain amount of finesse. I'll give you an example.
Say you want to throw your hat into the ring in a primary. I, a person very high up the ladder, want your opponent, Bill Brown, to win. So I come to you and say:
"Look, I know you want to jump into this race, but it'll split the vote and end up harming the party. Strategically, we all have to get behind Bill Brown on this one, so we'd appreciate you waiting for a more appropriate time. We realize you really want to run, but if you play ball here, your sacrifice will not be forgotten."
Now, take a good look at what I said--and what I didn't say. Nothing has been promised to you. Plausible deniability is maintained. If you wind up under oath down the line, and you're asked by a prosecutor if you were offered any sort of bribe or incentive to drop out, you will be able to truthfully answer, "No."
I will leave it to my readers (numbering, at this juncture, zero) to debate the ethical and moral issues involved here, but that's the way things are done in the higher circles of politics. Technically, this remains within the letter of the law. As long as no specific offer is made, it's legal. There was an implication, but an implication is almost impossible to prove in court.
But once I name a certain position or amount of money, I've crossed the line. That takes it from an abstract implication to a real bribe. And that's illegal, under a couple of sections of the United States Code.
Break out the popcorn...this is going to be a very interesting ride.
Now we have Andrew Romanoff from Colorado involved in this debacle, with apparently three positions offered him if he'd bail out of his Democratic primary.
The problem for the Obama administration, as I see it, is that they're too used to the Chicago Way. This is coming back to bite them in the ass, and will hopefully usher out the New Era of Hope and Change, which America has had more than enough of, thank you.
The Chicago Way is lead pipes and brass knuckles. It's blatant and brutal. The city has been a cesspit of corruption since Al Capone ran it through a puppet mayor, and they barely even try to hide it any more.
The Chicago Way is very far removed from the Washington Way. By the time a politician gets to DC, s/he's expected to have developed a certain amount of finesse. I'll give you an example.
Say you want to throw your hat into the ring in a primary. I, a person very high up the ladder, want your opponent, Bill Brown, to win. So I come to you and say:
"Look, I know you want to jump into this race, but it'll split the vote and end up harming the party. Strategically, we all have to get behind Bill Brown on this one, so we'd appreciate you waiting for a more appropriate time. We realize you really want to run, but if you play ball here, your sacrifice will not be forgotten."
Now, take a good look at what I said--and what I didn't say. Nothing has been promised to you. Plausible deniability is maintained. If you wind up under oath down the line, and you're asked by a prosecutor if you were offered any sort of bribe or incentive to drop out, you will be able to truthfully answer, "No."
I will leave it to my readers (numbering, at this juncture, zero) to debate the ethical and moral issues involved here, but that's the way things are done in the higher circles of politics. Technically, this remains within the letter of the law. As long as no specific offer is made, it's legal. There was an implication, but an implication is almost impossible to prove in court.
But once I name a certain position or amount of money, I've crossed the line. That takes it from an abstract implication to a real bribe. And that's illegal, under a couple of sections of the United States Code.
Break out the popcorn...this is going to be a very interesting ride.
01 June 2010
Sestak continued
Well, it appears I was dead wrong. Kind of a shame.
But new developments continue to surface. Now, supposedly, Bill Clinton was sent as an intermediary to kinda sorta maybe hint about the possibility of a position that Sestak wouldn't have even been able to hold while continuing to serve in the House.
I'm calling this the 'dead mackerel' case. The longer it sits out there, the more it stinks.
But new developments continue to surface. Now, supposedly, Bill Clinton was sent as an intermediary to kinda sorta maybe hint about the possibility of a position that Sestak wouldn't have even been able to hold while continuing to serve in the House.
I'm calling this the 'dead mackerel' case. The longer it sits out there, the more it stinks.
27 May 2010
Sestak: Coward or brilliant strategist?
Joe Sestak, as everyone including alien spies from the Andromeda Galaxy are no doubt aware, is in a bit of a pickle.
Former Admiral Sestak claims that "a White House official offered him a federal job in an effort to end his campaign in his state's Senate primary." This is a prima facie felony crime. Let me put on my tinfoil beanie and analyze this whole debacle.
Former Admiral Sestak claims that "a White House official offered him a federal job in an effort to end his campaign in his state's Senate primary." This is a prima facie felony crime. Let me put on my tinfoil beanie and analyze this whole debacle.
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