I have said and written many things about the Republicans in general and the Bushies in particular, mostly negative, but I have to give them this much credit -
They're consistent.
...Rationalize torture? Get promoted to U.S. Attorney General or get oodles of administration support in your reelection campaign. (Gonzales, Kyl)
...Indicted for money laundering and illegal use of corporate funds? Take a corporate jet to your booking and treat America to an insipid grin in your booking photo. Oh, and shamelessly make noises about a comeback in electoral politics. (Delay)
...Under investigation for misusing your position to benefit your family, your friends, and yourself? Ignore the fact that everyone doing the investigating is a Republican appointee and denounce the investigation as a partisan attack and deny everything. (Doolittle, Renzi)
By these examples and myriad others, a strong case can be built to support the proposition that the Republican Party cherishes bad acts and bad actors, with one exception.
Caught having sex with someone you're not married to? Quit or they'll try to remove you from office. (Tobias, Clinton)
And for that, they'll claim the 'moral' high ground.
I'm not advocating or condoning the hiring of prostitutes, but let's face facts - the guy who did so may be the least bad Bushie out there, yet he's the one resigning in disgrace.
They may be thoroughgoing hypocrites, but they are totally consistent about it.
They're ALWAYS hypocrites.
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