@SusanInFlorida The NY Times reported how Santos' lies were known to republican powers in Washington. They knew and they kept it on the down-low. This wasn't a failure on the part of the republican party, it was an intentional hiding of dangerous facts about Santos. But go ahead, blame it all on the NY Times, a news organ republicans love to deny.

@JustScott His response to 13 federal allegations? "In two years, I'll be leading a Committee." [i] And he's right.[/i]

@Graylight yeah in prison, where all the house republicans belong.

@ilikeitlikethat23 Not all of them, but certainly the ones they've let run the place.

@SusanInFlorida agreed on ALL of those [i]frauds and cheats[/i]. I will confess I object to politicians [i]as a class[/i]
And i am told i [i]should not DO that[/i]! they are the two heads of one monster , sorry if i seem partisan

@SatyrService we share common ground on our suspicions about the motives and behavior of politicians. i am not a member of either political party. I think if term limits are good for presidents, we might want to try them for senators, congresspersons, governors, mayors, etc. My dog catcher can stay though. It's less prone to waste fraud and abuse than billion dollar pentagon contracts.

@SusanInFlorida yes ma'am term limits of all, and les thru the Supreme Court in that basket as well
Between corporate lobbyists and untraceable dark money, super pacs etc. we have lost control of the entire process of politics.
how many members of congress AREN'T millionaires, and how many that enter congress not THAT rich, will be millionaires when they leave congress.
ore democracy has been for sale, in whole or in part. more and more each year.
I don't care for [b]MAGAts[/b] [i]OR [/i][b]SJWs[/b] and such extreme positions on left and right, have turned Americans against each other. finding unbiased news is hard, I have been looking at something called Ground News. they show all the headlines, and who has printed what, and. what way that article or source leans, politically.
but for any story, I tend to look at 6-8 very different sources,, many over seas, to get some perspective

@Broache73 politics in america today is actualy no more tawdry than in the past. When the media conspired to suppress revelations of presidential illegitimate love children, extramarital affairs, debilitating illnesses, mental incapacitation, bribery . ..

the same as it ever was.

@ViciDraco there's a bipartisan consensus that he's crossed some line.

since i'm not a lawyer, I'm perplexed by this question: at what point do statements made during a campaign cross the line and become criminal fraud to obtain high office? Some examples over the years . . .

1. I will build a wall and get mexico to pay for it.
2. I will have the NIH cure cancer
3. I will win the war in Vietnam
4. I will win the war in Korea
5. I will not send japanese americans to concentration camps
6. I will govern in a centrist, non partisan manner for the benefit of all citizens.

@SusanInFlorida it is because he messed with rich people's money. The big rule in Washington is to not upset the major donors.

@ViciDraco i hear that. it's why so many people don't see any difference between the two parties.

@TJNewton ROFLMAO!

Now THAT’S funny!

@KunsanVeteran 🙂👍

@TJNewton I'm inclined to believe innocent until proven in a court of law. But he was arrested and charged for financial fraud. On the day Santos posted bail, he used the courtroom steps to announce his re-election bid.