WHERE HAVE ALL THE REPUBLICANS GONE?
(sung to Where have all the flowers gone? apologies to Pete Seeger)
Where have all the Republicans gone?
Running away.
Where have all the Republicans gone?
Hiding away.
Where have all the Republicans gone?
In jail for bribes, almost everyone.
When will they ever learn?
When will they ever learn?
Where are all the Republicans? With Rep. Bob Ney's name mentioned on the news everyday, we just haven't seen other Republican leaders doing interviews (other than on Faux News)? Tom DeLay? Deborah Pryce? Jean Schmidt (heard she was going to Iraq on a fact finding mission???)? Dennis Hastert? Roy Blunt? Shadegg? Why aren't they giving interviews? There are lots of questions I'd like to ask them? Here are a few I'd ask:
1.Have you ever had a lobbyist take you on a trip?
2.Have you met any foreign nationals on the trips with lobbyists?
3.How many times did you receive e-mails from Jack Abramoff and his clients?
4.How many times did you visit Jack Abramoff's restaurant? Did you receive a special discount?
5.Have you and your family been entertained by a lobbyist?6.When you do your on "location" fundraisers (golf outings, ski trips, sporting events, concerts) which lobbyists attend?
7.How many constituents attend these same fundraisers?
8.What if the NSA had wiretapped newspaper reporters, ministers, and teachers? Would that bother you?
9.If the NSA had wiretapped you talking to Jack Abramoff without your knowledge, would you be upset?
Readers: Can you think of any other questions? We should e-mail them to someone who has the chutzpah to ask them. Has anyone been asking these types of questions to the Republicans in the Senate?
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PAUL HACKETT, DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR U.S. SENATE
Paul Hackett is clearly the best choice for the U.S. Senate. He is a straight talking guy. Hackett gives you the impression that given the chance, he would really make a difference in Washington, DC. The Columbus Dispatch has Hackett at his best:
"The Republican Party has been hijacked by the religious fanatics that, in my opinion, aren’t a whole lot different than Osama bin Laden and a lot of the other religious nuts around the world," he said. "The challenge is for the rest of us moderate Americans and citizens of the world to put down the fork and spoon, turn off the TV, and participate in the process and try to push back on these radical nuts – and they are nuts."
Thank you, Paul, for saying it so well!