The problem is systemic. How you get R's and D's who are the ones with their claws on the revenue-release levers to reform a system from which they, their relatives and cronies derive so much material benefit is something of a conundrum.

"Robert Murtha, an engineer and owner of Murtech Inc., of Glen Burnie, Md., has in the past denied he has used his family ties to John Murtha, D-Pa., chairman of the House of Representatives appropriations subcommittee that doles out defense spending funds, to benefit himself."

This prick was involved in the ABSCAM affair and dodged a bullet decades ago but the "good people" of his district in PA just keep sending him back to Congress. What could we expect from this miscreant except more of the same kind of activity.

"The problem is systemic."

Way beyond ANY doubt.

"How you get R's and D's who are the ones with their claws on the revenue-release levers to reform a system from which they, their relatives and cronies derive so much material benefit is something of a conundrum"

Once they have established seniority and built an empire, they can pretty much do whatever they want. Murtha needed to be gone long ago...along with scores of others.

Agreed

The "Culture of Corruption" tlaking point may make a comeback and burn the Dems like it burned the Reps.

That is if the press gives it equal treatment.

Hope and change

SUCKERS

#6 | Posted by chickenrancher at 2009-05-13 10:30 AM | Reply | Flag: One Trick Pony.

Good ol' nepotism, works every time.

Nothing to see here, (insert attention-diverting hyper-sensational story).

"#6 | Posted by chickenrancher at 2009-05-13 10:30 AM | Reply | Flag:ORIGINAL FOR A RIGHTY

Libs don't mind corruption as long as libs are doing it.