Olson: “Maybe I’m an Independent Now”

Compare the actions of the MN GOP To those of the Dem’s who just re-elected William “Ice-Box” Jefferson.

Or those that re-elected, and re-elected Marion “Bitch set me up” Barry.

This is why the GOP owns “taking responsibility”.

Olson will resign if he is convicted or he will be pushed out; we don’t suffer crooks and liars.

You might want to recheck your facts Strangely, people who have more votes cast for them keep appearing in congress.  I don’t know what that has to do with the parties, since they don’t control the electorate. 

So maybe you want to compare the actions of the parties after their members are elected?  Compare, for example, the House Dems who stripped Jefferson of his position on the Ways & Means committee in June-and he still hasn’t been charged with any crime-to the actions of those House Republicans who changed the ethics rules on a secret ballot to benefit Tom DeLay, who gave Bob Ney a standing ovation when he refused to step down after being indicted in the Abramoff scandal, who promoted John Boehner to House minority leader despite his role in the Foley coverup…should I go on?  This is hardly Olson’s first run-in with “anger management issues”…yet he somehow keeps getting reelected and until these new charges came up nobody in the state GOP seemed to have an issue with him.

Both sides have some bad apples, how they respond to them is quite different, however.  The idea that the GOP “owns taking responsibility” is probably the most laughable thing I’ll read all day.

Check your own facts bong boy. Jefferson was allowed to retain his Democratic endorsement, that’s what it has to do with partys..

The GOP’s ethics rules were never changed…rules BTW that the Dem’s never had in the first place.

Close, but not quite The GOP changed the rule but later reversed themselves due to public outcry.  If you need to refresh your memory,
here’s the story.

Also, you’re wrong about Jefferson maintaining his Democratic endorsement.  The LA Democratic Party actually endorsed Jefferson’s opponent in the run-off, Karen Carter.

But on your other points, I agree with you.  I strongly support the Dems adopting-and sticking to-tough ethics rules both locally and nationally.

Finally, if Jefferson is ever actually charged with a crime, then I agree that they should look at further sanction, up to and including dismissal if the evidence warrants it.  Until such time, however, we have to respect the wishes of his constituents who clearly expressed that they wanted him representing them.

Compare the actions of the MN GOP To those of the Dem's who just re-elected William “Ice-Box” Jefferson.

Or those that re-elected, and re-elected Marion “Bitch set me up” Barry.

This is why the GOP owns “taking responsibility”.

Olson will resign if he is convicted or he will be pushed out; we don't suffer crooks and liars.

You might want to recheck your facts Strangely, people who have more votes cast for them keep appearing in congress.  I don't know what that has to do with the parties, since they don't control the electorate. 

So maybe you want to compare the actions of the parties after their members are elected?  Compare, for example, the House Dems who stripped Jefferson of his position on the Ways & Means committee in June-and he still hasn't been charged with any crime-to the actions of those House Republicans who changed the ethics rules on a secret ballot to benefit Tom DeLay, who gave Bob Ney a standing ovation when he refused to step down after being indicted in the Abramoff scandal, who promoted John Boehner to House minority leader despite his role in the Foley coverup…should I go on?  This is hardly Olson's first run-in with “anger management issues”…yet he somehow keeps getting reelected and until these new charges came up nobody in the state GOP seemed to have an issue with him.

Both sides have some bad apples, how they respond to them is quite different, however.  The idea that the GOP “owns taking responsibility” is probably the most laughable thing I'll read all day.

Check your own facts bong boy. Jefferson was allowed to retain his Democratic endorsement, that's what it has to do with partys..

The GOP's ethics rules were never changed…rules BTW that the Dem's never had in the first place.

Close, but not quite The GOP changed the rule but later reversed themselves due to public outcry.  If you need to refresh your memory,

here's the story.

Also, you're wrong about Jefferson maintaining his Democratic endorsement.  The LA Democratic Party actually endorsed Jefferson's opponent in the run-off, Karen Carter.

But on your other points, I agree with you.  I strongly support the Dems adopting-and sticking to-tough ethics rules both locally and nationally.

Finally, if Jefferson is ever actually charged with a crime, then I agree that they should look at further sanction, up to and including dismissal if the evidence warrants it.  Until such time, however, we have to respect the wishes of his constituents who clearly expressed that they wanted him representing them.