Family Values:Republican U.S. Senator Busted Using Hookers. Wants To Pay Legal Bills With Campaign Money. Three Republicans On Federal Election Commission Don't See A Problem With This.

Republican U.S. Senator Busted Using Hookers. Wants To Pay Legal Bills With Campaign Money. Three Republicans On Federal Election Commission Don't See A Problem With This.

...and this is a surprise, why?

It's not a surprise, and I do wish the radical right would learn that repubs care no more far values than any dem. Fact is, members of both parties visit hookers, have sex with strangers, steal our money and divorce. When you start putting politicians out there to preach morals, you are in danger of looking foolish. I vote libertarian cuz repubs worry about stealing religous folks money when in fact they take that money and make promises they know damn well they are not going to keep (abortion will be made illegal, stem cell will be controlled, etc.). Fact is, we need repubs to go back to their roots are they will be revealed as frauds who divorce and have sex with hookers. I am concerned about morals, just like the religous right, but I choose to lead a moral life. I dont expect crooked politicians to spread the word, so to speak. Politicians are immoral period. Honest folks dont go into politics. Repubs were better dealing with welfare and illegals, which can lead a society to total moral and financial breakdown. How about child abuse? In the 90s, this what repubs talked about and took action on. Now it is an obsession with its citizens sex lives. That will defeat the purpose of the relligous right who wants it's repub leaders to be looked as family values types.

Geezus...

Really... if the people of Louisiana are OK with this guy, well... err... umm... hmmm

We have to clean house.

I will support voting out every incumbant.. untilt he goverment learns who is in charge and who is the servants"

I wish this were true, joules, but I have a feeling you will vote for strict democrat, with no thought to a 3rd party. Why not, these new folks give speeches on "change." Joules, if you lean left vote green party. If you lean right, vote libertarian. If you are in the middle of most issues, study the backgrounds and not just the speeches are the letter D or R after the name. Dont jsut vote out the incumbent and replace them with someone even more radical. Study people, not their "speeches" and 10 second commericals.

I really think they should have to turn the left over cash to the general fund

I think that's a good idea.

The man should pay his own legal fees.

I mean this floors me how could anyone even think the money he collected was being used for a campign issue? This is a personal issue not government. He should be jailed for stealing! People donated to him because they thought he would represent them and their values and to spend money from them to improve his image after being caught being immoral is like spitting in their face.

What we need in this country is a centrist party. Most of us are. Now days if you are to the left of the right you are a liberal and vice versa however the majority of the people are not right wing and certainly not left wing. Moderate Republicans and Democrats and the other groups that share this banner should band together and start another party. Then the crazies will have no voice. I was a republican for most of my life but left that party because I saw the hand writing on the wall. That party has no soul anymore. They preached fiscal conservatism balanced budgets don't pass the buck to your children term limits etc. It meant nothing after they got into power. Our system is broken.
There is too much influence peddling from the outside into both parties. This leave the average joe out there naked in the cold winters wind because he cannot pay for lobbyists or give them large donations or get them super bowl tickets! Once every 2-4 years you are their darling after that you become a one night stand and you have to put up with that until the next election

Joules--thanks for the seed and interesting discussion.

How's this for a radical idea: New Law: Representatives and Senators are elected by the state, so lets have the states pay their wage !!! I believe that when a Representative or Senator looks at their paycheck and it is signed by the Treasurer of the state that elected them, they might think more about who they represent rather than the lobbyists who try to buy them. Further, have them live in houses bought and owned by the state and maintained by the state; this cost may run into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, but is a very small part of the state's budget. Make sense??