For example, each time he refers to Timothy Geithner, it's as "tax cheat Timothy Geither." [Well, either Rush or Hannity always say that. Perhaps they both do!]
But that's been one of O'Donnell's problems, is that she's having problems with the IRS. (Read the bio of her which I posted a couple of days ago, which goes into all that. Or go to Wikipedia to read it.)
All these problems that she has, paying off loans and so forth? Who the hell doesn't? Who the hell hasn't had a run-in with the IRS? So she's had a run-in with the IRS. That's a resume enhancement to a lot of people! The government is the enemy here to a lot of people. The government needs to be downsized. The government's too intrusive. The government is chipping away at personal liberty, private property rights and so forth. The people of this country do not view Washington as a way to promote politicians. It's not a place where chairmanships are the reward. So Castle is going to run around and talk about baggage, and all these other Republicans want to recite the baggage that Christine O'Donnell has, fine and dandy. Let's hear you talking about the baggage that Charlie Rangel has. Let's hear you talk about the baggage that Harry Reid has or that any of these Democrats have, the baggage that Clinton had and has. Somehow it only disqualifies Christine O'Donnell? This is reminiscent of 1994 but in one distinct way: Voters are not gonna react all these charges of character rectitude because, in their minds, every politician's got a character problem. It's part and parcel of being one.
This is true. I certainly view every politician as corrupt, and this has been borne out by facts. And yet every politician who has been proven to be corrupt...is still in office. Perhaps 1% of corrupt politicians go to jail. And when they come out, they write a book and go on the lecture circuit and they're embraced back into the fraternity.
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