John Conyers -- helped his wife to deliver on deals after she accepted bribes
— felony charges for wife and a three-year sentence
Chris Dodd -- Took $1,000,000 "mortgage" from Angelo Mozilo and Countrywide
while on the Senate banking committee to pay for Irish "cottage" — no charges
William "Cold Cash" Jefferson — Kickback money in his fridge —
tried and convicted
Diane Feinstein — steered between 1.3 and 3 BILLION dollars in no-bid VA
contracts to companies she and her husband had interests in — no charges
Maxine Waters helped her husband's bank -- Charged
Barney Frank -- Slept with Fannie Mae chairman he was supposed
to be regulating --No charges
Charlie Rangel -- Obtained rent-controlled NYC apartments — charges pending
Nancy Pelosi — steered over $200 million in no-bid government contracts to
companies she and her family have interests in — no charges.
Something seems out of balance here. One of these things is obviously not like the other... what oh what could the difference be?
As a white man and
de facto raaaaacist, I for one welcome the Democratic Party's return to its roots, and congratulate Ms. Pelosi for her willingness to reach across the aisle.
If you're black, no slack —
if you're white, s'alright!
Democrats — upholding a proud tradition of race relations since 1860...