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Originally Posted by rubberneck
What a load of unadulterated horse crap. Every American citizen should be free to engage in the political process without worrying about being the subject of a fishing exhibition by the government. I can't recall a single major Dem donor that was publicly identified by the campaign staff of a sitting Republican president, as being unsavory, only to be audited by not one, but two different government agencies shortly after. The implication that it's done all the time is absurd. The fact that you're so blithe about makes me a bit queasy.
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rubberneck--
First, Mr. VanderSloot has gone out of his way to engender controversy. Second, the American political landscape has been characterized by the great game of Gotcha. Third, the implication of
your post is that contributors to political campaigns should not be scrutinized in the day and Age of Gotcha is, IMO, out of step with the times. If one is going to play the game in this day and age, one needs to know the rules or stay off the road.
Additionally, you might take another look at the activities of the FBI during the twentieth century IRT to the political opposition of the federal government.
Bluntly, if anything should make you "queasy" it is the propensity of the GOP to not vet key participants. In 2008, we dropped the ball on Governor Palin. Now, we're going to have to explain why it is okay for Romney to accept support from a man who ran a Ponzi scheme.
My $0.02.