For those we lost, We will not forget 09/11/2001 “Our God given unalienable rights are given to us all as individuals. They tell us what we may do for ourselves, and they are the embodiment of liberty. The so-called rights that government gives to some of us are parcelled out to select groups as classes. They tell us what one class of people may require another to do for them, and they are the very essence of slavery.”
— Perri Nelson, February 9, 2010

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Louisiana: The State That Loves Corruption

Published Sun, Dec 10 2006 12:44 PM
Technorati Tags: News and Politics, Elections, Democrats, Corruption

The state of Louisiana has shown that they don't care whether they send a corrupt legislator back to congress. Corruption seems to be a way of life in Louisiana. Now, the Washington Post reports:

NEW ORLEANS -- U.S. Rep. William Jefferson easily defeated his fellow Democratic opponent in a runoff election Saturday, despite an ongoing federal bribery investigation.

In complete but unofficial returns, Jefferson, Louisiana's first black congressman since Reconstruction, received 57 percent of the vote over state Rep. Karen Carter, who had 43 percent.

Carter was unable to capitalize on a scandal that included allegations the FBI found $90,000 in bribe money in Jefferson's freezer.

Yes sir, the voters in Louisiana aren't interested in ending the "Culture of Corruption" in Congress. They just proved that.

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