People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones

As this years mid-term elections draw ever closer, Democrats have been screeching for some time now about the 'Republican culture of corruption', yet somehow, they remain silent about allegations against members of their own party, such as Jefferson and Mollohan.

The finger pointing began during the investigation into lobbyist Jack Abramoff, with the screeching coming into full voice with the admission by, and conviction of, former Republican Rep. Randy 'Duke' Cunningham, with the Democrats attempting to take the 'moral high ground' by portraying themselves as being 'pure'.

However, as reported here, with investigations against Jefferson and Mollohan (as well as Republican Ney), that 'card' won't be as effective as Democrats once hoped. Republicans aren't the only ones who have engaged in corrupt activities, or had links to Abramoff, which you can see for yourself here. I also remember some prominent Democrats from the past who were involved in corruption, such as the first Mayor Daley of Chicago, and Huey Long of Louisiana, not to mention all of the Union heads who have predominantly been Democrats, who were convicted of corruption and sent to prison.

Perhaps I'm being cynical here, but in my opinion, politics in general is conducive to corruption. If you are in politics, and are greedy by nature, you will become involved in corruption, no matter what party you are affiliated with, so the Democrats attempt at portraying themselves as being above the temptation to succumb to corruption is baseless, hypocritical, and insulting to the intelligence of the American people.

All I can say to the Democrats is, people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones, and those who are involved in corruption - from either side of the political aisle - need to be caught and punished.