January 06, 2010
— Purple Avenger Of course, of course. That's the ticket - I.N.T.E.G.R.I.T.Y.
..Somewhat ironically, in stepping down Dodd is actually exhibiting a ton of integrity—doing the right thing for his country, his party, and the progressive political movement...Similar "integrity" was displayed by the Japanese when they surrendered on the deck of the Missouri, and when Doenitz was handed the mantle of the 1,000 year Reich and gave it all up to go fishing or something.
History is replete with such displays of "integrity". Nixon resigning. LBJ not running again. The King agreeing to the Magna Carta. BetaMax accepting gracious defeat at the hands of VHS. Philby coming out of the closet and going with his "true feelings".
Apparently wretched gut wrenching soul devouring defeat always has the silver lining of integrity associated with it. If you want to keep your integrity and reputation intact - FAIL.
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Posted by: wiserbud at January 06, 2010 07:35 AM (IHbof)
Posted by: alexthechick at January 06, 2010 07:35 AM (8WZWv)
Posted by: Mr. Pink at January 06, 2010 07:35 AM (SqAkN)
I'm sure it was pure coincidence that he got more cash donations from AIG than anyone else...ever
Posted by: rum, sodomy and the lash at January 06, 2010 07:39 AM (AnTyA)
For liberals Integrity means never having to say you're guilty.
Posted by: Rocks at January 06, 2010 07:40 AM (Q1lie)
That's cuz they knew he was a man of integrity.
Posted by: Purple Avenger at January 06, 2010 07:41 AM (UOE4U)
Posted by: Iblis at January 06, 2010 07:41 AM (9221z)
You're just unequipped to grasp the moral nuances of concepts like integrity like those of us in the educated class.
But look at me! How silly of me to believe that you would understand.
Posted by: Hussein the Plumber at January 06, 2010 07:41 AM (r1h5M)
Posted by: WalrusRex at January 06, 2010 07:42 AM (xxgag)
Posted by: Paul Anka at January 06, 2010 07:43 AM (HaGdt)
Posted by: pst314 at January 06, 2010 07:43 AM (OA547)
Posted by: Jonah's Whale at January 06, 2010 07:44 AM (ZiQz8)
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at January 06, 2010 07:44 AM (i3AsK)
Posted by: Chris Dodd (D-CT) at January 06, 2010 07:46 AM (TpXEI)
Posted by: alexthechick at January 06, 2010 11:35 AM (8WZWv)
Me, too.
Posted by: mikeyslaw at January 06, 2010 07:46 AM (QMGr1)
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at January 06, 2010 11:44 AM (i3AsK)
It's integrity time, Charlie Rangel!
Posted by: WalrusRex at January 06, 2010 07:47 AM (xxgag)
Now the libs are spinning this as a big loss for Republicans, because now they can run a libtard without Dodd's baggage in CT and win.
Can't really argue with them.
Posted by: wiserbud at January 06, 2010 07:47 AM (IHbof)
Posted by: The Mega Independent at January 06, 2010 07:48 AM (F1P/e)
Your servers today will be Helen Thomas and Bella Abzug. Want mayo on that?
Posted by: Purple Avenger at January 06, 2010 07:48 AM (UOE4U)
Posted by: wiserbud at January 06, 2010 07:48 AM (IHbof)
Posted by: The French at January 06, 2010 07:49 AM (S2NsL)
Posted by: Vic at January 06, 2010 07:50 AM (QrA9E)
Posted by: Kasper Hauser at January 06, 2010 07:50 AM (ZiQz8)
There's an implicit confession in that spin. They are admitting he has baggage. Said baggage are his ethical and legal transgressions. They admit they are better off without him, yet they would have supported him anyway had he decided to run.
That says it all.
Posted by: grognard at January 06, 2010 07:51 AM (v0kvW)
Posted by: Peaches at January 06, 2010 07:52 AM (9Wv2j)
Posted by: Intrepid at January 06, 2010 07:52 AM (92zkk)
Posted by: tachyonshuggy at January 06, 2010 07:53 AM (yUybe)
..Somewhat ironically, (somewhat?) in stepping down Dodd is actually exhibiting a ton of integrity (integrity isn't the right word)—doing the right thing for his country (falling on his sword would be the right thing to do), his party, and the progressive (socialist) political movement...
Posted by: harleycowboy at January 06, 2010 07:53 AM (JKGfQ)
Isn't Yglesias that four eyed, emo looking, libtard that was quoted the other day?
What the fuck does that pathetic metrosexual know about integrity? Asshat.
Posted by: The Outlaw in the Heavenly Hall at January 06, 2010 07:54 AM (E0EDC)
Posted by: President Toonces at January 06, 2010 07:54 AM (554T5)
He needed to free himself up for the new Director of Fannie Mae position that will undoubtedly be opening up.
He can REALLY show what integrity is all about at that job....
Posted by: Gunslinger at January 06, 2010 07:55 AM (Zi+FQ)
Posted by: Zombie Colonel Travis at January 06, 2010 07:56 AM (e2rl5)
OT - Rahm, "Now we've successfully reached the level of irrelevance, we aren't going to help anymore."
Posted by: Hussein the Plumber at January 06, 2010 07:56 AM (r1h5M)
Now the libs are spinning this as a big loss for Republicans, because now they can run a libtard without Dodd's baggage in CT and win.
Can't really argue with them.Yeah--it just means the Repubs will need to put a 'repeal the health care bill and start over' plank in the platform.
Posted by: CUS at January 06, 2010 07:57 AM (wOGfT)
Posted by: Cold Cash Jefferson at January 06, 2010 07:57 AM (GQwdV)
Posted by: Bubba Clinton at January 06, 2010 07:59 AM (GwPRU)
Posted by: Rod Blagojevich at January 06, 2010 07:59 AM (9Wv2j)
Posted by: arhooley at January 06, 2010 08:01 AM (GKXA7)
Posted by: harleycowboy at January 06, 2010 08:01 AM (JKGfQ)
Posted by: Cautiously Pessimistic at January 06, 2010 08:01 AM (pZEar)
I know, rhetorical question.
Posted by: grognard at January 06, 2010 08:02 AM (v0kvW)
Posted by: rum, sodomy and the lash at January 06, 2010 08:02 AM (AnTyA)
Posted by: Ben Nelson (D-Bribeland) at January 06, 2010 08:03 AM (92zkk)
Posted by: Dr. Spank at January 06, 2010 08:03 AM (S2NsL)
OT - Rahm, "Now we've successfully reached the level of irrelevance, we aren't going to help anymore."
Posted by: Hussein the Plumber at January 06, 2010 11:56 AM (r1h5M)
Speakin'of Rahm:
CHICAGO (WBBM) -- There's word this morning that President Barack Obama's chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, already is looking at life beyond the White House and that he might be eyeing the 5th floor at Chicago's City Hall.
It was no secret that then-Chicago Congressman Rahm Emanuel was less than thrilled when the newly-elected president asked him to give up his seat in the House to become the White House chief of staff a year ago.
Washington Post columnist Sally Quinn tells Newsradio 780 she's heard from people close to Emanuel that he's told them he's almost ready to leave.
"He's said, 'The job of chief of staff is an 18-month job, it's a burn-out job.' He's made it quite clear that he's not happy and that he's totally stressed all the time and that he's thinking of running for mayor of Chicago," Quinn said.
Mayor Daley: "Yeah, right...from my cold dead hands. Bring it, Rahm."
I might have made that last bit up.
Posted by: Tami at January 06, 2010 08:04 AM (VuLos)
Posted by: Truman North at January 06, 2010 08:04 AM (e8YaH)
Integrity means never having to say you're sorry.
Posted by: Never Mind at January 06, 2010 08:04 AM (EuTWi)
Isn't Yglesias that four eyed, emo looking, libtard that was quoted the other day?
They all look like that. All of them. Yglesias, Ezra Klein, E.J Dionne, David Brooks, Dayn Perry -- all wispy, mincing little androgynous bitches who think that contact lenses and the absence of a speech impediment are signs of intellectual inferiority.
The damage done by the 19th Amendment would have been mitigated somewhat if liberal "men" weren't all estrogen-soaked weak little fairies.
Posted by: VJay at January 06, 2010 08:05 AM (gQ+XA)
Posted by: AE at January 06, 2010 08:06 AM (kSfPT)
Posted by: EC at January 06, 2010 08:06 AM (mAhn3)
"He's said, 'The job of chief of staff is an 18-month job, it's a burn-out job.' He's made it quite clear that he's not happy and that he's totally stressed all the time and that he's thinking of running for mayor of Chicago," Quinn said."
Yeah, I've already gotten word that if I can get outta this current bad rap, I'm a shoe-in for next CoS.
Posted by: John Gotti Jr at January 06, 2010 08:07 AM (92zkk)
Posted by: Old Sailor at January 06, 2010 08:07 AM (/Ft4q)
Posted by: Nighthawk at January 06, 2010 08:08 AM (OtQXp)
In the Age of Zero, corruption = integrity. Cowardice = bravery. And backroom buy offs = open process.
How much of this bullshit can the electorate, gullible as they are, take?
Posted by: maddogg at January 06, 2010 08:08 AM (OlN4e)
5 I think by integrity they really mean loyalty to the Dem party...
I think you are absolutely spot on. To paraphrase Willie Shakespeare "The quality of integrity is not strained, but falleth as a gentle rain from Heaven..."
Translated to moron-speak, that means integrity lies in the soul, and is not conditional, but absolute. It is either there in all times and places, or it is not integrity. Dodd has no integrity. He has loyalty to the Party, as one of its Capos, and has decided he will take one for the team.
Posted by: sherlock at January 06, 2010 08:08 AM (jdXw+)
The Redskins showed alot of integrity lining up for the same trick play when their opponents called a time out, thus giving them the opportunity to get ready for it. It was all in the spirit of fair play.
Posted by: Mr. Pink at January 06, 2010 08:08 AM (SqAkN)
Translation; Rhmbo's in-your-face. take-no-prisoners style is part of the reason for Barky's poll numbers (that and the fact that Barky is an incompetent and venal fucking idiot)...and he's about to be tossed under the bus
Posted by: rum, sodomy and the lash at January 06, 2010 08:08 AM (AnTyA)
Posted by: Ohio Dan at January 06, 2010 08:10 AM (rurh0)
Posted by: rockmom at January 06, 2010 08:10 AM (w/gVZ)
“When I look at the pattern of failures, I am reminded of something I learned from software engineering: planning fails when the complexity of the problem exceeds the capacity of the planners to reason about it.”
No legislature bill should be more than 10 pages long and written in plain understandable English.
Posted by: harleycowboy at January 06, 2010 08:11 AM (JKGfQ)
Posted by: DrewM. at January 06, 2010 08:11 AM (UAnTc)
Integrity for these SOB's would be voting against the health care bill and saving our country. How about doing something right for the country, as you go out the door you bastard
Posted by: Ohio Dan at January 06, 2010 08:12 AM (rurh0)
Victimhood, courageous hero, and patriot coupled with unprecedented integrity.
Posted by: SlaveDog at January 06, 2010 08:14 AM (H6Jyg)
FIFY. Though I think Rahm is more properly placed in the 8th.
Posted by: AmishDude at January 06, 2010 08:15 AM (T0NGe)
Wow...and people say Barky ain't tough on terrorism. He revoked the BVD Bomber's visa 12 days after he tried to blow up the plane
Matthew Yglesias said it showed "a ton of courage" on Barky's part
Posted by: rum, sodomy and the lash at January 06, 2010 08:16 AM (AnTyA)
Posted by: Zimriel at January 06, 2010 08:17 AM (9Sbz+)
Posted by: Ted Kennedy at January 06, 2010 08:18 AM (7BU4a)
Posted by: Unclefacts, Summoner of Meteors, and Buckets of Scorn for this Administration at January 06, 2010 08:18 AM (erIg9)
He revoked the BVD Bomber's visa 12 days after he tried to blow up the plane
So what, now the guy is here illegally and eligable for amnesty?
Posted by: Mama AJ at January 06, 2010 08:19 AM (Be4xl)
FTA: "This reminds me that if thereÂ’s something you want to criticize the Obama administration for, I would say itÂ’s been his failure, qua party leader, to do a better job of prepping for the 2010 midterms."
You lightweights at The Onion better fucking pull up your socks!! You are like totally getting pwned by the Dems!
Posted by: sherlock at January 06, 2010 08:20 AM (jdXw+)
Yes, nothing says integrity like voting to destroy the country, then immediately quitting.
Posted by: Sharkman at January 06, 2010 08:20 AM (Zj8fM)
Posted by: pat at January 06, 2010 08:20 AM (TCZ5c)
/sarc
Posted by: Sort-of-Mad Max at January 06, 2010 08:20 AM (aC0uO)
Also, Lady Gaga is the shit.
Posted by: Robert E. "Ton O' Integrity" Lee at January 06, 2010 08:20 AM (89RxY)
Loyalty and taking it for the team don't enter into it. If he thought he could win he would stay, no matter what it did to the team or the country. This is about him trying to ingratiate himself with his future employers in the Party apparatus or lobbyists.
This is as much about his integrity as Nicolai Ceaucescu's little trip to the brick wall.
Posted by: pep at January 06, 2010 08:21 AM (aDFMZ)
Posted by: Barrack Obama at January 06, 2010 08:22 AM (SWvPS)
They need the propaganda to make it through their days.
Posted by: looking closely at January 06, 2010 08:22 AM (PwGfd)
Posted by: Mr. Pink at January 06, 2010 08:24 AM (SqAkN)
Not to worry, though....like his crooked buddy - Tom Daschle - Dodd will be right back in DC as soon as the fraud appoints him as the Csar of something....Probably Fannie or Freddy.
Posted by: Dell at January 06, 2010 08:25 AM (5ppXf)
Know who else showed integrity?? James Traficant...at least he went to jail for racketeering and graft instead of heading for the border..
...and I love that full, natural head of hair
Posted by: Matthew "El Guapo" Yglesias at January 06, 2010 08:26 AM (AnTyA)
He is showing as much integrity as an old Roman noble killing themselves
I wish the metaphor were more apt.
Posted by: VJay at January 06, 2010 08:28 AM (gQ+XA)
Integrity Czar.
Posted by: SlaveDog at January 06, 2010 08:28 AM (H6Jyg)
Posted by: Mr. Pink at January 06, 2010 08:29 AM (SqAkN)
OMG, I just had to Wiki him to get another glimpse of that stunning 'do.
Posted by: Peaches at January 06, 2010 08:29 AM (9Wv2j)
"... not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called." (1 Corinth. 1:26)
Posted by: The Drunken Conservative at January 06, 2010 08:30 AM (iaWNX)
Posted by: FireHorse at January 06, 2010 08:31 AM (Vl5GH)
Posted by: UncleZeb at January 06, 2010 08:31 AM (Fgu3H)
What happens to the campaign war chest upon retirement?
Posted by: HeatherRadish at January 06, 2010 08:32 AM (mR7mk)
Posted by: Bernie Madoff at January 06, 2010 08:32 AM (22if9)
Posted by: phreshone at January 06, 2010 08:35 AM (1AnxB)
Posted by: Paladin at January 06, 2010 08:37 AM (a+kMW)
Posted by: SFC MAC at January 06, 2010 08:41 AM (fD1Vj)
Oh Doddy boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling
From glen to glen, and down the mountain side
The summerÂ’s gone, and all the flowers are dying
‘Tis you, ’tis you must go and I must bide.
But never come ye back when summerÂ’s in the meadow
Or when the valleyÂ’s hushed and white with AGW snow
‘Tis I’ll be here in sunshine or in shadow
Oh Doddy boy, oh Doddy boy, I despise you so.
And if you come, the flowers will all be dying
And I hope I am dead, as dead I well may be
YouÂ’ll come and find the place where I am lying
And I hope you trip and break your damn knee.
And I shall hear, your moans of pain above me
And all my dreams will warm and sweeter be
If youÂ’ll not fail to get out of the Senate
IÂ’ll simply sleep in peace knowing you are not destroying my country.
IÂ’ll simply sleep knowing you are not destroying my country
Posted by: Joe at January 06, 2010 08:46 AM (P/q7X)
Posted by: Reiver at January 06, 2010 08:46 AM (Yi1Sk)
Posted by: Kasper Hauser at January 06, 2010 08:47 AM (ZiQz8)
Posted by: maddogg at January 06, 2010 12:30 PM (OlN4e)
Thanks for the link, maddogg! Ha! I didn't know that Bob Barker was such a moonbat either. The sad thing, I'm sure Sea Shepherd will be suing that Japanese company for mucho dinero. I hope the video acquits the whaler.
Posted by: runningrn at January 06, 2010 08:53 AM (CfmlF)
There seems to be a lot of "integrity" going around the Democratic party these days. The Lt. Gov. of MI is not going to run for election because of integrity (well, mostly inability to raise money, but I like the integrity meme better). Oh wait, Dodd was having a problem raising money too. Hmm... Who knew Integrity=Inability to fundraise.
Posted by: runningrn at January 06, 2010 08:56 AM (CfmlF)
Posted by: WalrusRex at January 06, 2010 09:00 AM (xxgag)
The Lt. Gov. of MI is not going to run for election because of integrity (well, mostly inability to raise money, but I like the integrity meme better).
Other than the racoon-hunting guy in Detroit, is anyone in Michigan able to raise money these days?
Posted by: David Axelrod's Combover at January 06, 2010 09:08 AM (/Pw+r)
HAHAHAHA! Love it!
Posted by: pajama momma at January 06, 2010 09:08 AM (275r1)
In fact, I can think of a very long list of Democrat pols who could use an integrity transplant. We should encourage this behavior, methinks. No?
Posted by: DocJ at January 06, 2010 09:11 AM (dt6br)
Posted by: IJN Yamato at January 06, 2010 09:13 AM (R2fpr)
Your servers today will be Helen Thomas and Bella Abzug. Want mayo on that?
Posted by: Purple Avenger
This is so, so wrong. Who else suffered an 'integrity' sized loss of appetite after this?
Posted by: Blue Hen at January 06, 2010 09:14 AM (R2fpr)
My husband showed tons of integrity by stepping down when the people wanted change.
Sincerely,
Ava Braun
Posted by: Billy Barty at January 06, 2010 09:15 AM (IMSJ7)
Posted by: Angelo Mozillo at January 06, 2010 09:16 AM (4Kl5M)
Posted by: Feh at January 06, 2010 09:17 AM (eoXUH)
Posted by: DefendUSA at January 06, 2010 09:21 AM (N69Wd)
Posted by: NY Mets at January 06, 2010 09:22 AM (R2fpr)
Posted by: William "Cold Cash" Jefferson at January 06, 2010 09:24 AM (89RxY)
BTW, my allowing the Swiss police to arrest me? Like 80 tons of pure uncut integrity, baby.
Posted by: Roman Polanski at January 06, 2010 09:30 AM (2jQGY)
His last wife actually joined him in Moscow for a while, after he defected from someplace in the middle east where he was working for The Economist.
Posted by: Dianna at January 06, 2010 09:35 AM (qrFCz)
And a transfer to Guantanamo!
Also, Lady Gaga is the shit.
You cannot spell Gaga without GAG. Google it.
well, mostly inability to raise money, but I like the integrity meme better
You know which other Dem senator cannot raise money? Roland Burris. No money AND no integrity.
Posted by: CUS at January 06, 2010 09:38 AM (wOGfT)
Posted by: Brendan at January 06, 2010 09:41 AM (2jQGY)
It wasn't opportunism that made me bail on the right, it was INTEGRITY
I don't shill for Kindle because I desperately need the money, it's because I want you to have the product. My bicycle seat oozes integrity
Posted by: Cahrsel Jhonsno at January 06, 2010 09:51 AM (7FgWm)
Be nice if these demturds all would show this type of "integrity".
Posted by: kansas at January 06, 2010 09:57 AM (mka2b)
Posted by: C. Dodd at January 06, 2010 10:04 AM (SPSOE)
Posted by: chicocano at January 06, 2010 10:06 AM (2n5cq)
Posted by: M-Yig at January 06, 2010 10:07 AM (Gs0qi)
Charles Johnson is one seriously weird looking human being:
http://tinyurl.com/ycrfbpv
Also, not very eloquent.
Posted by: RJ at January 06, 2010 10:08 AM (ADbI4)
Didn't Kerry get the same thing thrice, "Integrity, integrity, integriy", from his dying mother?
Of course, when read about it (straight from Kerry's mouth), I thought it odd.
Posted by: always right at January 06, 2010 10:09 AM (Wqfrr)
Posted by: PR at January 06, 2010 10:16 AM (k7SeR)
"He's said, 'The job of chief of staff is an 18-month job, it's a burn-out job.' He's made it quite clear that he's not happy and that he's totally stressed all the time and that he's thinking of running for mayor of Chicago," Quinn said.
When you consider that leading candidates to replace Daley are Luis Gutierrez and Jesse Jackson, Jr., Rahm looks pretty good.
Which says a hell of a lot about Chicago's political culture.
Posted by: Brown Line at January 06, 2010 10:16 AM (VrNoa)
Posted by: Al Gore at January 06, 2010 10:19 AM (ocm1L)
Posted by: rightzilla at January 06, 2010 10:23 AM (rVJH4)
#66.
How much of this bullshit can the electorate, gullible as they are, take?
Posted by: maddogg at January 06, 2010 12:08 PM (OlN4e)
As soon as libs put in another good-looking fresh face with hair.
Yeah, they do think we are dumb.
Posted by: always right at January 06, 2010 10:26 AM (Wqfrr)
FIFY Bubba
Posted by: wHite punk at January 06, 2010 10:30 AM (XCL4s)
Posted by: chemjeff at January 06, 2010 10:34 AM (Gk/wA)
Hey, I'll take a sweetheart deal on a mortgage. But then I'm not in the political branch of the Sith.
Posted by: I R A Darth Aggie at January 06, 2010 10:37 AM (1hM1d)
It's also good for his self-preservation in that he will avoid a humiliating loss. In any case, he'll end up with a sweet position in the coming govt health care regime.
Posted by: whatever at January 06, 2010 10:47 AM (XIXhw)
Posted by: Ted Kennedy at January 06, 2010 11:03 AM (aC6Za)
I didn't mean to imply he was. By coming out of the closet, I meant snarkily imply he bolted to the Soviets as the hounds were closing in and arrest inevitable.
Posted by: Purple Avenger at January 06, 2010 11:16 AM (kBM/e)
Sorry - I saw "coming out of the closet" and thought, since the rest of the ring was gay, you were thinking Philby was, too. My apologies.
You're quite right - Philby evidently was tipped off by some old colleagues that he was for the high jump, and ran. Good story; I've always been mildly interested in him.
Posted by: Dianna at January 06, 2010 11:26 AM (qrFCz)
How much of this bullshit can the electorate, gullible as they are, take?
Posted by: maddogg at January 06, 2010 12:08 PM (OlN4e)
As soon as libs put in another good-looking fresh face with hair.
See! That like me! They really, really like me! Gee, it's great to be back!
Posted by: John Edwards at January 06, 2010 11:54 AM (CfmlF)
Only a leftist POS would apply the term "integrity" to anything Dodd does. (Of course, only a leftist would equate admitting defeat with integrity.) He must be the most corrupt bastard in Washington, or at least first runner-up to Barry. I seem to recall that Malkin's Culture of Corruption book had a nice long section devoted to that shameless lawbreaker.
I know the Left will just put up another piece of slime in his place, but I'm glad we're to be rid of Dodd just the same.
Posted by: Reactionary at January 06, 2010 12:07 PM (xUM1Q)
Even though they were of the priviledged class, Philby and the other traitors lives were pretty miserable after they jumped because life was miserable in the USSR. And they were all raging alcoholics.
MacLean and his wife lived in a one bedroom apt. Their daughter slept in the bedroom, the 2 boys in the dining room, and they slept in the living room.
Posted by: moi at January 06, 2010 01:04 PM (7FgWm)
Similar "integrity" was displayed by the Japanese when they surrendered on the deck of the Missouri
Remember when the Hirohito came down on the deck of the Missouri and signed the surrender document? Anyone? Besides Barry
Posted by: TheQuietman at January 06, 2010 01:16 PM (1Jaio)
Posted by: FireHorse at January 06, 2010 01:32 PM (Vl5GH)
http://tinyurl.com/ycurcnh
Posted by: TFMo at January 06, 2010 01:38 PM (qeCj0)
The integrity of a member of the US congress is a pretty F'ing valuable thing. I'm suprised he was willing to show it for free.
Posted by: mark c at January 06, 2010 01:41 PM (SBIko)
All these Dems not seeking re-election might not be such a great thing, folks.
Welcome to another episode of "Things Michael Steele Might/Will Say/Is Saying".
Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at January 06, 2010 01:42 PM (B+qrE)
Being traitors didn't help either. The Soviets were smart enough to not trust traitors too much. Anyone who flips once could flip again. I think Philby was given the nominal rank of KGB colonel as a reward, but I rather doubt he was given much in the way of authority, responsibility, or access to critical state secrets, and anything he stated was probably double and triple checked against other sources before trusting it.
Quite a few of those clowns who thought they'd be treated like kings got the shaft when they finally had to bolt. I wonder if anyone tracked down any of the ones who were still alive after the Soviet Union fell and interviewed them about their treatment after defecting?
Posted by: Purple Avenger at January 06, 2010 01:45 PM (kBM/e)
Posted by: Filly at January 06, 2010 02:10 PM (f0O05)
Corruptocrat extraordinaire. Patronage. Sweet heart deals. Kick backs. Bribes.
Nope. Don't see "integrity" anywhere in that list.
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Posted by: locomotivebreath1901 at January 06, 2010 02:11 PM (lmPoe)
Posted by: Steve In Tulsa at January 06, 2010 02:23 PM (lv+sJ)
A ton of integrity he never demonstrated before. The type of integrity that tells you to step off the tracks as a freight train is approaching.
That sort of integrity.
Posted by: Mikey NTH at January 06, 2010 02:41 PM (TUWci)
I'm DELIGHTED that these Dems won't be around after November. But in the meantime? They don't even have to pretend to give a shit what the voters think. The one possible restraint that we might have had over them, the threat of losing their jobs, is now gone.
Still feeling so warm and fuzzy about this?
The contest for Thankfully Dead Ted's seat is now more important than ever.
Posted by: TFMo at January 06, 2010 03:47 PM (qeCj0)
As usual, the Dems are smarter and more ruthless...a winning combination.
Posted by: Greg at January 06, 2010 04:04 PM (2KEGG)
Posted by: JD at January 06, 2010 05:25 PM (58eah)
Posted by: Scorpius at January 06, 2010 05:32 PM (LBU7I)
FIFY
Posted by: JorgXMcKie at January 06, 2010 05:45 PM (290l2)
I.N.T.E.G.R.I.T.Y.
I Need To Enjoy Gargantuan Retirement Indefinitely. Tata, Yucks.
I.N.T.E.G.R.I.T.Y.
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