To rip off my own comment from a couple of months ago:
This kind of reflexive both-sides-ism works to obfuscate the _huge_ difference in scale, _and_ the occasional, small-but-real attempts of mostly democrats to do something about it.
Now, if the democrats had more big donors than republicans, maybe they wouldn't? But that's a counterfactual that we can't know. But we do know that Bush 1 vetoed a soft money limit passed mostly by democrats, and that Clinton pushed for one, but didn't get it done.
McCain-Feingold passed the Senate with 48 out of 50 D votes (96%), and 11 of 38 R votes (29%) (and one I (100%)), the House with 198 of 210 D (94%), and house, 41 out of 217 R (19%), 1 out of 2 I (50%). Then it was a mostly R appointed Supreme Court that gutted it. Then a _more_ R appointed court that has continued to whittle it down.
For all that the Democrats don't go far enough, there is a _huge_ difference between the parties on this.
No. A difference of degree is still a difference, and Trump 2 is vastly and openly more corrupt than any other administration, Democratic or Republican.
It's hundreds of billions of dollars in personal self-dealing, so far. So, yes, the corruption of the Trump administration vastly outstrips all prior administrations in scope, and I can't believe I need to point that out. It is, as you've agreed, happening right out in the open.
And of course Hunter Biden was totally qualified to be on the board of Burisma, and the hundreds of billions funneled through Ukraine is a nothing burger.
The ex-President's son cashing in on the family fame is an utter nothingburger compared to Trump's children actively participating in government and diplomacy and taking bribes for themselves and the most openly corrupt President in US history. You ever looked up how much Trump's net worth has increased while President?
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If you think democratic party is any less corrupt than republican, you are already biased
To rip off my own comment from a couple of months ago:
This kind of reflexive both-sides-ism works to obfuscate the _huge_ difference in scale, _and_ the occasional, small-but-real attempts of mostly democrats to do something about it.
Now, if the democrats had more big donors than republicans, maybe they wouldn't? But that's a counterfactual that we can't know. But we do know that Bush 1 vetoed a soft money limit passed mostly by democrats, and that Clinton pushed for one, but didn't get it done.
McCain-Feingold passed the Senate with 48 out of 50 D votes (96%), and 11 of 38 R votes (29%) (and one I (100%)), the House with 198 of 210 D (94%), and house, 41 out of 217 R (19%), 1 out of 2 I (50%). Then it was a mostly R appointed Supreme Court that gutted it. Then a _more_ R appointed court that has continued to whittle it down.
For all that the Democrats don't go far enough, there is a _huge_ difference between the parties on this.
No. A difference of degree is still a difference, and Trump 2 is vastly and openly more corrupt than any other administration, Democratic or Republican.
I think some 19th century administrations could compete.
Openly? Sure. Vastly? Lol.
It's hundreds of billions of dollars in personal self-dealing, so far. So, yes, the corruption of the Trump administration vastly outstrips all prior administrations in scope, and I can't believe I need to point that out. It is, as you've agreed, happening right out in the open.
And of course Hunter Biden was totally qualified to be on the board of Burisma, and the hundreds of billions funneled through Ukraine is a nothing burger.
Hunter Biden is accused of doing 10% of what Kushner is doing in the open. It's very different.
And there isn't hundreds of billions "funneled through" Ukraine.
And you are going to turn a blind eye to his paintings as well? Lol
The ex-President's son cashing in on the family fame is an utter nothingburger compared to Trump's children actively participating in government and diplomacy and taking bribes for themselves and the most openly corrupt President in US history. You ever looked up how much Trump's net worth has increased while President?
Lol look at hunter's mememcoin.
What role in government do you believe Hunter Biden holds?
C'mon. Be serious.
I'm serious. Remove your blindfold.
"If you don't think this ridiculous thing that I believe, you're biased and wrong!"
The current republican party is comedically more corrupt than the current democratic party.