Summary
Republican corruption not the Iraq war drove more to vote Democratic in the election. Exit polls indicate two-thirds of voters claimed the war in Iraq prompted them to vote for Democrats; however, three-fourths voted for Democrats out of a disgust over "corruption and scandals" exhibited by Republicans in power.
More than half of voters were dissatisfied with the way Republican leaders dealt with Rep. Mark Foley for his liaisons with congressional pages. These voters chose Democrats by a 3-1 margin. This column urged Speaker Dennis Hastert to step down as speaker. Had he done so rather than appoint a commission which has yet to report its findings results might be different.See the full content of this document
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Votes Driven by Corruption
In 1887, Lord Acton wrote, "Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely." Mr. Hastert had absolute power, but did not use it to expose Mr. Foley a year ago or to resign when the issue surfac...
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