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Queer and loathing on Capitol Hill
The succession of scandals among GOP lawmakers is shattering the remaining shards of the Republican "revolution."
By Sidney Blumenthal [2006-10-19]

  • Now for the Real News..

    650,000 Iraqis and nearly 3000 US troops slaughtered..

    Taliban resurgent in Afghanistan..

    Massive job lay-offs US..

    Record number of home repossessions..

    Economic imbalances threaten economy..

    The rich keep getting richer while workers keep working harder..

    Country lurches toward presidential dictatorship..

    Now for the real news: Gays on capital hill!

    Of course, the massive level of political corruption on capital hill, of which no doubt only the tip of the iceberg has been revealed, is certainly newsworthy. And the sex scandals do indeed reveal the moral hypocrisy, in addition to the criminal activity, of the right wing religious moralists.

    But it seems that sex still sells far beyond its relative importance - especially in silly season.

    -- siraluce
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    Thursday, October 19, 2006 05:49 AM
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