TOM DEDHAM..I don't care what people say. They can say anything they want. You are the one that gets other people mad because they aren't a Republican. You even had that guy mad when he told you that you don't know him at all so don't think you do. You were practically jumping out of the computer about Laura Bush because someone said she was drinking. I am kind of use to you now, but you are a pest.

Posted By laurinda,ny : October 13, 2007 3:22 pm

Lady please get some help,,your posts sound like an 8yr lil girl that rides on the short bus….Please for Godsake please stop embarrassing yourself or at least post under another name, cause lady you sound like a plain idiot.

The general rule in Washington is that the Republicans are twice as corrupt as the Democrats, and the Democrats are twice as inept as the Republicans.
Jefferson notwithstanding, this Republican Administration has had it both ways, twice as corrupt and twice
as inept.
Still, it is mighty hard to believe that any elected official who keeps large cash sums in his freezer, shoebox in the closet, sock drawer, etc. has not gotten that cash from illicit sources.
At least the Democrats in the House threw him off of committees, which is about all they can legally do until found guilty.

As a dem I say investigate him and punish him according to the law. We don't need this guy.

Posted By Antonio, Tempe AZ : October 13, 2007 5:44 pm

See laurinda, this is how a rational thinking person would react to someone doing something wrong NO MATTER THE PARTY.

And the guy who said I don't know him. so I shouldn't judge him, mistook my "enjoy the kool-aid remark" as being a racial remark and when I schooled him explaining that it was a shot at BIASED thinking and nothing else, all was well.

Sorry, you said that Laura Bush was drinking and that is an out and out LIE. It was an accident, period.

The next posting that you make based on facts or any reasoned thinking will be your FIRST.

I stand by my postings and the salutations I get from both sides of the political fence (sometimes), and as for me being a pest, I forgot more than you know about anything and I can easily make that "leap of faith" by your unintelligent postings and the amount of "slams" you get for your postings from EVERYONE.

Big fuzzy hugs.

Apparently it is not possible for a member of Congress to commit a crime.

As a dem I say investigate him and punish him according to the law. We don't need this guy.

HOW LONG ARE WE A FREE COUNTRY? DUMMYCRATS WILL RULE AND TELL YOU WHAT TO DO SOON!!!

Ryan Indianapolis:

As I've said before, Republicans are just as corrupt as Democrats. Both parties can be hypocrites at times.
Don't you agree?

In regards to Democrats calling for resignation, I guess you missed the article from Fox News. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, suggested it was time for Jefferson to step down.

Sure I know that its not the same thing as calling for resignation, but IMO, there isn't whole lot of difference. Though I do agree with you, more Dems should call for resignation/condemn him for his actions.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,278573,00.html

TOM DEDHAM..I don't care what people say. They can say anything they want. You are the one that gets other people mad because they aren't a Republican. You even had that guy mad when he told you that you don't know him at all so don't think you do. You were practically jumping out of the computer about Laura Bush because someone said she was drinking. I am kind of use to you now, but you are a pest.

Jefferson is lucky to sit on such a Democratic seat, for even with all of this his seat does not make the detailed list of vulnerable House seats.

Lets hear DEMOCRATS,,,you hypocrits,,,THis man is a thief and is a corrupt loser…But I havent heard one person in the senate or house that is a democrat that is calling for him to resign..Clean up your own house then you can come after the republicans…

Paul, Philadelphia:

Jefferson, is most likely guilty but Republicans are not without questionable offenses either, see below for some of the many "Good wholesome people"

1.Congressman Mark Foley's abuse of teen-age Congressional pages.
2.Bob Packwood, Senator (R-Ore.), resigned in 1995 under a threat of public senate hearings related to 10 female ex-staffers accusing him of sexual harassment.
3.Larry Craig (R-Idaho) was arrested for soliciting sex from an undercover police officer in a public bathroom in Aug. 2007
4.Tom DeLay -The corruption of House Majority Leader, Tom DeLay, and his gang of "40 thieves" is so extensive that it takes whole web sites to cover, such as: http://www.dropthehammer.org/corruption/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_DeLay.
5.Bob Livingston (R-Louisiana) was about to replace Newt Gingrich as Speaker of the House until he resigned in disgrace when it was revealed that he admitted to having been involved in several adulterous affairs.

Would anybody like to see more?

This guy's a crook, his lawyer admitted as much. Put him in jail and be done with it…however, I doubt he'll get a Presidential pardon like another dirtbag we all know.

That cold cash in the freezer sure is odd

The US Congress needs to get serious about cleaning up its act. Jefferson isn't the only one on the take. Murtha of Pennsylvania and Reid of Nevada are two that need to be investigated. I can only guess, but I bet a good percentage of our elected officials have taken favors, money, etc., for their votes. They have no scruples. It should be no surprise that they are held in very low esteem.

To Paul in Philly;

Off the top of my head, without giving it any thought at all, I come up with Duke Cunningham and Ted Stevens. If you want me to actually stop and think about it, I'm sure I can come up with plenty more.

"Democrats should be ashamed of themselves. They accuse Republicans of corruption, but really it is the Democrats who are corrupt.

Name one Republican who is corrupt. I dare you. I double dare you.

Democrats are corrupt, Republicans are good wholesome people.

Posted By Paul, Philadelphia : October 13, 2007 12:24 am"

Wow… just, wow. You make me ashamed to share the same NAME with you.

Republicans are good.. wholesome… I can't even finish that statement… I'm laughing too hard.

So I assume you believe Mr. Craig sits on a toilet seat like a yokozuna and picks up scraps of invisible toilet paper in public bathrooms by reaching all the way across his body with his opposite hand?

Or how about Mr. "Fire 'em All, just don't tell me about it" Gonzales, our recently not-so-dearly departed AG?

Oh wait, there's always VP Dick "Halliburton" Cheyney. We can't go too hard on ole Dick though, he DID do something good.. he shot a lawyer.

How many more "good, wholesome" Republicans would you like to hear about?

Look, nothing is going to happen to this guy. He's a Democrat. They are sinless, pure, models of propriety. It's all a big misunderstanding, doncha see? Probably that nasty vast right wing conspiracy is behind all this.

Please nobody else respond to laurinda, lets just say she is right and move on.

You are right laurinda, all Republicans are crooks and Democrats are all wonderful people who just want to help others by sacrificing their own time and money.

Big fuzzy hugs.

We now know how they put people in the badwagon. I remember the media following you and you kept your Kool. I admire you and I hope you are proved innocent!

Who cares if he put money in his freezer. The Republicans lie, cheat and steal all the time. But, nobody goes after them!

Jefferson should resign. Typical Louisiana politics, graft, corruption. Since Katrina, Mississippi has been a beehive of rebuilding, cooperation and forward progress while Louisiana sits by trying to figure out how to increase it's take.

Face it, how many of us get caught with $90,000 in our freezer. This fellow is a disgrace and another reason why the Congress gets a 21% approval rating.

I am a democrat and I say this man should be held accountable….we are, as Americans, trying to rid ourselves of the GOP corruption in this country and do not need Democrats taking their place. These politicans just don't get it…we as American citizens are not going to put up with this outrageous behavior any longer…regardless of what political affiliation. Word to the wise: YOU POLITICANS BEST CLEAN UP YOUR ACT….NO MORE FREE MONEY FOR SELLING OUT! Just do your jobs…as public servants…yes, that is exactly what you are…get over it! Perhaps if we get rid of the corporate American lobbyists in this country who bribe these weak politicans our country would actually benefit…food for thought!

This idiot belongs in prison. He is a total disgrace.

Democrats should be ashamed of themselves. They accuse Republicans of corruption, but really it is the Democrats who are corrupt.

Name one Republican who is corrupt. I dare you. I double dare you.

Democrats are corrupt, Republicans are good wholesome people.

The lawyer actually admitted that Jefferson's conduct was reprehensible? There's something really twisted about that, but it's a free country. NO doubt tho that he's guilty, guilty, guilty - of SOMETHING> ….

Can we say cold cash on the ticker?

He is innocent, the money was planted by Karl Rove.

Sounds like Sir Jefferson should be put on ice (in the freezer) to keep him from skipping the country.

How refreshing would it be for an "obviously guilty" Member of Congress or the Executive to resign immediately and go away forever? Fat chance.

$90,000…that's chump change to Hillary

This man is certainly entitled to his day in court, and I want to discover that he is totally innocent. However, the facts that we have learned so far do not look good.

A corrupt public official is a terrible thing. If a government official, say, likes to send provocative email to young boys or is addicted to crack cocaine, I would say that his personality if flawed and that he should retire to private life and psychotherapy. His weaknesses were out of his control. If a public official accepts bribes to perform his public duties at the order of his benefactor, then his action has a smell of treason to it. Our government - some part of it - was entrusted to him by all of use. He exchanged government influence for a fancier car, nicer suits, and a bigger house. His behavior was totally within his control. He could have simply learned to live with cheaper things.

I recall a story from between naps in philosophy class, that some ancient Greek philosopher who was adviser to the king rode from the palace on his grand horse in his fine robes to see a poor philosopher who lived in a hut in the woods. The poor philosopher happened to be rinsing lintels for his supper. The King's philosopher said, "If you only learned to flatter the King, you would not have to eat lentils." To which the poor philosopher replied, "If only you learned to like lentils, you would not have to flatter the King."

If I were a judge, I would reserve maximum sentences for corrupt public officials.

We know you are innocent and I wouldn't be suprised. What took them so long? It is time to get cleared! But I hope not because of political reasons

guilty as sin! YOU BIG DUMMYCRAT!

I see innocent eyes, I know you are innocent from day one when you were not supeonered

One more of Hillary's people, how about Alcee Hastings, the impeached judge (for bribery too), later elected Dem rep in La. Hastings is the head of Hillary's campaign staff in La….birds of a feather flock together…thieves all