GOP Pushes Rule Change to Protect DeLay's Post (washingtonpost.com): "House Republicans adopted the indictment rule in 1993, when they were trying to end four decades of Democratic control of the House, in part by highlighting Democrats' ethical lapses. They said at the time that they held themselves to higher standards than prominent Democrats such as then-Ways and Means Chairman Dan Rostenkowski (Ill.), who eventually pleaded guilty to mail fraud and was sentenced to prison. "

I've been reminded of the double standard or hypocritical natures of Republicans. While I noted the rule change for Tom Delay when it happened, I failed to mention Mr. Rostenkowski.

Republicans don't get it - keeping wrong elements out of the system is more important than control of the system. Republicans seem to think that if they can control it, then they can protect it.

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