If a long-standing problem with alcholism is Ney's particular problem, fine...but that's not going to be the reason the rest of the Republicans sold out and knuckled under.
But if you want to make the absurd case that Republican policy is the result of a near universal drinking problem in Congress, I...don't think I'd field an opposing argument.
Ney to Plead Guilty in Scandal
By Jonathan Weisman
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, September 15, 2006; A04
Rep. Robert W. Ney (R-Ohio) is expected to plead guilty in the coming days to charges stemming from his association with convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff, and he will blame a long-standing problem with alcohol for behavior that spiraled down to illegality, sources close to the congressman said last night.
Ney, known in Abramoff-related court documents as "Representative No. 1," checked into a rehabilitation clinic for alcoholism yesterday, a senior House official and personal friend said yesterday. Under pressure from Republican leaders worried about losing his seat, Ney announced this summer that he would retire from Congress at the end of the year.
Now, three House sources said, the Justice Department is expected to announce a plea agreement or an agreement to reach a plea bargain as early as tomorrow. The sources spoke on the condition of anonymity because they did not want to preempt a legal announcement.
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Alcohol can cloud your
Alcohol can cloud your judgment but folks who don't steal, rob, murder, maim or take bribes don't do so whether they are drunk or sober.
The first title I considered
The first title I considered was, "If you think I believe that, you're not drunk you're tripping."
These People Are Pathetic
It's why I don't have dialogue with people who are so clearly off their rocker. In one ear and out the other. It's kinda like when Ann Coulter or Malkin speak. There is nothing here that merits acknowledgment. It's a sorry ass excuse that a judge or anyone else should simply ignore...kinda like, "Did you say something? Oh, I didn't think so. Fifty years, beeeyatch!" Why would anyone even engage that level of pathology. Pass sentence and keep it moving. Maybe the judge could have a drink on the bench while they pass sentence. Next.