1.0 link 89276 <![CDATA[Dog Years and Dog Days for Ethics Reform]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/josh-zaharoff/dog-years-and-dog-days-fo_b_89276.html Political years must be like dog years, because the Democrats are acting as if 2006 is ancient history.

The sweeping Democratic victories in 2006 were based on perceived Republican failures on two fronts: 1. the war in Iraq and 2. corrupt and unethical behavior in Congress. The big stories were the rising violence in Baghdad and the string of congressional scandals starting with Rep. Tom DeLay, peaking with Jack Abramoff, and culminating with Rep. Mark Foley. In almost...

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