Duncan Hunter on the differences between scandal-plagued Republicans and Democrats.

About a month ago, during a debate for Republican presidential candidates, Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) was asked about Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) and some of the other scandal-plagued members of the GOP caucus. “[T]hat’s one thing about our party: When our guys have problems like this, they leave — they leave the Senate or they leave the House,” Hunter said. “When the Democrats have problems like this, they often make them chairman of — of their respective committees.”

Of course, Duncan Hunter is talking out of his rear. He, himself, is caught up in his own ethical problems, including the MZM defense contractor scandal and considered one of the most corrupt members of Congress by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW).

Also, there’s the obvious case of Senator Larry Craig (R-Idaho), who plead guilty to charges of lewd conduct and initially announced his “intent” to resign from the Senate, now refuses to do so until his term runs out in 2009.

Meanwhile, Congressman William Jefferson (D-New Orleans, La.), the Democrat caught with $90,000 in his freezer, was stripped of his committee assignment. Hunter, however, is the ranking Republican member on the House Committee on Armed Services.

(Hat tip: Steve Benen, Talking Points Memo)

Posted by Matt Ortega
Sunday, October 7, 2007 at 5:48 pm

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