PrintDecember 19, 2008
Parties of Corruption II
I recently said that Democrats are four times more corrupt than Republicans. I must issue a correction. They are only three times more corrupt.
I recently reported on a list prepared by the National Taxpayer's Union of "Members of Congress Who Were Convicted of or Pled Guilty to Major Offenses, 1992-1999." That list had 15 Democrats and 3 Republicans. By adding James Traficant and Randall Cunningham, the list came to 16 and 4, for a 4:1 ratio of corrupt Democrats to corrupt Republicans.
I asked if anyone had a better list.
As it turns out, Lynn Vincent and Robert Stacy McCain wrote a whole book on the subject, Donkey Cons: Sex, Crime and Corruption in the Democratic Party. They listed every major criminal or ethics case involving members of the House and Senate, 1975-2005, and counted 46 Democrats to 15 Republicans in these scandals.
That is a ratio of 3.06 to 1. Since Democrats slightly outnumbered Republicans, on average, over that time, let's call the ratio 3 to 1. Or Democrats are only 200% more corrupt than Republicans.
I stand corrected and deeply apologize to American Thinker readers.
Hat tip: R.S. McCain
