http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...101500121.html

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I've been informed....don't blame Bush, he's "not in control"
That must make him out of control

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"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left."
Ecclesiastes 10:2 (NIV)

What???? A Congressman using his influence to do something???? OMG: will wonders never cease!! I've NEVER heard of that before........

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"This is a time for a national imperative not to fail in Iraq." Condoleeza Rice, January 11, 2007

So, let's see, you're laughing it off?

I was rather shocked when I heard about it, myself.

Weldon was looking pretty good there, for a while.

And now, he seems just like another of the many dogs in the dog-pile.

Too bad. Darn. We could have used a stalwart Rep standard-bearer who didn't have his head buried up his backside.

Oh well.... maybe next year (or two, if we're lucky).....

I'm sure it was just a simple case of "slopping accounting." OR a "technicality." Or "no big deal." I say, let him restate the past records, documents and events and get a "Do Over" like Harry Reid did.

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"This is a time for a national imperative not to fail in Iraq." Condoleeza Rice, January 11, 2007

All right, a do-over.

But that's kinda like saying "this medication is not for everyone, especially those with liver problems".

What that really means in real life, is "you can only take this for a little while before it tears up your gut".

Catch my drift?

You've always seemed to me one of the more intelligent posters here, JP - even though I mostly don't agree with your political philosophy - but that's okay, that's why we're here talking.

I really did like Weldon though. I'm not sure what to make of him now.

I'll give him a do-over, just like Harry R., both of those would be okay in my book. These people we're talking about, have to walk a very fine line most of the time, and I'm open-minded about the results, TO A POINT.

Like you guys in Texas there, whose Party Platform included words like "the United States is a Christian nation" - that kind of stuff, goes beyond my political sensibilities.

But a guy like Weldon isn't bad, not really, in the global scheme of things. He's clearly smart and well-informed and as you say, he should probably be given the benefit of the doubt on this one.

Like Ronnie-boy said, "trust but verify".