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The "Faithful" Monica Goodling

By Jeralyn, Section Other Politics
Posted on Fri Mar 30, 2007 at 01:47:00 AM EST
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This Washington Post article about the faith-based Monica Goodling probably just scratches the surface.

Part of a generation of young religious conservatives who swept into the federal government after the election of President Bush in 2000, Goodling displayed unblinking devotion to the administration and expected others to do the same.

The only good news in the article:

"The young conservatives who came off the campaign and were new to town with this administration, they've never seen lean times," said a veteran Republican political appointee who declined to be quoted by name saying anything critical of Goodling. "They had no appreciation for what would happen after the Democrats took control and how tough it would be."

How do we get rid of the rest of them?

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    The "Faithful" Monica Goodling | 10 comments (10 topical)

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    WWJF (5.00 / 1) (#1)
    by Ernesto Del Mundo on Fri Mar 30, 2007 at 12:55:05 AM EST
    Who would Jesus fire?

    funny how (5.00 / 2) (#5)
    by cpinva on Fri Mar 30, 2007 at 06:30:34 AM EST
    "faith" goes by the wayside, when the prospect of criminal indictment appears on the horizon. if she was a "true believer", she wouldn't be invoking her fifth amendment right. she would trust in the lord to provide for her, against the heathen congressional horde.

    strikes me as a pretty shallow level of faith.

    How do we get rid of the rest of them? (1.00 / 2) (#7)
    by maheanuu on Fri Mar 30, 2007 at 08:54:27 AM EST
    Perhaps Rat Poison might work, but then even a rat wouldn't be as bad as the repigs in office today.

    She can't hide forever (none / 0) (#3)
    by Repack Rider on Fri Mar 30, 2007 at 01:06:38 AM EST
    Sooner or later she will have to answer questions.

    (Note to self.  Pick up Orville Redenbacher stock.)

    Thanks for that wg (n/t) (none / 0) (#4)
    by dutchfox on Fri Mar 30, 2007 at 01:55:24 AM EST


    Jesus kids think America is God's country (none / 0) (#6)
    by lilybart on Fri Mar 30, 2007 at 08:31:08 AM EST
    and the Republican party is God's party. So, anything done to protect America and Bush is OK.

    It's not illegal if God does it.

    Now that Dems control the House and Senate, (none / 0) (#8)
    by kindness on Fri Mar 30, 2007 at 09:10:20 AM EST
    What seems to be working is just bring the actions of the bush43 administration out into the light of day.

    For so long, it was all kept under wraps by the republican leadership.  But now that this stuff is coming out into the open, even folks who call themselves conservatives are saying they are offended by what the administration is doing.

    Now for those in political leadership positions...I don't believe a word of what they say.  They knew exactly what was happening and chose to ride the success of Rove & Co.  For your average joe republican citizen who now says they're offended, well, I'm glad to have you aboard, but I do feel you were intentionally and purposefully ignorant over the last 6 years.

    Well, the short answer is to (none / 0) (#9)
    by scribe on Fri Mar 30, 2007 at 09:23:02 AM EST
    "Lay the axe at the root", cf. Matthew 3:10 and Luke 3:9, and then let Ms. Goodling go home and be a world-class baker of desserts.

    She, and ruthless enforcers of Rethuglican loyalty like her must be excluded from public life for the rest of their lives.

    Otherwise, we will be fools repeating our own folly, like a dog returning to its own vomit. Cf. Proverbs 26:11   These proverbs are true (and borne out by experience): that a dog returns to its own vomit and a sow, once washed, goes back to wallowing in the mud. Cf. 2 Peter 2:22.

    One answer I would desperately love to hear from Little Miss Perfect is exactly who is paying her Very Expensive Attorney Dowd and how.  Last year, AttyTood dug pretty well into the story of the private bank which gave a very favorable loan to now-former Senator Santorum for his large home in Virginia, and the abject refusal of anyone to reveal the terms and conditions thereof, and likewise the stonewall surrounding that bank's ownership, etc.  I have to wonder how someone who has never held a seriously-remunerative job (neither campaigns, nor government pay well) can still afford John Dowd.  After all, if Major League Baseball went to him to pull the truth out of the rogues' gallery surrounding Pete Rose's gambling, and surely paid him handsomely for it, by now (18 years later) I'm sure he's found himself in the realm of the half-mil to $1 mil retainer and the $500+/hour billing.  Those lawyers' fees are a nice leash to keep her in bounds - who's paying them?

    "She... (none / 0) (#10)
    by desertswine on Fri Mar 30, 2007 at 09:52:10 AM EST
    lives a very faithful life."

    Whatever the hell that is.

    Is this... (none / 0) (#11)
    by desertswine on Fri Mar 30, 2007 at 09:57:56 AM EST
    place accredited?

    Ninth row down.

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