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Corruption Is The Chief Business Enterprise When GOP In Charge. (Original Post) TheMastersNemesis Oct 2012 OP
No doubt about that madokie Oct 2012 #1
Had a wonderful history teacher Freddie Oct 2012 #2
Not to mention lack of inspections, over-seeing, protections, etc., FOR THE PUBLIC WELFARE. WinkyDink Oct 2012 #3
"Laissez faire" they used to call it. Now it's the "free market". bemildred Oct 2012 #4

Freddie

(9,272 posts)
2. Had a wonderful history teacher
Sat Oct 27, 2012, 09:19 AM
Oct 2012

In HS who made the point that Republican administrations have far more scandals and corruption than Democrats. This was way before Reagan and GWB! Nixon of course, and Harding (Teapot Dome) and some I can't recall from Hayes and Grant.

 

WinkyDink

(51,311 posts)
3. Not to mention lack of inspections, over-seeing, protections, etc., FOR THE PUBLIC WELFARE.
Sat Oct 27, 2012, 09:21 AM
Oct 2012

Reagan fired AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS, FGS!!

bemildred

(90,061 posts)
4. "Laissez faire" they used to call it. Now it's the "free market".
Sat Oct 27, 2012, 10:49 AM
Oct 2012

But it's always the same old corruption and fraud writ large.

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