Republican Run?
Amid the news of yet more BofA layoffs this morning (this from the supposedly strongest bank in America), I was reminded when reading the Morning Constitution that Dave Burris claimed that North Dakota was recession free simply because it was run on the state level by Republicans, all the while ignoring two very large facts: 1) North Dakota has enjoyed overwhelming oil revenues when oil prices were astronomincally high and 2) there were a host of other states across the land that are Republican run yet are also in a recession.
But as Shields reminds us, if Burris wants to claim that the GOP in North Dakota prevented recession during a nation wide depression, he must also accept responsibility for North Dakota’s title as the most corrupt state in the nation (yes, North Dakota is even more corrupt than Illinois).
I still can’t believe that no one got the joke.
Especially Nelson.
“he must also accept responsibility for North Dakota’s title as the most corrupt state in the nation (yes, North Dakota is even more corrupt than Illinois).”
To be fair, that metric also concedes that ND prosecutes more of their crooks. Were it not for the federal government blago would probably still be the governor and there are probably a lot more crooks out there that we don’t know bout yet because of weak state AGs.
LOL, ND has more crooks because they prosecute them?
We only know that they have that many crooks because they prosecute them. How many more crooked people do you think there are in Chicago that are getting off because of a weak AG’s office and Judges that were appointed by equally corrupt politicians?
ND is a shady place, don’t get me wrong, but there are probably worse places.
tom, tom, tom
We only know that they have that many crooks because they prosecute them. How many more crooked people do you think there are in Chicago that are getting off because of a weak AG’s office and Judges that were appointed by equally corrupt politicians?
I get it, so b/c Il is Dem they don’t prosecute and uphold the law as much as (R) ND does?
tom, tom, tom
yet again, you didn’t click a link and bother to read it. So yet again you look like a bumbling idiot that defends thin air.
ND is a shady place, don’t get me wrong, but there are probably worse places.
tsk, tsk, tsk…
I imagine you still believe that Iraq had WMD’s too?
“I get it, so b/c Il is Dem they don’t prosecute and uphold the law as much as (R) ND does?”
Less to do with party and more to do with culture, if I had to guess (and all of this is just a guess) the same under prosecution is probably true of (R) Louisiana.
Delaware’s so uncorrupt, the AG hasn’t showed up at his job for over a month.
/I kid, I kid.
I heard a rumor that he doesn’t even do that job and that the office is run by some lawyer Joe brought up from DC. Has anyone else heard this?
hey tom? does Iraq have WMD’s? just wondering where you stand on that one?
Probably not. Why do you ask?