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2016 Postmortem

Art_from_Ark

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6. Apparently it was totally acceptable back in Reagan's day, too,

Reply to TIME TO PANIC (Reply #5)

Tue Mar 1, 2016, 02:44 AM

Mar 2016

because even though his administration ranked highest in the number of administration officials who ended up being investigated, indicted, and even convicted (138 in all), it apparently didn't hurt the Republican brand.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reagan_administration_scandals

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The amazing times we live in [View all] angrychair Mar 2016 OP

Our system is corrupt to the core. TIME TO PANIC Mar 2016 #1

We shall see RobertEarl Mar 2016 #2

And we've become a country where being corrupt is okay as long as the liberal_at_heart Mar 2016 #3

Yeah, it's sickening. TIME TO PANIC Mar 2016 #5

Apparently it was totally acceptable back in Reagan's day, too, Art_from_Ark Mar 2016 #6

Yeah, now it's both parties, and no one ever gets convicted. TIME TO PANIC Mar 2016 #7

Maybe instead of governing from the White House, they can from the Big House. artislife Mar 2016 #4

LOL, Hillary's "very serious crime" is a nothing burger of interest mainly to the VRWC. ucrdem Mar 2016 #8

Whoosh NJCher Mar 2016 #9

I second that, NJCher. Unknown Beatle Mar 2016 #10