Arcuri returns donation, GOP does their “moral equivalence” thing
This really frosts my cookies. It’s not local local, but it is upstate (NY-24, over Utica way) and it’s a good example of what’s called “moral equivalence”, a typical GOP tactic.
Freshman Rep. Mike Arcuri promised Wednesday to return a $2,100 campaign contribution he received from a New York City attorney who has been indicted in an alleged kickback scheme.
So one of several thousand donations turned out to be bad. He did the right thing in returning it, once he discovered it was tainted, right? Not according to the GOP:
“I think the fact that Mr. Arcuri returned the contribution shows that it was not appropriate to take the money,” said Mike Brady, a Republican who runs the Majority Accountability Project, which uncovered the donation while researching the campaign finance reports of Democrats.
So if Arcuri had kept it, it would’ve been ok? No, Mr. Brady, the fact that Arcuri returned it shows that once he found out, he didn’t want anything to do with it, and did the right thing.
But this is the best part. Mr. Brady goes on to say:
“Frankly, what makes this an issue is the hypocrisy of the Democrats. The relationship between Democratic members and big money is continuing unabated.”
OMG. He’s going to equate one tainted $2100 donation with the 60-some GOP congressmen and the millions of dollars involved in the Abramoff scandal. Weak.
Come on. If you’re going to go after a corrupt Dem, go after Rep. Jefferson (”Ask me about the $90k in my freezer”) from Louisiana, who should be shown the door, at the least.
You should be praising Arcuri for doing the right thing once he found out. Instead, we’re getting the typical “moral equivalence” strategy. Arrgh! Stop wasting our time!!!
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