Same Horse, Different Rider

Doug Thompson at Capitol Hill Blue says there's not much difference between the parties in Washington, D.C.; one is just as corrupt as the next.

When it comes to ethics, neither party can claim the high moral ground. An NBC-TV investigation of use of corporate aircraft by members of Congress found both Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist and Minority Leader Harry Reid fly high on the hog on jets provided by lobbyists and fatcat political donors.

Those who place partisanship above truth claim one party is always more corrupt than the other but corruption is neither relative nor a horserace. You are either honest or you are not and honesty is not something we find guiding the agendas of either political party.

He's right, of course. All politicians are beholden to the lobbyists; they have to have corporate money to win elections. There will never be real reform in Washington until we change the way elections are held.