Ben Stein: "Obama's not very smart."

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Originally Posted by bobabode

Here's my turd in the punchbowl in regards to D.C. politics. They should have statehood like everyone else. Why should the congress have hegemony over them? I don't see them as all that corrupt, they are just taking their cues from Congress who regards that town as their own private fiefdom.

While I agree completely with your sentiments with regard to Congressional representation for DC, it has nothing to do with the current level of corruption in the Council and by the Mayor. After very successful and clean governance by Anthony Williams and Adrian Fenty as mayors, they were perceived as too friendly to the white, wealthy residents of the western part of the city and replaced by Vincent Gray. It's been downhill since. Lots of convictions and indictments flying.