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dlk

(11,552 posts)
Thu Nov 30, 2017, 06:25 PM Nov 2017

Joe Barton's Peccadilloes Have Been Given a Pass By the Media [View all]

There appears to be a double standard in the media when reporting Congressional misbehavior. Remember when Bill Clinton cheated on his wife? Granted, he was president, however, there was a special prosecutor appointed, over $70 million of taxpayer dollars spent, and a Supreme Court case made. How is Barton any different?

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