It’s a function of how slimy your party is. A slime that permeates the entire apparatus.

Dude, get a grip. Seriously.

I'm not going to defend the Democratic party as being all perfect. It isn't. Democrats have flaws and commit crimes and do bad things. As do Republicans.

But there is a stark difference between the parties at the moment.

When Democrats see a flaw or a crime by a fellow party member, they call it out. They denounce it. They encourage the one with the flaw or crime to admit it and take responsibility. And if they don't, they allow the law to do it's job. Does this happen every time? Probably not. But does it happen fairly regularly? Yes, it does. I can cite current examples if you need help, but I'm sure you are aware of them already.

The Republican party no longer does that. When they see a flaw in a fellow party member, they deny that it is a flaw. When they see a crime, they cover it up, they try to hide it, they claim its not a crime, they claim that allowing the law to do it's job and prosecute the crime is a witch hunt.

Christianity, which many Republicans claim as their religion, has a story about this problem. There was a guy who noticed a speck of sawdust in his friend's eye. But he had a hard time removing it because he had an entire plank of lumber in his own eye. Don't be a hypocrite. Get the plank out of your own eye and then you can see more clearly to help get the speck of sawdust out of your friend's eye.

Get the slime out of your own party first. Then - and only then - can you help get the slime out of the other party.

--Peter