[...] This truly is one for the history books. American political scandals do not get any more bloody serious than Obamagate. When people claim that Watergate pales in comparison to the corruption which has unfolded here, they are not indulging in hyperbole.

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I value the principles which became the hallmarks of Western democracy, made possible by the Age of Reason; religious tolerance (a wall between religion and state), a commitment to scientific inquiry,...