The Republican Party is imploding because of corruption. Their corruption has already sent Randy Cunningham to jail and forced the resignation of Tom DeLay and Mark Foley. In Ohio and Missouri and Kentucky their corruption is shocking. And voters are tired of it.

The Republicans try to cover up their corruption, lying for eachother. They even protected a sexual predator for six years! When faced with corruption in their ranks, Republicans lie and cover their tracks. Their final defense is to whine pitifully, "but the Democrats do it too!"

Well, Democrats have indeed been known to be corrupt. But there are differences. Here in Brooklyn, for example, there is a strong movement WITHIN the Democratic Party to reform the local, corrupt party. While Republicans whine and lie to protect their most corrupt members, here in Brooklyn a Democratic DA has sent corrupt Democrats to jail. I have joined many Democrats in calling for the resignation of William Jefferson, a Democratic Congressman caught red handed taking bribes. You don't see Democrats whining that Republicans do it too so it's okay for us to do it, do you? No. We attack Republican corruption and on the rare occasions it comes up we attack Democratic corruption as well. I see no comparable reform movement within the Republican Party. All I see are more lies, more sleaze and more greed. All I see are Republicans and companies like Halliburton and Exxon and Enron in an orgy of greed and profit, looting America and sacrificing American troops for profit.

Meanwhile, Howard Dean has shifted fundraising for the DNC away from big donors to smaller donors with his extremely successful Democracy Bonds program. This makes the Demcratic Party less dependent on big corporate donors and more dedicated to the people. This is something that Republicans never do. They will take away veterans benefits even as they send our troops to fight a war for Halliburton's profits. They will give cronies jobs at FEMA then vacation while New Orleans drowns. Republicans wallow in corruption. Democrats are fighting corruption.

Here is what the Democratic Party Platform has to say about Honest Government:

We will end the Republican culture of corruption and restore a government as good as the people it serves, starting with real ethics reform.

The Democratic Party is committed to real ethics reform and meaningful campaign finance reform that protects our rights and ensures that elected officials act ethically -- not just within the law, but within the spirit of the law. Democrats offer an aggressive reform package to reverse Republican excesses and restore the public trust.

We are committed to immediate change to lead our country in a new direction, to put an end to Republican business as usual, and to make certain our nation's leaders serve the people's interests, not special interests. For us, this commitment spans our lifetime, as we were elected to represent the people, not the powerful.

Our goal is to restore accountability, honesty and openness at all levels of government. To do so, we will create and enforce rules that demand the highest ethics from every public servant, sever unethical ties between lawmakers and lobbyists, and establish clear standards that prevent the trading of official business for gifts.

Campaign finance reform: a reform supported by Democrats but opposed by most Republicans.

Stricter ethics rules for Congressmen: something Democrats want while Republicans voted to WEAKEN ethics rules to try and protect Tom DeLay.

Republicans: big corporate donors and no bid contracts. Democrats: small donors and ethics.

American voters are waking up to this difference.