Latino Democrats Have Some 'Splainin' To Do

Regarding "S. Texas remains corruption hotbed", (Monday City/State), kudos to John MacCormack for a detailed and insightful article about municipal corruption.  What was particularly remarkable was the passage where he explained some of the reasons for the corruption, including: "a cultural tendency to see public service as a means to personal wealth", "a one-party political system with entrenched political bosses", and "systemic election fraud."

Here in but a few words, John MacCormack sums up what Republicans have been complaining about for generations regarding the Democratic party.  He emphasizes the point by comparing the travails of S. Texas Democrats to "Chicago, New Orleans and New York", all run by Democrats.

It's notable that you cannot cite comparable instances of such wholesale municipal corruption by Republicans.  Democrats do not own corruption as individuals, they do own corruption as an institution.

This article was illuminating.  Hopefully it will start a long overdue national conversation about the source of corruption, and its remedies.

Pete Smith

Cypress, TX