What's slimier than a politican?
In the reptilian pecking order of less-than-ethical professions, none is so slimy as a politician. I always knew this, of course, but I get constant reaffirmation of that daily. Consider, for instance, a new bipartisan bill that passed Congress yesterday banning payment for spouses for campaign work. My first thought at reading this, was "My God, they do this?" Yes they do. A study by the watchdog group, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, shows that over one hundred Chairmen and ranking minority members of House Committees inappropriately used their positions to benefit their families, including direct payment for campaign work.
Come on, they pay their wives for this? Why don't constituents boot them out when they find out about it? Jaded as I thought I was, this surprised me.
When will the USA dump our professional politician class and replace them with people that have lives outside politics and who do not see an elected position the same way that little boys see magic beans or cows in fairy tales?
Posted on July 24, 2007
