Comments on: Shocking! 400 Members of Congress Not Suspected of Wrongdoing http://jimbovard.com/blog/2009/10/30/shocking-400-members-of-congress-not-suspected-of-wrongdoing/ Author James Bovard Tue, 22 May 2012 19:39:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Dirk W. Sabin http://jimbovard.com/blog/2009/10/30/shocking-400-members-of-congress-not-suspected-of-wrongdoing/#comment-122187 Dirk W. Sabin Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:06:59 +0000 http://jimbovard.com/blog/?p=1248#comment-122187 Glad to see you put quotation marks around the words "security breach". And just to make sure there is no confusion, the stabbing of an opposition donor only rises to the status of "ethical offense" if said donor survived. Should they croak , it is referred to as "an unfortunate incident of late". All of these amateur hour smash and grabs by our "Duly Elected Representatives" might rise to the level of a crime if the people did not beg the crime through a combination of feckless disregard and belligerent idiocy. e pluribus unum should be changed to "ignorance is bliss". Glad to see you put quotation marks around the words “security breach”. And just to make sure there is no confusion, the stabbing of an opposition donor only rises to the status of “ethical offense” if said donor survived. Should they croak , it is referred to as “an unfortunate incident of late”.

All of these amateur hour smash and grabs by our “Duly Elected Representatives” might rise to the level of a crime if the people did not beg the crime through a combination of feckless disregard and belligerent idiocy. e pluribus unum should be changed to “ignorance is bliss”.

]]> By: Marc http://jimbovard.com/blog/2009/10/30/shocking-400-members-of-congress-not-suspected-of-wrongdoing/#comment-122186 Marc Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:09:38 +0000 http://jimbovard.com/blog/?p=1248#comment-122186 Although America is no longer a haven of opportunity for the working poor and middle class it remains the land of milk and honey for politicians and their politically pampered pets. If only they could get "ethical" and focus only on their assigned task of redistributing our wealth in wasteful and destructive ways. Although America is no longer a haven of opportunity for the working poor and middle class it remains the land of milk and honey for politicians and their politically pampered pets. If only they could get “ethical” and focus only on their assigned task of redistributing our wealth in wasteful and destructive ways.

]]> By: Jim http://jimbovard.com/blog/2009/10/30/shocking-400-members-of-congress-not-suspected-of-wrongdoing/#comment-122185 Jim Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:44:21 +0000 http://jimbovard.com/blog/?p=1248#comment-122185 In general, you're right. But if some member of Congress stabbed to death a major donor to the other political party, that would probably be an ethical offense, as Capitol Hill defines 'em. In general, you’re right.

But if some member of Congress stabbed to death a major donor to the other political party, that would probably be an ethical offense, as Capitol Hill defines ‘em.

]]> By: alpowolf http://jimbovard.com/blog/2009/10/30/shocking-400-members-of-congress-not-suspected-of-wrongdoing/#comment-122184 alpowolf Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:36:35 +0000 http://jimbovard.com/blog/?p=1248#comment-122184 Their standard of ethics is somewhat different from what we use here on Earth. I suspect that the folks under investigation are either at risk of being made public anyway or failed to pay off the right people. Mere thievery or murder would not interest the "ethics" committee. Their standard of ethics is somewhat different from what we use here on Earth. I suspect that the folks under investigation are either at risk of being made public anyway or failed to pay off the right people. Mere thievery or murder would not interest the “ethics” committee.

]]> By: Jim http://jimbovard.com/blog/2009/10/30/shocking-400-members-of-congress-not-suspected-of-wrongdoing/#comment-122182 Jim Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:40:20 +0000 http://jimbovard.com/blog/?p=1248#comment-122182 Not yet. The 400 figure refers to the House of Representatives. The House Ethics Committee has a couple dozen folks in their cross-hairs - or at least on their radar - -so that would leave 400 apparently not "persons of interest," as John Ashcroft would say. Not yet.

The 400 figure refers to the House of Representatives. The House Ethics Committee has a couple dozen folks in their cross-hairs - or at least on their radar - -so that would leave 400 apparently not “persons of interest,” as John Ashcroft would say.

]]> By: Annie http://jimbovard.com/blog/2009/10/30/shocking-400-members-of-congress-not-suspected-of-wrongdoing/#comment-122180 Annie Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:08:01 +0000 http://jimbovard.com/blog/?p=1248#comment-122180 135 under investigation? 135 under investigation?

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