Well, it’s a high holy day in St. Louis tomorrow as the Cardinals hold their home opener. And just in time for the festivities is a story out of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch detailing the flow of free Cardinal tickets from lobbyists to Missouri lawmakers. Though some see the obvious ethical lapse, some, like Rep. Chris Carter (photo above, left) have no problem with it. Stunning.
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(6) There WAS actually good news brewing in Washington regarding ethics. A permanent independent office was set up about two years ago to investigate ethical lapses in Congress. The Office of Congressional Ethics is supposed to help nurish the new ethical culture of Congress. But when the topic is ethics and there's ... read more
“Do you want to be a lobbyist?” “Well, maybe.”
(5) So many things nauseating about this article I’m not sure where to begin. Let’s start with the fact that the committee meeting in Jefferson City was not very well attended. Why not? Why don’t more people care? Where are the public interest research groups? Where are the tea baggers fed up with fat-cat government officials? read more
Broken? Duh! But is it Beyond Repair?
(5) Senator Evan Bayh said bye-bye to the Senate in announcing his retirement Tuesday. In his speech the Indiana Senator made mention of a "dysfunctional" institution riddled with "brain-dead partisanship" and permanent campaigning. Good. The more insiders that realize what the rest of us have been seeing for some time now, the better. read more