Category Archives: Incompetent Elected Officials

Creating Captain Costanzas

Every man for himself. Continue reading

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Ethics Hero AND Ethics Dunce: Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar

Secretary Salazar scores a rare double honor. Well, one of them is an honor… Continue reading

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Incompetent Elected Official of the Month: Indiana State Senator Vaneta Becker

Won’t the people of Indiana help this poor woman by finding her a job that she doesn’t stink at? Continue reading

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The Loudon County Courthouse Christmas Display Fiasco: Anatomy of an Ethics Train Wreck

In Loudon County, Virginia, a full-fledged ethics train wreck over Christmas decorations. Continue reading

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Incompetent Elected Official of the Month: California State Senator Ted Lieu

California state senator Ted Lieu is angry that Lowe’s is bending to one boycott threat, so his solution is to threaten it with another one. Continue reading

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Incompetent Elected Official of the Week: Rhode Island State Rep. Lisa Baldelli-Hunt

Rhode Island State Rep. Lisa Baldelli-Hunt, to use her own term, is the worst of the worst. Continue reading

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Incompetent Elected Official of the Month: Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (But At Least She Has An Excuse.)

At least Gaby Giffords has an excuse for being an incompetent member of Congress: she was shot in the head. Continue reading

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The Curse of Marion Barry

Long-time Washington, D.C. corrupt pol Marion Barry is running again in Ward 8, all right, but his long-term plan, not surprisingly, is to turn over his seat to a worthy successor—one with a record of being arrested for assaulting a police officer and possessing PCP with the intent to distribute. Continue reading

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Incompetent Elected Official of the Week: Maryland State Senator Ulysses Currie

The existence of a disgrace like Sen. Currie in the legislature calls for more than his removal. It demands an uprising by voters to demand competent and honest representation, and political parties devoted to offering it. Continue reading

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Incompetent Elected Official of the Week: Texas State Board of Education Member Ken Mercer

The problem with this particular breed of proud, unapologetic and arrogant idiot is that if given the power, they will try to replicate themselves, soon flooding the land with dangerously ignorant people just like them. Continue reading

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