Tag Archives: appearance of impropriety
Ethics Dunces: 29 Wisconsin Judges
What’s the matter with Wisconsin’s judges? Continue reading
Filed under Character, Citizenship, Ethics Dunces, Law & Law Enforcement, Professions, U.S. Society
Ethics Dunces: The Nevada Ethics Commission, Which is Pretty Depressing.
Here at last may be the answer to the riddle of why state ethics commissions have so little effect on the persistent problem of unethical government. Continue reading
Filed under Ethics Dunces, Government & Politics
Ethics Quiz: Should the State Department Be Buying and Distributing the President’s Books?
The Washington Times reported today that The State Department has bought more than $70,000 worth of books authored by President Obama. Continue reading
“Congratulations! Here’s a Bonus for Doing Such An Outstanding Job Investigating That Fiasco That Happened Because You Screwed-Up In The First Place!”
Tell me: is it still fair for the Obama Administration to blame the Bush Administration for the economy, when it is not only keeping many of the same incompetents from the Bush days around, but is also rewarding them for a job well done? Continue reading
Filed under Business & Commercial, Finance, Government & Politics, Workplace
The Raymond Jefferson Mystery: Isn’t There Ethics Training for Obama Administration Officials?
Based on the sorry Raymond Jefferson scandal, I would assume that the answer to that question is: “What’s ethics training?” Sure, there are reams and reams of government ethics regulations; I’ve read a lot of them. Apparently there is no one making sure that high-ranking officials have read them or understand them, however. Continue reading
Filed under U.S. Society
The Case of the Excessively Flexible Lawyer
Should a lawyer be allowed to represent a defendant who allegedly paid someone too murder another one of the lawyer’s clients? Continue reading
Filed under Law & Law Enforcement, Professions
Appearance of Impropriety II: “Here’s Approval For That Deal You Wanted…What? Sure I’d Like to Work for You! Wow, I Never Saw THAT Coming!”
Meredith Attwell Baker, a member of the Federal Communications Commission who voted to approve Comcast’s takeover of NBC Universal in January, is leaving to become senior vice president of government affairs for ….Comcast-owned NBC Universal. Hey, what are you so suspicious about? Continue reading
Appearance of Impropriety I: Federal Judge in a Whites Only Club? Ethical, As Long As He Doesn’t Like The Policy. Wait…WHAT?
Is it an ethical violation for a Federal judge to belong to a whites-only country club? Do you have to ask? Continue reading
