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Patch Motto Ethics, or WHO CARES???

Is there anything else Congress can waste its time on? Continue reading

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Better Late Than Never Dept.: Rep. Giffords Finally Does The Right Thing

Rep. Giffords takes Ethics Alarms’ advice, only a year and a week too late. Continue reading

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The Third Annual Ethics Alarms Awards: The Worst of Ethics 2011 (Part 2)

The second and final part of the Ethics Alarms 2011 Worsts. The Bests will be here soon! Continue reading

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Gallup’s Trust Survey: Congress in Freefall

We distrust Congress. Surprised? Continue reading

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Bad Jack’s New Gig

Jack Abramoff had a change of heart, and is now committed to ethics. As a cash cow, that is. 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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Attorney General Holder, Fast and Furious, and Congressional Perjury

Lying to Congress about a federal operation that has resulted in the deaths of two Americans (so far), however, is infinitely worse than what Roger Clemens did, and the top lawyer in the government deceiving Congress must never be tolerated. Continue reading

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Another Inherently Misleading Statistic

When journalists follow up the revelation that the President’s popularity has sunk below 40% with “but Congress’s popularity is also hitting new lows, at 13%,” they are trying to minimize the significance of the President’s falling support by use of a false comparison. Continue reading

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Comment of the Day #3 on “Ethics Dunces: The Senate and House Leadership”

The third Comment of the Day on this “Comment of the Day Friday” is an epic from Michael, expanding on the theme of my original post. Continue reading

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Unethical Quote of the Week: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi

What damage does it do to an institution’s ability to work together and subjugate ideological agendas in the interest of the nation as a whole when it has been led for years by an individual who thinks and talks like Rep. Pelosi? I think we are seeing the answer unfold before us right now. Continue reading

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