Tag Archives: Congress
Incompetent Elected Officials Of the Month: Oh, Brother!
Here’s some disturbing information about the seriousness with which our representatives take their jobs, and the law of the land. Continue reading
Depressing Fun From CREW: “Are You More Ethical Than A Member of Congress?”
A revealing ethics quiz from the people at CREW. Continue reading
Filed under Government & Politics, Quizzes, Character
Patch Motto Ethics, or WHO CARES???
Is there anything else Congress can waste its time on? Continue reading
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
Filed under Character, Government & Politics
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
Gallup’s Trust Survey: Congress in Freefall
We distrust Congress. Surprised? Continue reading
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
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
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
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
