Tag Archives: Democrats
Gov. Perry, Social Security, and Condemning the Truth
Telling the truth about an impending crisis that our government has been ignoring for decades makes you unelectable. Is it any wonder that ethics is a concept that the American political system regards with contempt? Continue reading
Filed under Citizenship, Government & Politics, Leadership, U.S. Society
CREW and the Problem With Partisan “Non-Partisan Watchdog Groups”
I have always wanted to ask Melanie Sloan, CREW’s head, if she really believes that liberals are not as corrupt as conservatives. Or whether she is just a another operative on the left, trying to help Democrats prevail by bringing down Republicans, and making the utilitarian calculation that corrupt Democrats are tolerable because they vote the right way. Neither position makes sense. Continue reading
A Radical Suggestion to Foster Tax Fairness
Although liberals, progressives and Democrats like to pretend otherwise, the purpose of taxes is to pay for government services, not to redistribute income, or to punish all those horrible people who make things, invent stuff, buy commodities and accumulate wealth. We do not say that it is unfair that the driver of a Rolls Royce pays the same price for a gallon of gas that the driver of a 1981 Chevy Nova pays. Same value, same price: that’s fairness. But paying different prices for the privilege of living in America is mindlessly accepted as “fair” without any thought at all. Continue reading
Fact Checker Ethics, Part II: Validating Deceit, and Practicing It Too
In its review of Washington Post “Fact Checker” Glenn Kessler’s shameful refusal to call the Democratic dissembling on Social Security, Ethics Alarms saved the best—which is to say, worst—for last. Continue reading
Ethics Quote of the Day: The Washington Post
The Post is exactly right: if the Tea Party has integrity and is true to its principles, it will firmly endorse representation for the District of Columbia. This would also have the beneficial side effect of ending the liberal trope that the Tea Party is racist at its core. Continue reading
Filed under Citizenship, Ethics Quotes, Government & Politics, History, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Race, U.S. Society
Incompetent Elected Official of the Week: Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich)
Let’s examine the jaw-dropping, brain-melting, “head-for-the-bridge-it’s-time-to-cash-it-in-I’m-coming-grandpa” import of Rep John Conyers’ words. Continue reading
Ethics Quote of the Day: Las Vegas Blackjack Dealer Lisa Weiss
Lisa Weiss is a “big supporter” of a national leader she has had only limited contact with, despite the fact that the contact led her to condemn his honesty and character. Continue reading
Donald Trump, Birther
Donald Trump, whose pseudo-entry into the Republican presidential sweepstakes has had the effect of making all the other candidates and near-candidates look classy by comparison, now is playing to form by playing the despicable birther card. It figures. Everything about Trump’s career, personal life and properties, even his hairstyle, has been an exercise in bad taste. Continue reading
