Tag Archives: House Ethics Committee

July 27, 2010

Charlie Rangel, Ethics Corrupter

Rep. Rangel should admit that his ethical principles became tainted over time, apologize, and resign with dignity. He should not pass those tainted principles on to the community, where they will do more damage. Continue reading →

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Filed under Citizenship, Government & Politics, Leadership, Public Service, Philanthropy, Charity, Race, U.S. Society

Tagged as abuse of power, accountability, Barry Bonds, celebrity, cognitive dissonance, conflicts of interest, corruption, double standards, ethics, ethics corrupter, Harlem, heroes, House Ethics Committee, integrity, Nancy Pelosi, President Bill Clinton, Rep. Charles Rangel, responsibility

July 16, 2010

Shrugging Off Corrupt Fundraising Practices in Congress

While they were debating the just-passed financial reform bill on the floor of Congress, eight members of Congress walked out of the Capitol into fundraising meetings and events where they solicited and received contributions from the very financial institutions that the bill would regulate. Some of the contributions came as crucial votes were taken. The reaction of the Congressmen? “So??” Continue reading →

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Tagged as appearance of impropriety, bribery, Code of Ethics for Government Service, Congress, Financial Reform Bill, fundraising, Goldman Sachs, honesty, House Ethics Committee, lobbying, Rep. Joe Crowley, Rep. Tom Price, U.S. House of Representatives

March 11, 2010

The Unethical Message of the Dems’ “Hypocrisy Defense”

The Democrats are using “The Hypocrisy Defense” now. That tells us everything we need to know. Continue reading →

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Filed under Government & Politics, History, Leadership, Professions, Public Service, Philanthropy, Charity, U.S. Society

Tagged as Africa, Bernie Madoff, bribery, conflicts of interest, corruption, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Party, earmarks, ethics, honesty, House Ethics Committee, House Ways and Means Committee, hypocrisy, Hypocrisy Defense, John Edwards, lobbying, Mexico, Nancy Pelosi, PMA Group, Rep. Charles Rangel, Republican Party, William Jefferson

March 3, 2010

Nancy Pelosi and Forced Virtue

I’m sure my friend and colleague Bob Stone will forgive my picking on a casual phrase he used in a comment on the previous post, for it is the inspiration for this one, and it involves the important issue of … Continue reading →

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Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Business & Commercial, Daily Life, Finance, Government & Politics, Law & Law Enforcement, Leadership, Professions

Tagged as "Scooter" Libby, AIG, Allen Stanford, Bernie Madoff, Bob Stone, Charles Rangel, compliance, correuption, courage, Dennis Kozlowski, ethics, forced virtue, Governor David Paterson, House Ethics Committee, integrity, Jeffrey Skilling, Jim Moran, John Murtha, Marion Barry, Nancy Pelosi, responsibility, Roman Polanski, Ted Stevens, Tiger Woods, Tom DeLay, Toyota

March 3, 2010

Ethics Quote of the Week

At last we know what Nancy Pelosi thinks is a serious ethical violation. Continue reading →

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Filed under Ethics Quotes, Government & Politics, Leadership, U.S. Society

Tagged as bribery, Charles Rangel, corruption, cowardice, Duke Cunningham, ethics, House Ethics Committee, hypocrisy, integrity, Mark Foley, Nancy Pelosi, trustworthiness, William Jefferson

February 28, 2010

“Trust Us, It Only LOOKS like Bribery!”

Any and all assertions by House Democrats or Republicans that they are passing legislation in the best interests of the nation are by definition unbelievable, until Congress stops regarding bribery as standard operating procedure, and stops lying to the public about it. Continue reading →

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Tagged as accountability, breach of trust, bribery, Congress, corruption, cynicism, earmarks, ethics, House Ethics Committee, influence peddling, lobbying, Nancy Pelosi, Paul Magliocchetti, PMA Group, quid pro quo, Rep. Bill Young, Rep. Jim Moran, Rep. John Murtha, Rep. Marcy Kaptur, Rep. Norm Dicks, Rep. Pete Viscloski, Rep. Todd Tahrt, U.S. House of Representatives

November 19, 2009

The Ethics of Bigotry, Part I: A Dubious Complaint

Charging the ethics committee with racial bias for investigating black members whose conduct richly deserves investigation suggests that the Black Caucus doesn’t believe its members should be held to reasonable ethics standards. Continue reading →

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Filed under Government & Politics, U.S. Society

Tagged as bias, Charles Rangel, Congressional Black Caucus, corruption, CREW, ethics, House Ethics Committee, Laura Richardson, Maxine Waters, Office of Congressional Ethics, racism, William Jefferson

Tag Archives: House Ethics Committee

Charlie Rangel, Ethics Corrupter

Shrugging Off Corrupt Fundraising Practices in Congress

The Unethical Message of the Dems’ “Hypocrisy Defense”

Nancy Pelosi and Forced Virtue

Ethics Quote of the Week

“Trust Us, It Only LOOKS like Bribery!”

The Ethics of Bigotry, Part I: A Dubious Complaint

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