Tag Archives: PMA Group

December 27, 2010

Campaign Contributions During Key Votes: Call It Bribery

It isn’t just earmarks our patriotic representatives on Capitol Hill are auctioning off, but the laws themselves. Continue reading →

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Filed under Government & Politics, Law & Law Enforcement, Leadership

Tagged as accountability, breach of trust, bribery, Congress, corruption, cynicism, dishonesty, earmarks, ethics, House Ethics Committee, influence peddling, lies, lobbying, PMA Group, quid pro quo, Rep. Marcy Kaptur, Sen. Max Baucus, U.S. House of Representatives, United States Senate

December 22, 2010

CREW’s Top Ten Scandals of 2010

Despite some strange lapses, it’s a pretty good list. Continue reading →

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Filed under Citizenship, Government & Politics, Journalism & Media

Tagged as abuse of power, bias, Charlie Rangel, Christine O'Donnell, corruption, Eric Massa, ethics, House Ethics Committee, PMA Group, politics, Sen. David Vitter, Shirley Sherrod, Top Ten Ethics Scandals

July 31, 2010

John Avlon’s “Ten Congressmen Who Should Be Fired”: Too Short, By Far

John Avlon, a senior political correspondent at The Daily Beast and author of the book Wingnuts: How the Lunatic Fringe is Hijacking America, has posted his list of “Ten Congressmen Who Should Be Fired.” It’s not nearly enough. Continue reading →

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Filed under U.S. Society

Tagged as "Tea Party" movement, bribes, civility, Congress, conservatives, corruption, incompetence, ineptitude, Nancy Pelosi, PMA Group, Rep. Alan Grayson, Rep. Bob Etheridge, Rep. Charles Rangel, Rep. Don Young, Rep. Hank Johnson, Rep. Joe Wilson, Rep. John Conyers, Rep. Laura Richardson, Rep. Louie Gohmert, Rep. Mark Kirk, Rep. Maxine Waters, Rep. Michele Bachmann, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, Rep. Steve King, Rep. Trent Franks, stupidty, wingnuts

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

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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Filed under U.S. Society

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 4, 2009

What Congress calls “Ethical”

House Majority Leader Steny Hower says that ethics investigations show that Congress is ethical. Wrong. Not having so much unethical conduct to investigate, however, would be a start. Continue reading →

Tag Archives: PMA Group

Campaign Contributions During Key Votes: Call It Bribery

CREW’s Top Ten Scandals of 2010

John Avlon’s “Ten Congressmen Who Should Be Fired”: Too Short, By Far

The Unethical Message of the Dems’ “Hypocrisy Defense”

“Trust Us, It Only LOOKS like Bribery!”

What Congress calls “Ethical”

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