Tag Archives: quid pro quo
Sec. Geithner’s Dead Ethics Alarm
A Treasury Secretary with a busted ethics alarm does not inspire confidence. Continue reading
Filed under Business & Commercial, Government & Politics, Leadership
Rebuttal on the Trial Lawyer Deduction
Even if the new trial lawyer deduction can be defended on equity grounds, it’s still a pay-off when the country can’t afford pay-offs. Continue reading
Obama’s Unethical Gift to the Trial Lawyers
While most Americans will be told that it’s time to tighten their belts and accept more financial responsibility for two wars, financial sector bailouts, a giant stimulus spending bill, an expensive and budget-busting health care bill, and a dangerous deficit, a group of elite, rich, Democratic Party supporters are getting a tax deduction they don’t need, so they will have even more discretionary funds to put into the campaign coffers of Democratic candidates. Continue reading
The Perfect Wedding Reception
Was the food writer allowing chefs to bribe him at his wedding reception? Continue reading
Asking For a Favor And Turned Down Flat
What do you do when you realize that a person you do a lot of favors for won’t do a favor for you? Continue reading
The Sestak Affair, the White House, and the Corruption of America
The Rep. Joe Sestak affair, still playing out, is a depressing reminder of how the process of corruption works, and more depressingly, how corruption spreads like a virulent flu, leaping from individuals to organizations to institutions and finally to our culture itself. Continue reading
Filed under U.S. Society
Premature Ethics Alarm on Obama’s Judicial Appointment
We don’t know enough—yet—to presume that the President is using federal judgeships to but health care votes. Continue reading
Filed under Family, Government & Politics, Law & Law Enforcement, Leadership, Professions, U.S. Society
