Nancy Pelosi gets cozy with lobbyists
Ray Robison does the work the NYTimes won’t do.
Cleanest, most ethical Congress in history? Yadda times three.
My beef isn’t with the fact that she deals with pharma lobbyists. It’s the conflict of interest, lack of disclosure, media double standards, and, yes, the hypocrisy.
But that’s Washington for you.
Brian Faughnan at the Weekly Standard adds:
It’s central to House ethics rules that a Member of Congress may not use his or her official position for personal gain. Ms. Pelosi was aware of her stake in the company. Rather than intercede on their behalf, it would have been more appropriate to divest her stake in the company. Instead, she used her office to push a policy that would fatten her wallet.
At the core, this is what the Keating 5 scandal was about: politicians using their official positions to change government policy to protect a personal interest. The elected officials involved are still tarnished for having been associated with it, and the matter is sure to be brought up again this year as Senator McCain seeks the White House. Will Pelosi be risisng to his defense?
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“Nancy Pelosi gets cozy with lobbyists”…
That’s old news, isn’t it?
This is the major underlying problem with our government…. career politicians making decisions not based on what is in the best interest of our nation, but rather based on what is in the best interest of their own careers and bank accounts.
***Madam Speaker, I expect your resignation on my desk in one hour.***
Isn’t it a shame that we have resigned ourselves to looking at D.C. as “That’s Washington for you”? *sigh*
And then, after being throw out of office, they become lobbyists themselves.
“Thrown” not “throw”. More coffee please…
SHOCKAH!
A couple simple solutions:
1. Term limits (I may have said that a time or 12 already).
2. While serving in office, any investments should be moved to a blind trust.
3. Those investments should remain in the blind trust for 6 years after leaving office.
4. Term limits.
5. Did I mention…?
Is Cindy Sheehan still planning on running against her this fall?
Hey AC – suppose term limits might help?
Didn’t take her long to join the “elite corrupt”. Now that she’s Speaker, she feels anything is okay, as long as it benefits her. Hey, Congress, how about a “censure bill”? Like asking the thieves to condemn the robbers.
But there is a “D” before her name so it doesn’t matter. Even I know that.
If any republican was even thought to be doing what reed or pelosi was doing, the dem’s would be demanding they resign in great haste, have hearings, get in front of the press every hour, and tell America how honest the congress is under the dems and the rep. are not to be trusted.
L
On the off-chance that it hasn’t been mentioned enough, might I advocate for term limits?
Impeach The Pelosi. She still hasn’t paid the price for playing Damascus Nanny and violating the Logan Act in the process.
It’s another case of “do as I say, not as I do.”
ACHefty, what do you mean by term limits? Maybe Obama will do something, I mean he says it’s time for change.
Okay, Dave. I know you must be jesting about Obama trying to institute term limits, right?
“D”iscusting,”D”isingenuous,”D”eceitful,
“D”isastrous,”D”estructive,”D”eranged
I’m shocked, shocked that politicians sell their office to lobbies.
“D”isgusting
My bad.
You know, we might want to consider term limits.
Where are the politicians crying foul, If there are’nt any then they must be doing the same.
Oh, silly me, I forgot we are talking about politicians.
Realitycheck, you forgot
“D”isgruntled
“D”aft
“D”eadbeat
“D”reary
“D”iabolical
“D”isagreeable
“D”isarticulate
“D”oddering
“D”odgy
“D”ubious
“D”ullard
and
“D”uffer
(among others)
“D”emented, anyone?
Here’s a joke (off topic): Two hikers wake up to see a hungry brown bear approaching. One frantically starts putting on his shoes. The other says: “What’s the use, you can’t outrun the bear.” The first says: “I don’t have to outrun the bear. I only have to outrun you.”
MM writes:
They don’t have to be the most ethical in history, only more ethical than the Republicans 2000 – 2006. That’s far easier. Look at the score of indicted congressmen and congresswomen since 2000. It’s one Democrat (Jefferson) to lots of Republicans.
Naw, say it ain’t so! Wasn’t SanFran Nancy going for the “clean” title? Oh, that’s right, O’bummer beat her to it.
Is she gettin’ cozy with big pharma so that she gets continued botox injections at a discounted rate? Perhaps, she no longer needs ‘em because she seems “frozen” in time.
Where is the scoreboard, lgm?
Well, obviously, that Botox needs to be recalled. Just look how ineffective it was.
Lgm:
Why, if it’s ethics and Dems let’s put up the old canard of the Republicans (who are no longer the majority party in Congress). ‘Cause, gee, lgm, that means you would be defending these Dems, and nobody but a Dim himself would know better.
Oh, and have you resigned your position with the Troll Liberation Front, yet? Let us all know when you’re actually serious about discussing the ethics issues of both parties, okay… being that you’re bipartisan and all.
One “d” is didn’t see was
Despicable.
Then again, they all fit when we’re talking about Democraps.
Barry:
I know she scares the hell out of me. This is probably why she’s leaning on big pharma. All their latest age-defying medications are being tested on her.
Barry – emjem, you don’t understand – she’s going for the Helen Thomas look – kind of like a cross between the Emperor(episode 6) and Jabba the Hut
Mr. Vibeman:
Love your list:
For your consideration might I add the following:
“D”elirious
“D”ecadent
“D”enying/nier
“D”amning/ed
“D”eluded
“D”eficient
“D”egenerate
“D”ense
“D”epressing
“D”ehydrated
“D”evious
“D”isturbed
“D”eflated
“D”omineering
“D”ispeptic
This is fun. Are we limited to just “D” words?
Ahhhhh. I guess even San Fran Nan has goals, huh?
Doug:
There is a scary resemblance. I’d rather go for the older Count Dracula Bram Stoker’s version myself. Now, she does bear an alarming resemblance to the Emperor but to Jabba? I always felt that Jabba was misunderstood. It’s really hard to get a break when you’re a slug-like alien kingpin on a lawless planet. Poor Jabba….
Sorry CPODug, I meant “dug.” I wanted to get your name correct.
Not a problem – I forgot to link this when I posted my original comment. Sorry
Okay. I could have done without opening that link. *shiver*
And you don’t see the resemblance between San Fran Nan and Jabba?
I wrote to Jim Ruttenberg of the NY Times, the lead write on the McCain slime piece, and asked him the following: When you are writing an article about how Barack Obama took healthy campaign contributions from the nuclear power industry and then did the bidding of the nuclear industry in the US Senate? I asked him when he was going to write an article about Chuck Schumer’s campaign contributions from the hedge fund industry and then introduced nice legislation for the hedge fund guys? I asked him when he was going to write an article about all of Chris Dodd’s contributions from the scecurities industry and Senator Dodd’s legislation that favored the securities industry? So far, he has not been willing to answer me. I think he is still trying to find some lipstick on a napkin in John McCain’s garbage cans.
Larraby said (#39):
Show me a specific letter Obama wrote to a federal regulator threatening him if he did not do a specific favor for a specific client. That’s what McCain did.
LGM I am not defending sinful GOP sinners but Nancy did say she was going to have the MOST ethical congress ever. Now I noticed she has not mentioned that word “ethical” either much lately. Maybe Nancy and her friends think ethics is like sin ,,, its all relative to who you are and what you think. You agree with that too LGM?
‘nuf said.
Dug:
Yes… there is that prune appearance that is represented within both of them. However, I think Jabba is more loveable (who wouldn’t want him for a dad). Now, SanFran Nan, ehhh, she’s like the mother who constantly nags you and lectures you about why you never call but always wants a kiss and a hug after the exercise.
AC/Barry:
Is it too late to suggest term limits?