For those who have grown a bit cynical, the idea of ethics in government might appear self-contradictory. In other words, we might be able to have one or the other, but not both — at least not at the same time. This thinking is partly a by-product of the very public ethical lapses committed by those in government positions.
As easy as it would be at this point to launch into a diatribe against the Clintons, who have taken corruption to new levels, they are really just one part of the problem. And it distracts us from the fact that there are government officials who do exhibit a high level of ethical behavior in their spheres of responsibility.
The problem is compounded by the need to review the behavior of government officials when potential ethics violations are discovered. What this implies is that we have the government monitoring the government. The potential problems with that are obvious.
As Mr. Trump prepares to arrive in the Oval Office we see how this system can go awry. More on page two.
The Head of the Office of Government Ethics is an appointed of Barack Obama. He does not have to be retained so just send him packing.
Mr. Wayne Jackson did someone hurt your poor little liberal feelings?
First of all, previous President’s were not “required” to put business dealings in a blind trust. It was voluntary. Need to get your facts straight. Also, vast majority of previous Presidents were career politicians (our biggest historic problem in my opinion) and therefore had little business to put in trusts. Of course, our career politicians seem to prefer outright corruption I.e. HRC foundation fame, cronies jobs in private sector, lobbyist, etc. Government for sale. Drain the swamp.
I’m just curious what Chaffetz ended up telling his daughter about the $#%&!@*grabbing” president…..???
Sorry Valerie, your very first sentence is wrong, so I didn’t even read the rest. Look up the emoluments clause in the US Constitution. Get back to me when you’ve read and understood it.
Steve Mccourt id like to hear more about Clinton , Obama, Iran and uranium.
I also would expect this clause to come up with donations to the Clinton Fdn.
No, he needs to specifically explain. We are tired of bought and sold politicians.
Another witch hunt which we will pay for
Janis Scott Nees
See :
Uranium One, Hillary, Obama @
Wikileaks.org