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.
Ignorance is bliss. You’ve got a lot to learn about how congress works. Of course, Shaub is politically motivated. He is Obama’s appointment and we all know how partisan Obama and his cronies are.
The Obama gang ignored ethics; seems time to clean house
Christi, if you’re ignorant of Trump’s conflicts of interest, and his illegal actions of the Trump Foundation, then ignorance is the least of your problems.
The article is not about Obama. Wtf are you talking about?
Please do your jobs and remove these Traitors Immediately.
They didn’t find any illegal votes during the recount. Time to find another source of news.
Where was the ethics during the last few presidents?? Just saying
Um humm
Mr. Chaffetz, you don’t think people know what your saying? Stop talking out both sides of your mouth. No amount of rhetoric will make the sting of the committee burn any less when it’s your turn.
Tom Melendy
Where did the money for Haiti go?