tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173608192502430020.post5879986199394048769..comments2024-02-01T04:37:24.702-08:00Comments on snaggletoothie of the Loyal Opposition: The Most Ethical State Senator Will Be Given A Discounted Price On The US Senate SeatChris M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02185274210137762060noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173608192502430020.post-25333299834228884842009-02-18T13:28:00.000-08:002009-02-18T13:28:00.000-08:00I think you're right. No cash, no crime. You mig...I think you're right. No cash, no crime. <BR/>You might be interested in a slightly later post. In it I write about the highly unusual possibility that the Senate Ethics Committee might investigate the ethics of a senator. Strange times we live in.<BR/><BR/>snaggletoothieChris M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02185274210137762060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173608192502430020.post-19235579122534048142009-02-18T13:20:00.000-08:002009-02-18T13:20:00.000-08:00Just to Clarify, Jake Tapper asked if a copy of th...Just to Clarify, Jake Tapper asked if a copy of the ethics list that was being used to select cabinet members would be made available to the press.<BR/><BR/>That was the actual motivation for the ethics list.<BR/><BR/>--------------------------------------<BR/><BR/>As for the new senator from Chicago, Blago can argue that the guy who got the senator's spot from him, Burris, never directly paid him a dime for it. <BR/><BR/>If it turns out that Burris never gave Blago any money personally, than shouldn't Blago walk because the person who actually got the senator's seat never paid for it?<BR/><BR/>Actually could make a very strong case for acquittal if no direct correlation can be made between bribing and actually getting something for the bribe.Alessandro Machihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316327488702524564noreply@blogger.com