Ethics 101
Unethical politicians, and the ethics reforms they propose.
When a governing body such as the D.C. Council tackles ethics reform, it's a sign that lawmakers have failed the public trust. What's an elected representative to do? The obvious public relations fix is to pass a new set of laws. Brilliant. It doesn't matter what's contained in the ethics reform bill being proposed by D.C. Council Chair Kwame Brown and Mary Cheh. The simple fact that Brown faces serious campaign ethics violations makes this one of the most ridiculous attempts at legislation in recent memory. Thank goodness someone in the D.C. government has stood up to point out how silly it all looks. Attorney General Irvin Nathan deserves credit for going before the council and testifying how the Cheh/Brown bill falls way short. His …
Doug Parrish
10:23 am on Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Various media outlets are reporting this morning that Mayor Vincent Gray and his campaign staff are being investigated by a grand jury... stay tuned. more ›