Friday, June 16, 2006
Dissecting Denny’s Defense
Liberal blogger Austin’s So-Called Mayor dissected U.S. House Speaker Denny Hastert’s defense in the secret land trust transaction which has caused enough of a stir for Hastert to comment himself in today’s Elgin Courier News.
A friend of the blog has suggested another angle which I shall attempt to develop.
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And, from Thinking Progress via ArchPundit, a timeline.
A friend of the blog has suggested another angle which I shall attempt to develop.
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And, from Thinking Progress via ArchPundit, a timeline.
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Of blind or secret land trusts-
The "teen" habit of saying as little as possible that is "technically" accurate in response to a parent's question seems to carry through to some public figures in their adult years.
Someone made "truth" very plain to me in simple words..... if it feels wrong or you have to think too hard about whether or not it's right, it's probably wrong. And therefore a lie.
Trying to beat the legal and ethical game is bad enough and I know none of us (including me) would qualify in every second of our lives as saints.
However, when someone is already quite wealthy and powerful - and continues to try to beat the game and go around what's right, it seems so much more disgusting.
"Greed is a fat demon with a small mouth and whatever you feed it is never enough."
(attributed to Janwillem van de Wetering per site http://www.wisdomquotes.com/)
The "teen" habit of saying as little as possible that is "technically" accurate in response to a parent's question seems to carry through to some public figures in their adult years.
Someone made "truth" very plain to me in simple words..... if it feels wrong or you have to think too hard about whether or not it's right, it's probably wrong. And therefore a lie.
Trying to beat the legal and ethical game is bad enough and I know none of us (including me) would qualify in every second of our lives as saints.
However, when someone is already quite wealthy and powerful - and continues to try to beat the game and go around what's right, it seems so much more disgusting.
"Greed is a fat demon with a small mouth and whatever you feed it is never enough."
(attributed to Janwillem van de Wetering per site http://www.wisdomquotes.com/)
I say we greatly increase the penalties for fraud in tehi country. As long as white-collar types can get away with light sentences, they'll continue to bend our laws to the limit - sometimes even breaking them.
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