Corrupt but not guilty.
Posted on 12/14/2022 9:14:44 AM PST by Rummyfan
The European Union is a liberal’s dream: no pesky national sovereignty, an attenuated democracy, a government of, by, and for self-appointed elites. Just what America’s liberals aspire to. How could it go wrong?
For starters, it could be corrupt. It turns out that Qatar handed out a lot of cash to members of the European Parliament in connection with the current World Cup tournament. The London Times reports:
Police have seized more than €1 million as part of an inquiry into alleged corruption in the European Union under which a vice-president has been arrested.
The scandal, described as one the biggest corruption investigations in the history of the European parliament, has cast a shadow over MEPs as they gather in Strasbourg. It raises questions over the probity of decisions taken by the parliament.
Eva Kaili, a Greek Socialist and vice-president of the parliament, is being held in custody by a Belgian prosecutor with three other people.
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Corrupt but not guilty.
How septic is a septic tank?
The New Order
Look at local and US government first. I don’t care about Europe especially since they won’t support their own military and responsibility.
The English language does not have adequate adjectives to express this without using the word infinitely
Probably about as corrupt as thr RC church.
As corrupt as the Royal Houses of Europe were in the 18th Century....................
My guess would be just as bad as the US.
Corrupt enough to deserve Thermonuclear attitude adjustment.
I dunno. How corrupt?
Wait, you mean this isn't a set-up for a Johnny Carson joke?
Regards,
No more corrupt than the American Union.
Just on the first principle?
Can you think of a single union (throughout history) that wasn’t corrupt?
It’s the UN of Europe what do you think?
Or as corrupt as the Franklin Graham organization
Politicians everywhere are corrupt.
I remember 60 Minutes did an episode on the EU many years ago when Britain’s Brexit revolt was just starting and the high salaries and perks they are were getting.
They forgot the bribes.
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MrToad21
“We’re not corrupt!” - The Comedian of Ukraine
“Hold my beer” - The EU
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orenv
Well it is good to know how cheaply they are bought off. There are 700 member of the EU Parliament. At $1M ea, it only costs $700M to bribe ALL of them. Of course you don’t need to bribe them all.
Consider it would only cost $535M to buy off the whole US Congress. But maybe they cost more. So lets say $10M ea. Only 5B. We probably spend that funding research on shrimp running on treadmills. Peanuts.
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Skepolitic
“As with the Biden crime family, an enormous amount of money is sloshing around...”
Au contraire ... this is chump change for the Biden crime family. Mere walking around money.
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George Sprout
Maybe all this cash in bureaucrat suitcases explains that non-binary DOE whack job’s behavior. Its big mistake was stealing suitcases in Las Vegas instead of Brussels.
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