McKeating Five?
“McKeating Five?”
Ah, yes. I call Senators who do this sort of thing “Pocket Senators.” Things that send others, like Martha Stewart and Leona Helmsley, to jail are legal for Senators. (I think technically MS served for lying, but politicians do that so frequently it’s expected.) A CEO can say in a closed hearing that his company is going to buy Acme and Acme’s stock will go up 60%. If you or I used that information to buy Acme’s stock we’d be guilty of insider trading. But if the Senators do it, it’s legal. I’ve seen studies of Congress member’s stock holding and they look like Hillary Clinton’s pork trading futures. All gains. No losses. What are the odds?
Government has always been a cleptocracy. I thought it was trending better and better, but recently they have all fallen off the ethics wagon.
A friend tells me, “I think all politicians should serve two terms. One in office and one in prison.” I agree. I feel about McCain the same way I feel about Obama. Bad for the country. Time to replace.