There's a lot to be dismayed with in this WaPo article about how Congress is already evading the ethics law they passed just a few months ago. And, while Republican scandals spurred action, this piece shows that the Dems apparently don't remember their campaign promises to clean up the ethical swamp.
I was especially appalled at the effort by Senate leaders Reid (D) and McConnell (R) to maintain Congress' special status when it comes to canceling airline reservations.
Lawmakers for years have booked several flights for a day when they plan to leave town. When they finish work, they take the most convenient flight and cancel the rest without paying fees, a privilege denied others. But after the new law passed, some airlines stopped the practice, worried that it violates the gift ban.
Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Robert F. Bennett (R-Utah) appealed to the Senate ethics committee to allow multiple bookings. Then Reid and McConnell added language to the defense bill that, if it passes, would extend the perk to staffers, too.
Wow! I guess, unlike other travelers, inconvenience is too much to bear for Members of Congress and their staff.
Suprised the Reid and McConnell work together? Not when it comes to protecting Congress. There also collaborating to grease the nomination of a horrible Federal Election Commission candidate, Hans von Spakovsky.
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