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When Self-Dealing Is A Job Description: Trump, Rick Scott, & The GOP Standing Up For Insider Trading
Ethics Are For Suckers? Public Office, Private Profit Yesterday Haley Fuchs reported that the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental...

Howie Klein
Jul 314 min read
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What Does It Mean To Be The ‘Good Guys’ If You Shield The Crooks?
When the Rot Is Bipartisan, So Is the Blame New Jersey seems to grow 'em By any measure, Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) is one of Congress’ most...

Howie Klein
Apr 177 min read
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Congressional Insider Trading: Bipartisan, Very Prevalent, Rarely Prosecuted, Almost Never Punished
And Certainly NOT An Urban Legend After reading Judd Legum’s essay, Congress' stock trading addiction, I got into a discussion with a...

Howie Klein
Mar 20, 20247 min read
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Shouldn't Members Of Congress Who Abuse Their Positions Get Extra-Long Sentences? Steve Buyer Didn't
These Republicans Are Lucky I'm Not A Judge After serving as a Bill Clinton impeachment manager, Steve Buyer (R-IN), became even better...

Howie Klein
Sep 21, 20233 min read
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Crooked Politicians Trading Stocks-- Solid Bipartisanship
Lois Frankel, who’ll be 75 next week, represents a safe blue district— D+14 partisan lean— in Palm Beach County/ The district starts just...

Howie Klein
May 4, 20232 min read
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Congressional Ethics-- An Oxymoron?
Are members of Congress more ethical than the average Joe? Or are they less ethical? It’s kind of shocking that McCarthy— and most...

Howie Klein
Jan 12, 20235 min read
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Are Members Of Congress Self-Serving Crooks? Still No Ban On Stock Trading
You can be sure that Members of Congress will take some time out from campaign calls today to read the explosive New York Times report on...

Howie Klein
Sep 13, 20226 min read
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Hey, Hey, Ho, Ho-- Congressional Stock Trading Has Got To Go... So Who's The Villain Here?
After stumbling right into the shit, Pelosi-- who will never allow a ban on congressional stock trading-- changed her public stance and...

Howie Klein
Apr 8, 20224 min read
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Corrupt Blue Dog Kurt Schrader (OR) Belongs In Prison, Not In Congress
I got so excited yesterday morning when Kathleen Rice's e-mail to her constituents went out explaining that she would not be running for...

Howie Klein
Feb 16, 20225 min read
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Do You Believe That Pelosi Will Really Try To Pass A Ban On Stock Trading By Members Of Congress?
Possibly one of the worst public relations mistakes Pelosi ever made was when she snidely pushed back against a question about members of...

Howie Klein
Feb 10, 20223 min read
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Democracy Loses Legitimacy When Elected Officials Are As Egregiously Corrupt As Ours Are
When the ABSCAM scandal played out in the media in the late 70s/early 80s, it wasn't quite as thrilling as Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad,...

Howie Klein
Jan 28, 20226 min read
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