Who Needs Ethics?

It's really very simple; Congress needs ethics. Not surprisingly, the Republicans are already up in arms about this, and upset over the fact that they are "being watched." I guess that prisoners also have the right to be upset that they are being incarcerated because of crimes they committed.

From The Guardian:

Sen. Trent Lott, R-Miss., warned his colleagues to be careful of overreacting and ``feckless positioning to make it look good.'' He said he was ``offended that somebody says that for the price of a meal I can be had by a lobbyist or anyone else.''

Well, Trent, let's assume for a moment that you're actually telling the truth (don't worry readers, I won't make that mistake very often), and you can't be bought for the price of a meal. What about for the price of airplane tickets to anywhere in the world in more than first class, in fact, in a private chartered corporate jet? What about for good tickets to your favorite team?

Still not, you say? Well, what if you were having weekly or even daily dinners with these people? Regular flights everywhere you needed to go in unparalleled luxury? Season tickets?

Even if you can say, with complete honesty, sir, that you would not sell out even for all this, it is well documented that a number of your coworkers could and did. Who are you to say, assuming again that you are being truthful, that these very same people would not again reek with the foul stench of corruption? Bah unto you, sir!