What if you had a company and you found out the executives and members on your board of directors were receiving massive payments while they were working for you from your suppliers and competitors? You would conclude that your interests were compromised by those payments and those guys should be fired. Why haven't the American people come to the same conclusion? Those who are elected to high office should settle for what have earned thus far, their salary, and retirement and nothing else.
Those who desire to get rich should do something else. The interests of the people are compromised openly by payments and sweet heart deals offered to our elected representatives during and after their term in office. How long Oh Lord, how long?
What if you had a company and you found out the executives and members on your board of directors were receiving massive payments while they were working for you from your suppliers and competitors? You would conclude that your interests were compromised by those payments and those guys should be fired. Why haven't the American people come to the same conclusion? The interests of the people are comprised openly by payments and sweet heart deals offered to our elected representatives during and after their term in office. How long Oh Lord, how long?
Examples:
Bill Clinton:
Clinton was paid $450,000 in 2002 to give speeches in Dubai, and his presidential library, in Little Rock, has received at least $500,000 from officials of the United Arab Emirates. http://www.harpers.org/...
George Hebert Walker Bush:
Is an agent for Carlyle Group, http://en.wikipedia.org/... . The Carlyle Group has extensive dealings with the US and Arab nations.
To quote the country song, "Oh no one knows what goes on behind closed doors."
I will leave it those who do the commenting to provide other examples.
The day has come for the American people to demand better of those we elect. It's time for us to demand that our candidates take a pledge similar to this one:
I, YourElectedOfficial do solemnly swear to uphold the integrity and honor of my scared trust with people of the United States. As their servant I will serve no other, not even myself. I am content with the pay, benefits and retirement offered and will accept no payment, favors or gifts of any transferable monetary value. The members of my immediate family will not accept any payment, favor or gift of any transferable monetary value from any persons or organization doing business directly with the United States Government and those who lobby her representatives. The limitations placed on my family apply for the duration of my service and five years. The limitation placed on me personally applies for the duration of my earthly life. So help me, the Supreme Being or other of my choice.