Saturday, December 06, 2008
Absence of Decorum
As Ken Silverstein at Harper's notes, there's more than one way to rob the U.S. Treasury. For those with the wherewithal to open secret Swiss bank accounts, tax evasion is perhaps a less conspicuous form of fraud than cooking the books on Wall Street.
But, alas, as we know all too well, the money-laundering racket goes much smoother when helped along by Congressional oversight committees. Still, you'd think a few of our elected officials would have the good sense not to take campaign contributions from the crooks they're investigating.
Unfortunately, that no longer seems to be the case.
But, alas, as we know all too well, the money-laundering racket goes much smoother when helped along by Congressional oversight committees. Still, you'd think a few of our elected officials would have the good sense not to take campaign contributions from the crooks they're investigating.
Unfortunately, that no longer seems to be the case.
