“Ethics” above morality

I’m sorry, I’ll read that again

I have to admit that when I first glanced at the Twitter account name below, I read it as “The problem with Jon Stewart….” and thought it was attacking Stewart. I didn’t realize it was a streaming TV show, “The Problem (with Jon Stewart).”

Here, Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) explains the disparity in campaign spending between Democrats and Republicans. Plus, ethics rules prohibit her from using in campaign ads C-SPAN footage of her white-board takedowns of financial industry giants. Of Porter doing her job well.

.@RepKatiePorter on the rule stating that she can’t use footage of her white board presentations in her campaign ads. We talk inflation, the midterms, and more tomorrow on @ApplePodcasts! pic.twitter.com/mA060qXlIz

— The Problem With Jon Stewart (@TheProblem) November 1, 2022

“But representatives in the House and senators are allowed to use insider information to trade stocks,” Stewart interjects. “THAT, that is allowed.”

“Right, “says Porter. “The House Committee on Ethics is not a committee on morality.”

You are suprised, of course.

After my earlier post about Republicans snickering about violent assaults of political foes, you might need a shot of this.

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