You can never go home again

According to the Washington Post Republicans in congress are trying to push through a relaxation of the ethics rules they supposedly uphold.

What the crap?

I know I shouldn't be surprised (and I'm not). I know that this is just them showing their true colors.

Ethics? Morals? Apparently, those are for people not involved in the delicate task of governing our country.

After all, we shouldn't want our leaders to be an example of what is best in America. Right? They are only human; they have the right to make a mistake. I mean, they answer to the same laws you and I do.

OH wait. The difference between them making a "mistake" and your or I making the same sort of mistake is we lose out job or go to jail. They get their buddies to change the rules so they can keep theirs.

Best quote from one of the Republicans that voted against this particular mockery -

Rep. Christopher Shays (R-Conn.) called the planned ethics changes "a grave mistake."

"Those of us who were here in 1994 remember we gained our Republican majority in part because we argued that as public servants, we have a responsibility to the American people to maintain the highest standards of conduct," Shays said.

More in a bit, I think I'm going to head out for some coffee.