jillian
Princess
Remember all the backroom deals Obama and his cronies had with the health insurance companies when creating the Obamacare bill? Did Weiner speak out against that? I hope so.
judges are required to recuse if they are biased or if there is an APPEARANCE of bias.
i don't believe the president is subject to the same concerns. I also don't recall you complaining when Cheney devised our energy policy in the back room with oil company and auto company execs and lobbyists.
just sayin.
The President and politicians SHOULD be subject to the "same concerns." There's a term for that: Crony Capitalism.
And what is this crap about me not complaining about Cheney? Where have I ever said anything positive about Cheney or Bush? You've obviously got me confused with somebody else.
i'm not sure how the president shouldn't be biased toward his own programs. but i'd be perfectly happy if all political campaigns were paid for with a set amount of government funds so lobbyists become nonexistant.
finally, for the record, there are conflict of interest rules that pertain to politicians, but they generally regard the taking of money.