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Originally Posted by aceventura3
Let me say one thing in general. Washington politicians are often very wealth with complex business interests. If we made an issue of every instance of a potential conflict, that is all that we would do. In Feistein's case her husband sold is interests in the businesses and she removed herself for the committee (after making millions). I don't doubt contracts were legit and her husbands company provided the services, just like Haliburton. There won't be hearings on Haliburton because there is no substance to the charges.
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Maybe, maybe not. However, the ethically correct thing to do is dissolve the potentially conflicting ties - by selling stock in advance and placing the proceeds in a blind trust administered by another party. Deferred stock options and salary aren't even in the same category.
I agree that this, in and of itself, is not impeachable. However, it's part of a rank and putrid whole.