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Originally Posted by host
...ace....did you even read the reporting, and the links that I posted....there is not "land deal" controversy? It is a Solomon fueled fantasy, and he did it again, after he joined the WaPo, with his "Edwards sells his house" non-story....
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Gee, I read it. My first question is why did he transfer the land to the LLC? Fabricated or not, now that the issue is on the table, I think it would be nice if he told us, don't you agree. People don't do things, like that for no reason. Right now i am speculating what the reason was.
Martha Stewart went to prison for a trivial matter in my view. This has the potential to be a real problem, if he used "insider" information to defraud the person he purchased the land from, or if he used his office to influence zoning.
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Originally Posted by ubertuber
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.
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So, if I owned a family farm and became a Senator you would want me to do what?
In my book it is o.k. for a farmer to go to Washington and represent farmers and participate in those issues. I think the most important thing is disclosure. Everyone knew of Cheney's past with Haliburton, noone knew about Feinstein's issue.