no one to trust

Submitted by nathan (United States), Dec 8, 2006 at 15:04

Lets assume for a moment that Baker, W., Carlucci, e.t.c. are honest and decent people. If so, how can one explain that they have no moral problem directing/consulting businesses that would benefit greatly from their internal government knowledge and connection that they acquire being untrusted by public?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlyle_Group

The electorate should have no interest in judgments of people with no concern that their actions look suspicious. Unfortunately the other guys in the current two-party dictatorship can be even worse..

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