Feinstein’s Cardinal shenanigans
By David KeeneIf Dianne Feinstein had a (R) instead of a (D) next to her name, she would be facing 10-to-20 years in prison right now.
The Hill
Anyone who knows much about real power in Congress knows that almost every member of the House and Senate lusts after a seat on the Appropriations Committee and hopes one day to achieve the status of Cardinal. The Cardinals, of course, are the folks who chair the various Appropriations Committee subcommittees and literally control the billions of dollars that pass through their hands.
California Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D) chairs the Senate Rules Committee, but she’s also a Cardinal. She is currently chairwoman of the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies subcommittee, but until last year was for six years the top Democrat on the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (or “Milcon”) sub-committee, where she may have directed more than $1 billion to companies controlled by her husband.
posted by Andy W. Rogers | 8:24 PM
2 Comments:
10 to 20 years, huh?
What Feinstein has done may be unethical and repugnant, and an example of what seems to be the inevitable corruption of ALL elected officials.
However, it in no way is worse (or even in the same league) as the dispicable conflict of interest that exists between Dick Cheney's role in the Gulf War II and the Vice-President's former company Halliburton getting billions of dollars in contracts form the US Government. Not even close!! How many millions has the vice president personally made off this conflict?? Only to have the millions of dollars he recieves annually in Halliburtoin Stock to be made tax exempt....
To say that the California Senator "would be facing 10 to 20 years in prison" if she had an (R) rather than (D) preceding her name is a disingenuous joke. HA!
Don't you realize that everybody in Washington is on the same team these days?
My statement wasn't a "disingenuous joke"... I was stating my opinion.
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