[George from New England]

Corruption ... at its best.

[GSlob]

Well... one more reason to introduce high property qualifications for legislators (what was it in Rome? Minimum 400000 sesterces for a senator? But they were prohibited from engaging in trade). Someone with net worth in billions would have hard time for market- outperforming activities on his [gigantic] scale, also such activities would be much easier to detect, and bribing such a legislator would not be easy either.

[TheBattman]

Martha Steward gets jail time for selling stocks on "inside info", yet congressional thugs can buy and sell with direct knowledge (and possible control) of legislation and regulation that will influence said stocks - in DIRECT conflict of interests - and it's legal?

Something stinks - must be DC.

[July 4th]

This article cites Republicans for questionable ethics, leaving out several notorious Democrats like Sen. and Mrs. Daschle.

[webstersII]

"This may have less to do with their market skills than their knowledge of upcoming bills or regulations benefiting certain companies."

Can someone explain why this is not considered insider trading? It looks like insider trading to me.

[MKM1960]

This gets handled simply the minute they step into the job their business and investment interests are put into at blind trust like the President's. The only communications between the legislators and the trust is a quarterly statement that's one problem solved. All travel and hotels are paid for by the the legislator, if they are related to Congress they are reimbursed otherwise they pay their own way. Keep the rules simple and straightforward. That way if anyone claims ignorance their opponent has a clear case for stupidity in the next race.

[ol' hoghead]

"For the love of money is the root of all evil : which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows."

1 Timothy 6:10.;

There is nothing new under the sun.

[Whitehawk]

Very simply: when buying and selling are controlled by legislation, rather than by free markets. the first things bought and sold are legislators. For personal gain they have ignored the Austrian school of economics and sold us all down the river as well and our children shall inherit their debts. To protect their own interests and their asses they have no shame. Therefore, nothing will be done about it. What has happened to the Sandy Burger burglary? What about the Rathergate investigation that was to release informative findings in "three weeks"? Could it be to protect the real criminals in the Kerry campaign. What about the many criminal tresspasses of Hillary?It goes on and on. There are the laws for us-then there are the lawless in the capitol the laws don't appy to. So much corruption exists in D.C., and so few of the sheeple even care, that I see no solution before the Republic implodes.Sad.

[Centurion2000]

BUMP

[Texas_Jarhead]

wow, who knew

[vpintheak]

No wonder all those bastards get so rich. Another sickening example of criminal behavior by our government. No people I am not even close to a lefty.

[Havoc]

As I've been saying.. trade policy has more to do with what these traitors want for themselves at the top than what America needs. Big business and the politicians are raking it in over the corpse of our economy while we're thrown out on the streets and disowned of our jobs.