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Pastimes : Ethics 101 -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: coug who wrote (11)	12/24/1998 12:49:00 PM
From: MechanicalMethod	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 75

If it were possible to hold a speedy yet fair inquiry into the ethics of people in positions of trust I would be all for it. This would require that someone somewhere could be trusted to be fair. I've a lifetime of thought on this and feel powerless to make suggestions but that someone must be the President and we likely need a series of speedy but fair inquiries until we've a President that can model proper behavior for the rest of us. Osci

To: coug who wrote (11)	12/24/1998 1:14:00 PM
From: Shoot1st	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 75

Sometimes a good smack in the chops can wake a person up. Ethics is a subject that has no political side. No he/did/she/did/why can't I/ or somebody else? The idea is to stop the ones we can from contributing to the deterioration of society. Give an inch...lose a mile. We have given miles. Now we are even saying that the Pres getting a toot on the skin flute by a kid he employs, while talking to other officials, is the norm. Close your eyes and tell me if you really think the picture is acceptable. In my single and post-pubescent days, I would have laughed my ass of to think this happened. I guess that's why 13 year olds are not permitted to vote. Perhaps the age of vote should go to 30, just to make sure those voting have complete brain activity. Shoot