While our national legislators look down on our CEOs, pontificating, lecturing and scolding, it’s not surprising that one word again rears its ugly head in reference to these acting-all-virtuous charlatans: hypocrisy.
High-ranking members of Congress were flown to a lush Caribbean resort this month for a three-day conference planned and paid for by several of the country’s most powerful corporations – a violation of federal ethics rules, critics say.
Six members of the Congressional Black Caucus attended the 13th annual Caribbean Multi-National Business Conference in sun-drenched St. Maarten, including embattled Harlem Rep. Charles Rangel and New Jersey Rep. Donald Payne.
Didn’t Nancy Pelosi call (what we’ve known as the lowest public approval rating ever) her Congress the most ethical ever?
Yes, she did.
