Et tu, Max? Bye bye, Max

Senator Max Baucus (R-MT) is the President’s lead man on health care reform in the Senate. Politico is reporting that he recommended that Obama nominate his girlfriend to be a United States Attorney.

What was he thinking? His office says she was nominated because of her qualifications, not because she was sleeping with the senator. Yeah, sure. Ever hear of conflict of interest, senator?

It’s behavior like this that’s sparking the rabid anti-government movement in America. Time for the Dems to do the right thing: expel Baucus from the Senate.

The Golden Rule and the Second Amendment

The Golden Rule is the basis of ethics in every society I know of. But following it would be a challenge to many in our political life. For example, what would the Republican senators have been able to question Sonia Sotomayor about had they followed the Golden Rule and not repeatedly labeled her a racist because of her "wise Latina" statement? Had they been up for the appointment I think they would have wanted to be judged on their records; then why not judge her on hers?

Now E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post asks Second Amendment senators to apply the Golden Rule to Senate rules on firearms: let people bring concealed weapons into the Senate chamber. Read his column at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/26/AR2009072602189.html