Quote of the Day

Strong ethics rules for elected officials are needed not because politicians are especially corrupt or corruptible. They are needed because these leaders are just like the rest of us – human beings who have failings, weaknesses and flaws. ... We elect politicians in the hope that they will pursue for the benefit of the rest of us a course of wisdom and fairness. Our democracy is based on a “hope,” if you will, that our elected representatives will do their utmost to set aside the normal instinct for selfishness and instead will search for the common good. That is not an easy task for any person, much less a person whose chosen career path requires him or her to often act selfishly to win a campaign.

Meredith McGehee, Campaign Legal Center Blog