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HereSince1628

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11. "It was legal" think about how often that pops up around certain political celebrities.

Reply to merrily (Reply #4)

Sun Mar 22, 2015, 09:00 AM

Mar 2015

Why should it be that, "it looks bad but it's legal" is sold as high virtue?

Would a virtuous person, other than a corporate lawyer, spend a lot of time in the moral/ethic grayness of the boundaries of legality?

Common sense says, No.

Now, to be fair, such a judgment must be fairly and carefully made. That isn't easy.

On one side is the risk of being taken in by mud-slingers, on the other side is the risk of being taken in by apologetic sycophants and paid image-managers.

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“They made it crystal clear that the ask was from Hillary” [View all] Man from Pickens Mar 2015 OP

Did you even read that article??? That was legal, too. MADem Mar 2015 #1

Yep. Legal. The story is subtitled "Sometimes in D.C., the crime is what's legal: Inside the merrily Mar 2015 #4

"It was legal" think about how often that pops up around certain political celebrities. HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #11

The housing crash was also legal as was the bank bailouts. Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2015 #13

Comparing raising money for a pavilion at a fair in China to the housing crash is a bridge too far. MADem Mar 2015 #14

On the other hand, the "ask" was for funding a US pavilion. delrem Mar 2015 #2

Apparently, the US was not that anxious to get around to it. merrily Mar 2015 #5

Not a flattering story, but I doubt it will end anything. merrily Mar 2015 #3

Nah.This is vanilla US politics, and likely a feather in her cap. bemildred Mar 2015 #6

Nothing here that even reflects poorly on Hillary. On the other hand, her pro-war, pro-TPP .... Scuba Mar 2015 #7

you seem desperate! stonecutter357 Mar 2015 #8

Drip, drip, drip tularetom Mar 2015 #9

Nothing drip about it. She got the job done. Simple as that. Good for her. riversedge Mar 2015 #10

The content is from a new book: ‘HRC: State Secrets and the Rebirth of Hillary Clinton,’ riversedge Mar 2015 #12

Thanks for exposure. mylye2222 Mar 2015 #15