BY JIM HIGHTOWER Sam Rayburn of Texas, who was a legendary speaker of the U.S. House in the 1940s and ’50s, offered this piece of ethical advice for lawmakers who were conflicted over whether to vote for the People over the lobbyists: “Every now and then, a politician ought to do something just because it’s right.” Wow, ethics – how quaint! Today’s House speaker, Paul Ryan, has put his own perverted twist to Rayburn’s ethics, […]
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