We Don't Need No Stinking Ethics...

In yet another example of politicians paying only lip-service to ethics, we now read in the paper about how Republican State Auditor Pat Awada audits the very same people who are customers of her political direct mail and signs companies. Of course, self-righteous Awada claims there is no conflict of interest.

But former Governor and State Auditor Republican Arne Carlson says:

“You can't go out and expect to have audit independence when your own company is soliciting the very people that you are auditing.
We have bought into this notion that if it's not illegal, therefore it's OK. That means we will become a society without ethics, only laws.”