Ethics, or, giving the kid a helping hand?

[Montagnard]

This from Mother Jones, May/June 2006:

Chester Lott, the onetime Domino Pizza franchisee and polo player tried his hand at lobbying for Edison, Chouest Offshore, a firm that then happened to get a provision slipped into legislation by Chester’s dad, Trent Lott (R-Miss). The fix allowed the company to earn $300 million by sidestepping a 1929 law.

And this:

Karen Weldon. Though described by the Los Angeles Times as an “inexperienced 29-year old lobbyist”, her experience as daughter to Rep. Curt Weldon, (R-Pa) has landed her numerous contracts, including a $240,000 contract to represent Drgomir and Bogoljub Karic, Serbs who are trying to get American visas despite ties to Slobodan Milosevic. The contract was awarded after the congressman lauded the Karics “extensive humanitarian and charity projects,” but Karen insists it was her old fashioned sweat equity that won the day: “I worked my butt off, and they liked it.”

I aint what you know its who you know.

[Montagnard]

1. I cannot believe this did not PO someone other than me.....

kick

[REP]

2. Nepotism Ain't New - It Got Georgie His Job

That's the worst of the worst; these examples are small change in comparison.

[LSdemocrat]

3. Yup, standard operating procedure for the elites

They think they "worked" for everything, when all they did was hit up mommy and daddy's friends for contracts, money, and/or jobs.