Ethics waiver a question in $1.7M education contract

[Jokerman]

Any bets on how quickly another republican scumbag gets "cleared" of all charges?

A former top Indiana education official's role in the sale of $1.7 million worth of videoconferencing equipment to the state by Cisco Systems Inc., where he worked before and after holding that state position, has added to calls to strengthen Indiana's ethics laws amid a recent spate of boundary-pushing incidents.

http://www.indystar.com/story/news/education/2014/08/20/ethics-waiver-question-m-education-contract/14346253/

[merrily]

1. Indiana. Went for Obama in 2008, but otherwise has been a deep red state for

quite a while. Whether they let him off because of that, I don't know.

In a state where most are Republicans, his party may not affect how people view him.

[AngryOldDem]

2. If the rep can get off over the nursing home legislation...

...sorry, I forget the guy's name...

...legislation that he helped steer knowing full well he had a personal, financial interest in that legislation....well, I think we all know where this particular case is headed.