Dumb

OK, lets review… only a few short months ago, the Georgia Speaker of the House had to resign over his “inappropriate” relationship with a lobbyist.  Today, we have this surfacing:

Concerns over improper relationships between lobbyists and lawmakers have prompted new ethics rules as taxpayers clamor for more transparency. Now CBS Atlanta has uncovered a paper trail that raises questions about the closeness of Georgia’s longest serving Republican State Senator and a female lobbyist vying for his vote.Disclosures required by state ethics laws allowed us to dig up some questionable expenses bearing the names of State Senator Don Balfour and lobbyist Marcia Rubensohn…

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And Rubensohn’s disclosure reports also raise other questions. Out of 180 lunches she has paid for since 2008, 20 of those were with Balfour. That’s more than one in every 10 meals. And it’s disproportionately more than most of the 78 other lawmakers she dined with, most only one or two times.“Can you tell me what your relationship is with Senator Balfour?” Saltzman asked Rubensohn.“Senator Balfour and I have been professional for a long time,” Rubensohn replied.

I’ve read enough spy novels to know that the first thing they should have done is get their story straight back when the trip was being planned.

Second, I will laugh my butt off if someone digs out a quote from the Senator about voting for “ethics’, really.. is that what the kids are calling it these days?

Third… are you that dumb to think no one is watching?

Why do I think this story will only get better.