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June 16, 2010 08:35 PM UTC
16 Comments
…heart.
for all of this research.
McInnis was our rep for several years and I’ve always considered him a bit of a weasel. The bigger spotlight of the gov’s race is going to be to glaring for him. Glad to see this information.
when he was in Congress all those years. The difference now is, he’s been a millionaire lawyer lobbyist since then. That taste for big bucks is indeed sweet.
Who cares if he called his fellowship “sweet”? Of course, he was happy about it and the money he received; why else would he have done it? In any event, in context, McInnis simply stated that it was sweet to get paid a lot for doing something you like to do. Who would argue with that, and what’s wrong that??
once in a while, Earnest, but, I think the point here is that the product he delivered was pretty inadequate for the paycheck he received. It isn’t a crime, probably not even unethical, but it points out a mentality that is always ready to “take advantage”.
Many will remember the incident with Neal Bush in Florida, who got a no interest loan of $100,000 from a company that was just about to come before a bank board of directors or some lending committee, upon which he sat, seeking a multi-million dollar loan. Further, as I recall, Bush was even told that he really didn’t need to bother paying it back.
When confronted by the authorities, he said something like, “Well, it seemed like a pretty sweet deal to me.”
When you travel in those circles, opportunities arise.
There are all kinds of implications suggesting that McInnis received a sweetheart deal akin to a bribe, the fundamental problems with all of this is that no one has come forward with anything to suggest what favor he returned for the $300,000 or proposed to return for it. So, you are left suggesting a quid, but don’t have anything for the pro quo. It was after he left office, so it doesn’t appear he traded any public favors for personal payoffs. The best you can suggest is that he profited from the fame and public he received based on his public service. If that were the case, then you must have suffered a conniption fit on the $12mil book deal Bill Clinton scored coming out of the White House. That’s almost $11,500 a page! I know many an author that would write a book for far less than that. Let’s not even get into speaking fees. If $300,000 is what the Foundation determined to be the worth of associating with the former Congressman, then that is their prerogative. Without even the most remote suggestion of impropriety, other than ‘that seems to be a lot of money’, this is just meaningless political peacocking.
We are talking about 5 to 6 years since all this happened. If they could really forsee McInnis becoming Governor that many years down the road maybe they need to get out the non-profit business and take over for Madam Cleo…
the quo is Lt. Gov. Ali Hasan. Clearly the only explanation that makes sense
/sarcasm
Having someone who gave straight answers and was open to new ideas – that would make it a lot more interesting.
He’s only a heartbeat away from the Governor’s Mansion.
Agree completely on everything you just said. Their money so they can do what they want. And since when is it a bad thing to get paid for doing something you like?
for “musings”?
Great work if you can get it…but the Foundation head should be fired for spending that kind of money, if (big “if”)that is all they got for it…
He is so good for fundraising in the state of Colorado. Let’s keep him because he’s so nuts… He is so good for the dems.