That's why I always come clean when running for office that I will be corrupt, but I will restrict my corruption to accepting free meals from local restaurants and receiving small dollar bribes from the teacher's union.
Future me as a congressperson: "Yeah, I do inside trading in congress and I support it too. But not excessively. It's fair that I can have a little inside trading as a treat..."
That's why I always come clean when running for office that I will be corrupt, but I will restrict my corruption to accepting free meals from local restaurants and receiving small dollar bribes from the teacher's union.
That seems reasonable.
It's about having manageable corruption on a scale your constituents can relate too.
Future me as a congressperson: "Yeah, I do inside trading in congress and I support it too. But not excessively. It's fair that I can have a little inside trading as a treat..."