Senator Feinstein's Conflict of Interest

[Survivor]

Why is Senator Feinstein not penalized for her unethical actions as described in the following article?

http://www.metroactive.com/metro/03.21.07/dianne-feinstein-resigns-0712.html

[Labrocca]

Oh hell that disgusts me. Where is the larger investigation into this. Clear violation of ethics codes and I am SURE illegal in some form. She should resign as senator immediately.

Time to send off a NASTY email to her.

http://feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactUs.EmailMe

[Survivor]

Oh hell that disgusts me. Where is the larger investigation into this. Clear violation of ethics codes and I am SURE illegal in some form. She should resign as senator immediately.

Time to send off a NASTY email to her.

http://feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactUs.EmailMe
True, Labrocca: I agree it is time to call a halt to her illegal actions and expose her years of corruption. Where is the average media on this situation?

[lily]

She resigned from the committe.....if she did wrong she should resign her postion. I do find the below statement a bit over the top though:


You would think that, considering all the money Feinstein's family has
pocketed by waging global warfare while ignoring the plight of wounded
American soldiers, she would show a smidgeon of shame and resign from the
entire Senate, not just a subcommittee.

She singlehandly is waging global warfare?


Conversely, you'd think she might
stick around MILCON to try and fix the medical-care disaster she helped to
engineer for the vets who were suckered into fighting her and Bush's panoply
of unjust wars.

Well, do you want her to resign or stick around?

[Survivor]

She resigned from the committe.....if she did wrong she should resign her postion. I do find the below statement a bit over the top though:


You would think that, considering all the money Feinstein's family has
pocketed by waging global warfare while ignoring the plight of wounded
American soldiers, she would show a smidgeon of shame and resign from the
entire Senate, not just a subcommittee.

She singlehandly is waging global warfare?


Conversely, you'd think she might
stick around MILCON to try and fix the medical-care disaster she helped to
engineer for the vets who were suckered into fighting her and Bush's panoply
of unjust wars. Well, do you want her to resign or stick around?
First of all, she should have refrained from voting on issues that affected the contracts in which her husband was involved. Second, even though she resigned from the committee, her actions while she was a member there (Chairperson) continue to influence the support for the war. Third, she should give back to the government the money her husband collected for contracts. Fourth, she should resign from the United States Senate.

[lily]

First of all, she should have refrained from voting on issues that affected the contracts in which her husband was involved.[/quote]

I agree on that.

Second, even though she resigned from the committee, her actions while she was a member there (Chairperson) continue to influence the support for the war.

What!!!! And not support the troops????

Third, she should give back to the government the money her husband collected for contracts.

You're joking right? They did the job, some of them it appears to be they did them rather shoddily, but then inspections should have been made. Should they take the money out of the pockets of the people that did the jobs?


Fourth, she should resign from the United States Senate.

She resigned from the committe. If charges are brought up, then she should resign from the senate.

[Survivor]

First of all, she should have refrained from voting on issues that affected the contracts in which her husband was involved.I agree on that.

Second, even though she resigned from the committee, her actions while she was a member there (Chairperson) continue to influence the support for the war.

What!!!! And not support the troops????

Did she ever support the troops except when she could make a profit?

Third, she should give back to the government the money her husband collected for contracts.

You're joking right? They did the job, some of them it appears to be they did them rather shoddily, but then inspections should have been made. Should they take the money out of the pockets of the people that did the jobs?

No, the money should not be taken out of the pockets of the people that did the jobs. The money should be reimbursed from her bank account.


Fourth, she should resign from the United States Senate.

She resigned from the committe. If charges are brought up, then she should resign from the senate.


I agree.

[lily]

Did she ever support the troops except when she could make a profit?

Ok....now you're just making things up.


No, the money should not be taken out of the pockets of the people that did the jobs. The money should be reimbursed from her bank account.

Ok, I agree, any company that has screwed the American tax payer, contracts , or any other favortism sent their way should give it all back to the government.......it could actually bring down the debt. I say Halliburton, Bechtel and KBR should set an example of this.

[Survivor]

Did she ever support the troops except when she could make a profit?Ok....now you're just making things up.I am not making anything up at all. Have you ever followed her political career beginning with when she was married the first time and her work as a supervisor with the City and County of San Francisco when she was president of the Board and became mayor of that city when Dan White shot the then current mayor Moscone? She appeared as White's defense witness and he was given a light sentence (the "twinkie" defense). She was then married to a doctor whose name she still carries even though she has remarried. Please read up on this situation, then comment.No, the money should not be taken out of the pockets of the people that did the jobs. The money should be reimbursed from her bank account.Ok, I agree, any company that has screwed the American tax payer, contracts , or any other favortism sent their way should give it all back to the government.......it could actually bring down the debt. I say Halliburton, Bechtel and KBR should set an example of this.
Very good idea.

[bobbylien]

No bid contracts are a huge recipe for corruption. So long as the contract is worth more than $10,000. Most states allow the government to hand out contracts to whoever they want if they are worth less than 10k.

[BoogyMan]

I believe this is the same story that I posted about quite some time ago. Check out the commentary in that thread at the link below.
http://www.democracyforums.com/showthread.php?tid=4207

[Survivor]

Thank you for posting the link to the article, Boogyman. I am glad someone else is thinking along the same wave length.

Why doesn't someone stop Feinstein from keeping the profits she gained from the contracts?

[lily]

Did she ever support the troops except when she could make a profit?Ok....now you're just making things up.I am not making anything up at all. Have you ever followed her political career beginning with when she was married the first time and her work as a supervisor with the City and County of San Francisco when she was president of the Board and became mayor of that city when Dan White shot the then current mayor Moscone? She appeared as White's defense witness and he was given a light sentence (the "twinkie" defense). She was then married to a doctor whose name she still carries even though she has remarried. Please read up on this situation, then comment

Well Survivor I freely admit that I am not aware of Feinstien's record of when she was mayor.......but from reading what you have posted I don't see how it connects to your claim that she doesn't support the troops. Appearing for a defense witness? Keeping her first husband's name? I'm confused.


I can understand if you don't like the woman because she is on the opposite side of the political spectrum........but you haven't proved your point about not supporting the troops.

[Labrocca]

Lily...supporting the troops is not even the heart of the discussion. Fine...she supports the troops. Big deal..she pockets MILLIONS from doing so. One has to question then her motives. Is it that she is supporting the troops or her own pocket? Either way her motives don't matter as much as her actions which imho are unethical and possibly criminal.

[lily]

Lily...supporting the troops is not even the heart of the discussion. Fine...she supports the troops.

No it isn't the heart of the discussion.....but it is a discussion Survivor and I are having. We've come to terms with all the other issues we were discussing but this one. I don't know about Survivor, but I'm enjoying the debate.

Big deal..she pockets MILLIONS from doing so. One has to question then her motives. Is it that she is supporting the troops or her own pocket?

Well Labrocca, you've known me for quite a while now. I'm not much for double standards.......I say all those that gained money from the war, illegally, price gouged, lined their pockets, misplaced money, hired foreigners or any other way shape or form screwed us taxpayers on this war should be charged as war profiteers.

Either way her motives don't matter as much as her actions which imho are unethical and possibly criminal.

Well........you put your money where your mouth is........you sent an email. I said from the begining if there was any thing illegal done she should step down.

[Labrocca]

Yeah I got an automated email response saying that since I didn't have a California mailing address that my mail won't be read. What bullcrap that is.

[Survivor]

Lily...supporting the troops is not even the heart of the discussion. Fine...she supports the troops. Big deal..she pockets MILLIONS from doing so. One has to question then her motives. Is it that she is supporting the troops or her own pocket? Either way her motives don't matter as much as her actions which imho are unethical and possibly criminal.
Labrocca, those are exactly the issues I was trying to highlight. The lady has a history of self-serving actions and "supporting the troops" is another way of her exploiting others for her own personal gain. She collected boocoos $'s from her husband Feinstein's insurance policy even though he was sued for malpractice. She has a history of exploiting others for her own personal gain, using medical records (don't ask me to prove it, even though I know this is true), including her recommendations that the former Letterman Army hospital be removed to provide space for Lucas Films. And other issues too numerous to mention including her exploitation of specific churches.