This past Sunday's Meet The Press had interviews with two new Senators, Jim Webb of Virginia and Jon Tester of Montana. I'm not much of a partisan for any side-I'm a universal pessimist in that I think that no matter who's in charge I'm going to get hosed somehow. :)
One thing in the interview did stick with me though, the issue of transparency in government. Honestly, I don't think it matters what side of the political spectrum you fall on, doesn't it make sense that your representatives disclose their contacts? Their freebies? It seems only fair-every other level of government below more or less does it already.
One of the "perks" of The Day Job is the free coffee. It's pretty awful-tasting, so whether it's an actual benefit or not is up for debate. A cup of our coffee is like an airplane landing-any one you can walk away from is a good one.
Despite all this when we have a government visitor we frequently have to put a cup out to collect change. Why? Because they aren't allowed to accept so much as a free cup of coffee.
If the lower echelons of the Federal Government feel the need to account for even a 25 cent cup of coffee, is it really asking the higher ups all that much to be accountable themselves?
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