Sen. Sasse Thinks You're Really Stupid

The college president moves into Barnum mode.  Maybe the 'college president' thing was just an act, eh?

Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) is introducing a wide-ranging series of ethics bills today that would require presidential candidates to release their tax returns and try to curb big money influence in politics by banning members of Congress from lobbying after they step down from office....

We all know that Senators, somehow, become VERY rich while in the US Senate.  They do not get rich due to 1040-reportable income, nor to massive bribes.  They get rich because they know, *magically* which industries or companies are going to be hurt or helped by upcoming regs or laws, and their investment portfolio shows that.  House Pervert-and-Speaker Hastert bought just the right land at just the right time, *magically* when an Interstate highway was being plotted in D.C.

And when it isn't their personal fortune, it's the fortune of their wives and/or children.  See, e.g., the Biden family's miraculous moneymaking in Red China.

We all know that "income tax records" are pretty much irrelevant, but Barnum from Nebraska thinks you're stupid enough to buy tickets to his circus.