Senator Ensign and the Land of Opposites | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

Years ago, George Costanza of Seinfeld fame educated us all about life in the land of opposites. Up was down, black was white, good was bad. George reached this epiphany by "completely ignoring every urge towards common sense and good judgment" he ever had. Clearly John Ensign, the junior senator from Nevada, looks to George as something of a mentor.

Earlier this month, in a moment of unbelievable candor mixed with bravado, the ethically challenged Mr. Ensign uttered one of the more jaw dropping lines in recent political memory:

"If you don't hold us accountable, we'll do some real bad things in Washington, D.C."

Think about that for a second. According to Senator Ensign, our elected leaders are not required to hold themselves accountable for their actions; rather, that task falls to the voters. Unfortunately many Washington politicians operate with a sense of entitlement that needs to be reined in, but it is particularly ironic that it is Senator Ensign who shared this truth with us. After all, he needs only to look in the mirror to see a politician totally incapable of taking responsibility for his conduct.