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Setting aside the difference in influence between a veep and a minority Senator, I'll make two points: I've never been one of those people demonizing Cheney over Halliburton, and two wrongs don't make a right. If you thought Cheney was just fine, then you can't complain about Feinstein.
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If Feinstein's husband had given up his ties to these companies BEFORE she took the position, you'd have a good point.
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Not what I said. My point was that for it to be a conflict of interest, there has to be a credible mechanism by which Feinstein could use her position to benefit her husband. I don't see one, *especially* because she was in the minority and so would have to convince multiple Republicans to go along with her.
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You lose this argument, raytri. How can you say she doesn't have conflict of interest when something like $1.5 BILLION was awarded to companies her husband had ties to. It's like you're saying she couldn't possibly be interested in these contracts because her vote didn't count. Wow.