The Washington Post, "Before Senate win, Rubio turned political ‘juice’ into personal profits": Marco Made Less in Two Years Than Hillary's Income From Two Speeches

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In a Washington Post article entitled "Before Senate win, Rubio turned political ‘juice’ into personal profits," Rosalind S. Helderman examines Marco Rubio's income during the two-year interval between stepping down as Florida House speaker in 2008 and becoming a US Senator in 2010. Helderman writes:

"Even before he left office in late 2008, his longtime aide sent a letter on behalf of a new private consulting group Rubio was launching, seeking business from a potentially major client: Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami’s busy public medical center.

That was an initial step in what became a profitable two-year stretch for Rubio between his time as a state legislator and his 2010 election to the U.S. Senate. Although he spent much of his time on the campaign trail, Rubio built a consulting and legal practice that made more than half a million dollars."

Helderman acknowledges that following "a complaint filed by a political critic who, among other things, alleged that the former speaker had scored clients as remuneration for his legislative support," Florida ethics officials who investigated the matter "found no evidence to support the allegation."

This smacks of scandal? Is The Washington Post remotely aware of how many former members of Congress go on build highly lucrative careers at law firms or lobbying organizations, built upon their knowledge of the ins and outs of politics and the legislative arena?

Any mention of Hillary Clinton in Helderman's article? Not one. Apparently, it doesn't matter that Hillary and Bill Clinton earned in excess of $25 million for 104 speeches since early 2014 and that Hillary charged $300,000 to speak at public universities.

How do you begin to compare income of $500,000 over the course of two years with $300,000 for a one-hour speech? Answer: You don't.

State Department Employee Paid to Maintain the Clintons' Private Server: Time for Hillary to Call It Quits

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The scandal surrounding Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server while Secretary of State is out of control. In a The Washington Post article entitled "Clintons personally paid State Department staffer to maintain server," Rosalind S. Helderman and Carol D. Leonnig tell us of the employment of Bryan Pagliano by the Clintons to maintain the private server. Helderman and Leonnig go on to say:

"The private pay arrangement has not previously been reported. The State Department has declined to answer questions about whether the private system was widely known within the agency or officially approved.

Asked in early August about whether Pagliano had been paid privately to maintain the server, a State Department official said that the agency had 'found no evidence that he ever informed the department that he had outside income.'

This week, a different State Department official said he could not clarify Pagliano’s pay situation, citing 'ongoing reviews and investigations' of Clinton’s e-mail setup.

Pagliano did not list the outside income in the required personal financial disclosures he filed each year."

As widely reported, Pagliano plans to plead the Fifth to avoid answering congressional committee questions.

Yes, it's time for Hillary to withdraw from the presidential race, or, will narcissism, feelings of entitlement and blind ambition trump (no relation to fellow narcissist Donald) what is best for America? Given the cynicism that has evolved in me over the decades, I expect narcissism to get the better of altruism.

Meanwhile, in a throwback to the Watergate scandal, The Washington Post has again trumped The New York Times.

Stay tuned . . .