Ethics trial's legal fee paid with funds unethically obtained?

New York Rep. Charles Rangel, reportedly used $393,000.00 from his National Leadership Political Action Committee, to pay for his defense in his ethics trial which starts tomorrow. According to the Post, such spending is a breach of congressional ethics, against House rules… How would he know? Our legislators are politicians, not politethicians! When we pick ours in Florida, we had to decide if we'd vote for the one who stole 6 figures or the one who stole 7 figures. We should first teach them the concepts of simple honesty before endeavoring to teach them about ethics.

What do you expect anyways, in a system which allows lobbyists. What is a lobbyist? A Legal Briber; a very well paid fellow with connections, legally allowed to buy legislators’ votes…