Stan In Politico re: Baucus' Girlfriend

Stan Brand, an ethics law attorney who doesn’t think Baucus will get punished by the Ethics Committee, said, “You shouldn’t be disqualified because of who your boss was at any particular moment.”

And he said that the Senate confirmation process is meant to root out unqualified nominees who may be chosen because of cronyism, among other things.

“I think there’s an issue of who is the most qualified person for the job — but I think that gets addressed in the confirmation process,” Brand said.

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