If it comes down to where he had shown favoritism to those businesses that he played golf with, then I think there's an ethical problem there. They need to look deeper into that. If somebody is massaging him and they want to get into some business deal with the state for their betterment, that's totally wrong.
Quotes about favoritism (13 Quotes)
You have parties going on all the time. You have members, when they are thrown in their honor in effect hosting their own huge expensive events, and you have corporations and special interests picking up the tab and getting the favoritism and the relationship with the members of Congress as a result.
'Favoritism' is always a factor, and pressure always build for the appointment of friends of influential supporters of the President, or for the nominees of powerful Member of Congress from the incoming President's party.
Anything that suggests the possibility of favoritism really begins to work against the public confidence,
The agency's budget is critically dependent on pleasing these senators. We found that there was some favoritism on the states that were represented,
We have the incredible privilege of serving in the highest offices in the state. We must prove ourselves worthy of our fellow citizens' faith. We must be trusted to always place the public's good above our own and to always choose fairness over favoritism.
I never showed favoritism. I was also consistent on the viewpoints I had. Mike's got to get his facts straight.
I am hopeful you will agree that it is in the department's and the public's interest to release this information in order to avoid any possible appearance or suggestion of impropriety or political favoritism,
The match was fun to watch. They have never played a match in tournaments before. They play in practice but it is completely different. It was fun to watch and both played well. It was hard though because we wanted to cheer but not show favoritism. We still wanted to let them know we cared.
There is no favoritism when it comes to run blocking or running routes, ... If all I'm going to do is run-block ... as long as the team wins, I don't care.
We don't give favoritism just because an African-American was hired at the institution. That wouldn't qualify for what we're trying to do (by assessing the hiring process, not the outcome). That search probably could have been done better.
The line-item veto is just one element in earmark reform, and earmark reform is just one element in spending restraint. However, the line-item veto would add an important check to a budget process that is tainted by waste, abuse, and favoritism. Congressional leaders should move quickly on this proposal.
This information is extremely troubling and reeks of favoritism.