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> BTW, bribing a government official will usually result in one or both of you doing time in a federal (not a country club) prison. If bribed with cash, maybe,
by lionhearted 16y ago
> BTW, bribing a government official will usually result in one or both of you doing time in a federal (not a country club) prison.
If bribed with cash, maybe, unless it can fall under "campaign finance". Sports tickets, dinners, and gifts are generally accepted though.
- barry-cotter 16y agoCalling an elected politician a government official does not fall within the common use of the term.
- lionhearted 16y agoAh, good point, my mistake. So if I've got it right, the common usage would be "government official" for administrative positions, and "politician" for elected? Cheers for pointing that out.
- barry-cotter 16y agoThat's welll over 97% of the meaning[0] but for some reason I must say more. I'd be very surprised if anyone described am elected judge in America as a politician, even though they're elected. [0]Ain't spurious exactitude great?