The question on everyone's mind, perfectly asked by Arianna Huffington:
So, if owning HCA stock wasn’t a conflict of interest when it was trading at $24, $27, $40, and $41 a share, why did it suddenly become a problem at $58 a share? Was the Majority Leader’s sudden burst of ethical sensitivity due to the latest round of complaints raised by… oh, sorry, there weren’t any complaints. Then maybe it was the brewing firestorm over… hmm, there wasn’t a firestorm either.
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