George Cassiday

[Robert]

This was quoted straight out of Wiki, to me it shows although things are different they remain the same. I never knew this it was kind of an interesting fact.
   I then thought about Congress today and things have not changed as much as we think. How about insider trading and health care that gets paid to name 2 perks of Congress that the rest of us cant enjoy. How is it in school we are never taught of the unfairness of our Congress.


George L. Cassiday, Sr. (1892–1967) was one of the leading Congressional bootleggers during National Prohibition. Known as “the man in the green hat,” he sold liquor for ten years to congressmen and senators. In October 1930, he came forward and told his story in six front-page articles in the Washington Post. The articles pointed out Congressional hypocrisy and made the public even more jaded about Prohibition. His admission made both national news and an impact on the midterm Congressional elections just a week later.

[dreamaker]

It is called conditioning and propaganda is the simple answer. 

[Romeo]

Fascinating how we tend to blame the institution for the sins of the folks that inhabit it.

[RDAbull]

Fascinating how we tend to blame the institution for the sins of the folks that inhabit it.

Unfortunately, the Institution IS the folks that inhabit it.

[Willow]

Fascinating how we tend to blame the institution for the sins of the folks that inhabit it.

Unfortunately, the Institution IS the folks that inhabit it.

Yes but it may be we tend to attribute the actions of some to our assessment of the entire institution.

I'm sure Prohibition was not unanimously adopted by the Congress.  There were strongly held wet and dry factions of both parties within the Congress and throughout the country.  The amendment was ratified by three quarters of the states' legislatures.

Incidentally, Congress and the states did ultimately repeal the amendment.

I think the accusation of hypocrisy based upon behavior of some congressmen regarding obedience to prohibition law may be a bit disingenuous.