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S

shameless greed •  ^lSHām-ləs ɡrēd 

     noun

     1. the best kind – ask anybody

     2. really, the only kind – ask anybody

Hurricane Jiron

As in:

     The case of P. Donald Jiron, who resigned from the National Weather Service, so he could be hired as a consultant to fill his own job – at a yearly increase of $93,200. Because his superiors agreed that this could be done, Jiron’s lawyer, Matthew Kaiser contends that his client “has done nothing wrong – legally – actually nothing wrong at all, assuming, of course, that he has no conscience.” For the true story, see Lisa Rein’s piece in this morning’s Washington Post online.  Click here.