When Quid Met Quo and Quo Said No 0
There’s a difference between corruption and cronyism, even though the two often come in a blend, like a toxic mai-tai. Corruption is about what you can get; cronyism is about who you know.
This looks more like the latter than the former, but it still signals an absence of good judgment. Good judgment goes out of the way to avoid offering a plum to someone to whom you are indebted.
Paul Davis told The Washington Post he has been friends with McDonnell for more than a decade. He said he believes the appointment offer was unrelated to the loan he gave MoBo Real Estate Partners in 2010.
The doctor turned down the post.
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