It doesn't happen very often because Mitt Romney panders to the Republican base more than any other candidate, but today he actually bothered to speak out on an important issue of principle. Congressmen who commit crimes while in office still receive their pensions even after they're convicted and sent to jail. Obviously, it's not a lot of money in the grand scheme of things but it represents the attitude in Washington that they care more about protecting themselves than protecting their constituents.

URBANDALE, Iowa - Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, decrying ethical lapses in Washington and singling out fellow Republicans, on Thursday called for stripping the federal pensions from those convicted of using their office to abuse the public trust. 

"In my view, those people who abuse the public trust while serving in government by virtue of committing a felony, should be stripped of their federal pensions," he said.

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