"Lots of Americans would say that is what is wrong with people who have been in Congress these days. They don't have a clue what average folks have to live on. With that kind of money, Talent's table must offer quite a spread."
"Talent said he wanted to show students in his class "how a congressman really thinks." In the context of all this money, that is the truly scary part."
From a Post-Dispatch editorial today that ran in parallel to its "news" story that is the subject of this thread:
"Mr. Talent told the Kansas City Star that his salary was set after he met with university officials and explained how much he needed to "put food on the table."
"The class he taught: "Thinking like a Congressman." A look at his pay stubs would teach those students everything they need to know."
Yes, they are marching in lockstep.