I get it.
Forget about their solemn oaths to protect and defend the Constitution, their special place in the American system of self-government, the constituents they claim to represent, the campaign promises they have made, and their moral posturing.
It's the money, stupid.
Right. I get it.
I guess P.J. O'Rourke had it right when he wrote, "Parliament of Whores", way back in 1991.
One of my favorite books! I should read it again. Found it! It is timeless...
It is money and power, they go hand-in-hand.
I’m sorry, but it is just awful that anyone middle class could run for national office, get elected, get reelected, and after many terms wind up being a millionaire. This has happened repeatedly, and yet the media yawns, the people don’t even know, and the national politicians get richer and richer.
Despicable all round. We the people should be vocally pissed.