[Grampa Dave]

Actually the big money is not being on the government payroll. It is best to be married to a senator and use his/her influence for extortion or to collect big money for influencing your pillow mate!

I think ChiFi spent like 20 million in her last election, of which a lot was her hubbie's money. Blum's money to re elect the Scarf ChiFi was just a business investment in his most valuable asset, his wife a US Senator.

[Liz]

Amazing isn't it? Spouses using their connections to do deals? If the Pubbies do it,
it's deemed unethical. Don't see the LA Times getting into a snit about ChiFi do you?

Profit-making aside, being a Senator's spouse on the gubmint payroll, usurping jobs, key
positions, and benefits (like Dodd's wife) to me is so Argentina-ish (and all the corruption that
country stands for). It shuts out the ordinary citizen and empowers the elected official unduly.