Congressional commodities
Just in case you had any doubts about why Congress always votes for the interests of big business over the interests of you and me...
From Reuters:
"Members of the U.S. Congress and their aides took free trips worth nearly $50 million paid for by corporations, trade associations and other private groups between January 2000 and June 2005. Some of the 23,000 trips featured $500-a-night hotel rooms, $25,000 corporate jet rides and visits to popular spots such as Paris, Hawaii and Colorado ski resorts"
"The study found that many of those who picked up the tabs were at the same time seeking to shape legislation on Capitol Hill or win federal contracts."
And Tom DeLay was the "king of the handouts":
"Former House Majority Leader Rep. Tom DeLay and his staffers accepted about a half million dollars in trips during the period under review -- more than any other congressional office"
Treasonous. The whole den of thieves -- including Democrats and Republicans -- is completely shameless and treasonous.
2 comments:
Exactly right. 'Cause I'm a Democrat tired of those Democrats who act badly. The Jefferson situation is Exhibit A for me. I'm tired of folks on both sides of the aisle who give their own crooks a pass because of how they vote.
I'm very glad to hear a conservative calling a spade a spade when it comes to DeLay.
No one gets a pass, no matter how much I agree with how they vote. I'd rather be represented by a real conservative who is clean than by a shady liberal who is dirty. Some folks may take exception to me saying that, but oh freakin' well.
Sadly, Patrick, I wonder if there are ANY clean Dems or Republicans. And even if there were some clean ones, they'd probably still be hypocrites of the highest order.
The Dems trying to run on the "Culture of Corruption" theme is a joke. If that didn't sell in Duke Cunningham's district (after what he did), it won't sell in any other majority Republican districts. Both parties are awash in corruption. We're always choosing the lesser of two evils.
Seriously, we just desperately need a third party -- a "people's" party.
And, yeah, DeLay's a tool. I could probably count the number of Senators and Representatives I really respect on one hand. I hate feeling like that, but it's true.
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