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1. #819511
   On October 7th, 2009 at 6:10 pm, ScottyDog said:

   Ever wonder how many Congressmen go to Congress basically broke and after about 6 years end up being millionaires?

   Sadly, she is right about the rest of her congressional colleagues.

   Do a google on Dennis Hastert. He was a wrestling coach before being elected making about $17,000 a year and was flat broke. When he left Congress, he had a net worth of over 5 million. Tell me how that is possible working for a paycheck with taxes being deducted and no other visible income?

   Same thing with Diane Feinstein. She now has a net worth in the Billions!!

   It is a sad commentary that many people in our Congress are criminals,even felons like Alcee L. Hastings (D – FL) who is a convicted felon, a former federal judge convicted of taking bribes before he ruled on cases.
   
   Some criminals serving in Congress.

2. #819516
   On October 7th, 2009 at 6:34 pm, old trooper said:

   I am positively sure that Maxine knows sleaze when she sees it. If she has any mirrors in her bathroom she sees sleaze daily.

   She has a conflict of interest problem at least as large as Murtha. Pelosi does not pay US Minimum wage in her canneries in Samoa and Reid’s sons have made millions as lobbyists.

   Felons should be in Prison, not in Government.

3. #819533
   On October 7th, 2009 at 7:28 pm, rpipich said:

   We heard it from the horses mouth, a admission of guilt and the law does not protect them. The CRIMES are not committed in the performance of their office they are just as accountable as anyone else. Where is the LAW & ORDER crew?

4. #819548
   On October 7th, 2009 at 8:45 pm, infidel4life said:

   They’re all crooks. We’re being governed by a gang of freaking crooks.

5. #819553
   On October 7th, 2009 at 9:05 pm, prendad said:

   LMAO. This is comedy central. Our congress critters are so busy bailing each other out of trouble and making excuses for each other, their pitiful little minds are too overloaded to deal with anything else productively.
   So sad.

6. #819556
   On October 7th, 2009 at 9:23 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

   Rangel: What the heck’s a guy gotta do to get sh!tcanned from this chicken outfit?!

7. #819565
   On October 7th, 2009 at 10:10 pm, AlohaGuy said:

   Rangel: What the heck’s a guy gotta do to get sh!tcanned from this chicken outfit?!

   Mockable hair is the only thing that interests the MSM.

8. #819568
   On October 7th, 2009 at 10:33 pm, TX_HCG said:

   On October 7th, 2009 at 1:12 pm, James Felix said:

   And people will still vote for her, and Rangel too for that matter.

   We get the government we deserve.

   We need to find a way to qualify voters. The founders only allowed land owners to vote. Now we have way too many people voting that just don’t have a clue and only are looking for what they can get, voting racially, etc. At a minimum you should be a taxpayer (except for sales taxes/fees) for whatever level vote you are placing (eg: city, county, state, federal).

9. #819571
   On October 7th, 2009 at 10:47 pm, Pasadena Phil said:

   Talk about sleazy, did anyone else catch this? Mark Sanford sent David Letterman a sympathy note.

   Sanford sent Letterman warm wishes.

   “Both my thoughts and my prayers are with him,” he said Tuesday after a speaking engagement at a Rotary Club meeting in Easley, S.C.

   “There’s a lot more introspection and soul-searching on the way down than there is on the way up,” said Sanford, who is under investigation by South Carolina’s Ethics Commission, in addressing his woes as well as Letterman’s. “He can be a better person for it.”

   How dense is this guy? Why is he sending notes in the first place? This guy sees himself as a martyr!

10. #819572
    On October 7th, 2009 at 10:47 pm, right_on said:

    Isn’t it interesting how so many of the country’s smartest people, most of whom are lawyers (and aren’t afraid to let you know just how smart they are,) have all these lapses, and oversights?

    These, the same people who can’t take the time to read the proposed bills prior to voting, and are so overwhelmed with work (what are their work days and hours again?)

    They are in power, and are above the law, and they know it. How long will they be able to trade on the notion that they are smart enough to do the job?

    Blood is shooting out of my eyes!!!

11. #819578
    On October 7th, 2009 at 11:02 pm, prendad said:

    I called for a presidential candidate leadership qualification exam the other day. I think we need a congresscritter leadership qualification exam as well. Then, we should make it manditory that all of these people recertify every year to prove that they can do their jobs. Certification should be the responsibility of a separate branch of government with it’s own chain of command. Voting is not enough. Boxer’s “Integrity Committee” is a useless, laughable, ineffective waste of time. These people are running wild with virtually no adult supervision.

12. #819586
    On October 7th, 2009 at 11:57 pm, rightisright said:

    Nov. 2010 be great time to cleans the bowels of congress, get rid of these parasites.

13. #819611
    On October 8th, 2009 at 5:07 am, Papa Louie said:

    “I want to tell you, there are many members who, if you go back over all of their records, over all of the years, you’re going to find that there were disclosures that were not made,” Waters said.

    I have no problem with going back over the records. Anyone else who violated the rules should also be removed from their chairmanship (if they have one.) I’m all for that.

    The moral of this story seems to be that if you are a democrat you can violate ethics rules all you want. If you’re ever caught, just call for an investigation and continue to act as if the ethics laws don’t apply to you. Before the investigation finishes, announce that you have just discovered another possible “inadvertent” violation of the rules on your part. This will force them to expand their investigation, which will basically restart the clock.

    Using this scheme you can continue to use your office to get rich and avoid taxes until you are voted out of office or die. What’s the worst that could happen to you under current House management?

14. #819645
    On October 8th, 2009 at 8:47 am, jangar said:

    The question I have is:

    Will any thinking Democrat voter actually understand this issue and begin to realize that there is something systemically wrong with their party as a whole? Or are they mostly brain-dead?

15. #819648
    On October 8th, 2009 at 8:51 am, jangar said:

    rightisright said:
    Nov. 2010 be great time to cleans the bowels of congress, get rid of these parasites.

    You gave me an idea…why not start a movement and everyone send their congresscritter a box of Ex-lax?

    Yep, that should do it (on many issues).

16. #819656
    On October 8th, 2009 at 8:59 am, GraniteMan said:

    “I want to tell you, there are many members who, if you go back over all of their records, over all of the years, you’re going to find that there were disclosures that were not made,” Waters said

    These are the people that want to take over 1/6 of our nations economy? What could go wrong?

17. #819719
    On October 8th, 2009 at 11:03 am, sbw999 said:

    Did anybody really think the dems would take an ethical stance on ANYTHING??? They would screw their own family members over just to keep power. Nothing to see here; move along.

18. #820056
    On October 8th, 2009 at 6:29 pm, Dimsdale said:

    Every time I see Maxine Waters, I think of Aunt Esther from the old Sanford and Son show, and “gorilla cookies”.