Abramoff pleads guilty. Who is he? Basically good at getting what he wants by any means necessary including buying off Congressmen. Should be interesting to see what his testimony will reveal since apparently 20+ congressmen may be involved. Of course proving it is a different animal but the reading should be entertaining.
In related new, 49% American adults think Congress is corrupt. To that I say, only 49%? Apparently this country is not as cynical as I thought. To me, all of congress has to be corrupt. I don't care who they are or how lofty the goals, it just doesn't seem possible to get elected and not become corrupt. The money required is simply to high and too many favors are needed to be repaid to not become corrupt.
As an aside, if they are serious about corruption, investigate those congresmen that somehow get much much much wealthier in office. The average congressmen gets in the neighborhood of $150,000 a year while in office. That salary doesn't explain the literal millions of dollars worth of stuff they somehow magically are able to afford once they get elected.
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