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As usual, I'm amazed at how cheap it is to buy off our Congressmen. Abramoff was sentenced for picking up a few $100 restaurant tabs. Now Stevens is heading to
by thras 18y ago
As usual, I'm amazed at how cheap it is to buy off our Congressmen. Abramoff was sentenced for picking up a few $100 restaurant tabs. Now Stevens is heading to jail over things like a free massage chair and work done on his house.
With the price so cheap, I wonder if I should look at buying my own Congressman as an investment opportunity? I'm sure I could think of useful things for him to do.
- ComputerGuru 18y agoWhile I whole-heartedly agree, I do feel the need to point out that quality massage chairs aren't even remotely "cheap" by any standard.... if they were, I'd be sitting on one right now! :D
- vaksel 18y agoI think the reason we see these guys getting caught for $100 tabs is because they get sloppy. There were probably millions in kickbacks which they were able to hide properly because they took the effort to do it right. But a $100 kickback by comparison gets overlooked as an insignificant amount
- Eliezer 18y ago+1 Insightful, mod parent up (no, seriously, this is a really important point)
- helveticaman 18y agoWhy the downvotes?
- alecco 18y agoThere are no special people with moderator points in HN, it is pointless to beg.
- helveticaman 18y agoI'm not asking for me, I'm asking about the post above mine...well, whatever.