On Oct 14, 9:26?pm, Chuck Gould wrote:
On Oct 14, 6:01?pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...48586_favorfac...

Tsk - tsk - tsk..

Notice that the party affiliation is missing from behind their names.

Wanna bet which party they belong to?

Subtle. Nuanced. Ethically uncompromising.

Do political trolls live under bridges in CT?

You think this is a partisan issue, but it isn't. While the three
largest whores in Washington DC are D's, six of the ten largest whores
are from your side of the aisle.

Members of congress who got the most campaign money from donors at
companies with defense earmarks in the 2007 budget:

1. John Murtha, House, D-PA $1,699,775
2. Peter Visclosky, House D- IN $673,424
3. James Moran, House D-VA $579,123
4, David Hobson, House R-OH $527,590
5. Duncan Hunter, House R-CA $520,325
6. Jerry Lewis, House R-CA $516,350
7. C.W. Young, House R-FL $460,900
8. Heather Wilson, House R-NM $458,635
9. Arlen Specter, Senate R-PA $441,001
10. Norm Dicks, House D-WA $434,800

So as far as it being a partisan problem, it certainly is not. Among
the top ten congressional whores the R's outnumber the D's by a 6 to 4
margin, but some of the D's have turned a lot more tricks than the R's
so its pretty close to a wash- IMO.

As far as it being a "Seattle" or WA state problem, once again that is
a mischaracterization. Among all members of congress, Baghdad Jim
leads our delegation with the presitgious honor of being in 10th place
on the streetwalker's list. Other WA lawmakers that appear on the
total congressional list, by place, a

37th overall: Patty Murray, Senate D $246k
49th: Maria Cantwell, Senate D $213k
149th: Rick Larsen, House D $102k
180th: Adam Smith, House D $88k
205th: Jay Inslee, House D $74k
266th: Doc Hastings, House R $51k
299th: Dave Reichert, House R $42k
320th: Cathy McMorris Rodgers, House R $37,050
373rd: Brian Baird, House D $24k
449th: Jim McDermott, House D $13k

By the way, Jim McDermott, 449th from the front of the trough,
represents
some of the more liberal suburban areas around Puget Sound.

So- not specifically a Democratic or "liberal" problem (plenty of R's
with hands in the same cookie jar) and hardly a "Seattle" problem- CA
has two whores on the top ten list, PA has two, and the states of VA,
OH, FL, and NM all outwhore the sleaziest guy we can manage to muster
from WA. :-)

reminds me of:

http://z.about.com/d/politicalhumor/...ickbackmtn.jpg