It's all about ego and power.

And under the table money.
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It's all about ego and power.

SAIL LOCO wrote:
And under the table money.

IMHO there's a lot of that, but the ego stroking these Washington DC
guys get subjected to is incredible. Hollywood stars don't get schmoozed
like the most junior Congresscritter. Remember there are several hundred
lobbyists for every single elected rep, they all get huge staff support,
where ever they go they get special treatment, and everybody is
constantly begging them for favors.

Of course the opportunity to make money is there too. For example, Bill
Clinton came to the Presidency poorer than any President since Abe
Lincoln, and walked out with 2 or 3 million $$$... and that was while
under close surveillance by some of the finest legal and financial
talent in Washington

DSK

On Thu, 22 Jul 2004 21:33:34 -0400, DSK wrote
this crap:

Of course the opportunity to make money is there too. For example, Bill
Clinton came to the Presidency poorer than any President since Abe
Lincoln, and walked out with 2 or 3 million $$$...


And that was just the White House silverware. Imagine what the rest
of the furniture was worth.






Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now!

"SAIL LOCO" wrote

And under the table money.

Works like this. I get elected and on the committee that oversees, say,
FBI. FBI is giving you problems so you call your congressman (me). My
secretary tells you I'm too busy to see you, let alone help you for weeks;
but that I have lunch with Ima Crook every day and recommends you call her.
Now it'd illegal for me to accept money to help you, it's part of my job,
but Ima is a registered lobbiest who makes her living "helping" folks like
you. She says she can get FBI off your back for $5000 cash (small bills).
You pay up and next day she talks to me and I have an aid phone your FBI
agent's boss and explain how angry this makes me just when I'm working on
his budget. Of course, Ima doesn't share a cent of your $5000 cash with
me - that'd be illegal (c:

"SAIL LOCO" wrote ...

And under the table money.

and other things , in the case of Bill C.