Mafiosi don’t run for Congress; it’s easier and cheaper to buythe Congressmen they need outright. And even easier andcheaper just to get something on them….especially nowadays.
“There is no distinctly American criminal class – except Congress.” – Mark Twain And, of course – “Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself.”
Organized crime pays until you get caught.Legalized crime is what Congress does and when you get caught you have to run for reelection against somebody who wants your job…
Term limits don’t make sense, The congressman knows he’s not going to have a job, he knows he has to find one, so he has to suck up to the companies and organizations that deal with the government, do favors for them in the hope they will hire him……What are the voters going to do about it? Kick him out? He no longer needs to do things for the country, no longer has to please the voters……..We already have term limits. It’s called the ballot. It keeps politicians on their toes….Without the worry of being elected, they can do anything they want without political consequences….
I think it’s time that all countries had a new form of government. We elect the ones we have at the moment and they do nothing for us. That includes the UK’s “coalition”.
Read something a while back about a shady politician who was on the run from the IRS, concluding, “or its moral equivalent, the mob.” Don’t remember where it came from, but it’s a good line.
wrwallaceii about 11 years ago
Two entirely different things.
Trilobyte Premium Member about 11 years ago
Every Godfather’s dream…
watmiwori about 11 years ago
Mafiosi don’t run for Congress; it’s easier and cheaper to buythe Congressmen they need outright. And even easier andcheaper just to get something on them….especially nowadays.
Varnes about 11 years ago
Um, that would be a tax payer, bound and blindfolded? Thought so…..’luck, dude….
Arianne about 11 years ago
“There is no distinctly American criminal class – except Congress.” – Mark Twain And, of course – “Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself.”
Brass Orchid Premium Member about 11 years ago
Once the cement dries, you will love it. There are always a few glitches at first, until things firm up.
Arianne about 11 years ago
Leave the gun, “take” the taxpayers.
tripwire45 about 11 years ago
How about President? Same diff.
Enoki about 11 years ago
Organized crime pays until you get caught.Legalized crime is what Congress does and when you get caught you have to run for reelection against somebody who wants your job…
roctor about 11 years ago
Who finances congresses campaigns? Overseas?
dabugger about 11 years ago
Well, what a relief; gotta watch out for legit types; can’t trust em.
BluePumpkin about 11 years ago
And yet, we all keep voting the same bozos in to congress . . . thank you gerrymandering!
Ernest Lemmingway about 11 years ago
How could they mistake running for congress for “going legit?”
JudyAz about 11 years ago
If pro is the opposite of con, what’s the opposite of progress?
Dapperdan61 Premium Member about 11 years ago
Wouldn’t running for Congress ruin the mobs reputation ? What would the Family think ?
David Rickard Premium Member about 11 years ago
Goin’ legit would be less horrifying
yimhere about 11 years ago
The closer to the truth this gets – the less amusing it becomes…..
Sailor46 USN 65-95 about 11 years ago
Another amateur thinking he’s ready to turn professional.
Varnes about 11 years ago
Term limits don’t make sense, The congressman knows he’s not going to have a job, he knows he has to find one, so he has to suck up to the companies and organizations that deal with the government, do favors for them in the hope they will hire him……What are the voters going to do about it? Kick him out? He no longer needs to do things for the country, no longer has to please the voters……..We already have term limits. It’s called the ballot. It keeps politicians on their toes….Without the worry of being elected, they can do anything they want without political consequences….
steverinoCT about 11 years ago
A Willie Sutton moment… “That’s where the money is.”
pcolli about 11 years ago
I think it’s time that all countries had a new form of government. We elect the ones we have at the moment and they do nothing for us. That includes the UK’s “coalition”.
dflak about 11 years ago
Organzied crime has a higher approval rating than Congress.
Kali39 about 11 years ago
Read something a while back about a shady politician who was on the run from the IRS, concluding, “or its moral equivalent, the mob.” Don’t remember where it came from, but it’s a good line.
Caddy57 about 11 years ago
CONgress May be where the money is ….BUT…..in this case it might be cheaper to buy a congressman than to pay for the election campaign.