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"Ten Most Wanted Corrupt Politicians" for 2009
Judicial Watch ^ | January 12, 2010

Posted on 01/12/2010 9:57:17 PM PST by SloopJohnB

Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, today released its 2009 list of Washington's "Ten Most Wanted Corrupt Politicians." The list, in alphabetical order, includes:

(Excerpt) Read more at judicialwatch.org ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government
KEYWORDS: congress; criminal; politician
Nothing has changed. Over a century ago Mark Twain had them pegged:

There is no native criminal class except Congress.

Time for a new tagline: Stop organized crime. Relect no one.

1 posted on 01/12/2010 9:57:17 PM PST by SloopJohnB
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To: SloopJohnB

Only ten corrupt politicians?

The list needs to be expanded to the top 10000.


2 posted on 01/12/2010 10:11:45 PM PST by lurk
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To: SloopJohnB

POLITICS, n. A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.-—Ambrose Bierce


3 posted on 01/12/2010 10:58:43 PM PST by Hugin (Sarah Palin: accept no substitutes!)
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To: SloopJohnB

They should just have named all the honest politicians. But maybe they couldn’t come up with 10 to round out the list.


4 posted on 01/12/2010 11:04:21 PM PST by AlaskaErik (I served and protected my country for 31 years. Democrats spent that time trying to destroy it.)
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To: lurk

There ought to be a search for the one honest politician in DC (or anywhere for that matter). These people have been unaccountable for so long, they don’t give a damn whether or not anybody demonstrates their corruption. No controlling legal authority!!!!


5 posted on 01/13/2010 12:42:49 AM PST by GregoryFul
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To: SloopJohnB

Harry Reid didn’t make the list?

Well, other than that, I can’t argue with their list.


6 posted on 01/13/2010 1:05:04 AM PST by Rocky (Obama's ego: The "I's" have it.)
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