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To: Vaduz
Any questions about the IQ of a congressperson.

According to Dick Morris, about 10% of the money in these earmarks is returned to the politician in the form of campaign contributions. In most places this is called a kickback. Sometimes it's called money laundering. But in Congress it's business as usual.

31 posted on 12/15/2010 11:05:03 AM PST by mbynack (Retired USAF SMSgt)
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To: mbynack
In most places this is called a kickback. Sometimes it's called money laundering. But in Congress it's business as usual.

Spiro T. Agnew was run out of office for one instance of that.

49 posted on 12/16/2010 8:33:40 AM PST by thulldud (Is it "alter or abolish" time yet?)
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To: mbynack

You can never trust a hack we can only keep voting them out of office,waiting for 2012.


50 posted on 12/16/2010 10:56:23 AM PST by Vaduz
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