Wall Street has showered nearly $11 million on the Senate since the beginning of the year, and more than 15 percent of it has gone to a single senator: Democrat Chuck Schumer of New York.
Schumer’s $1.65 million take from the financial services industry is nearly twice that of any other senator's — and more than five times what the industry gave to any single Republican senator.
While the industry has scaled back its political spending in the wake of last year’s economic collapse, data from the Center for Responsive Politics show that it’s still investing heavily in the Senate, where it’s likely to have its best shot at stopping — or at least shaping — the crackdown on Wall Street that President Barack Obama has proposed.
Take a look at the following link. It lists the 16 most corrupt politicians in Washington with details as to why they earn that title. Seems to be the one thing the two parties have in common.
Originally posted by floersh: Take a look at the following link. It lists the 16 most corrupt politicians in Washington with details as to why they earn that title. Seems to be the one thing the two parties have in common.
No, I don't agree with the President Policies, that said, I do not think either party has our best interest in mind. They are only doing for themselves and everyonce in a while they toss us a bone.
Todays politics remind me of an old saying. - "Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns, why should we let them have ideas?" - Joseph Stalin
