237 Congress Members Millionaires Issa 1st Harman 2nd Wealthiest!

SLSmith

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Mon Nov-09-09 03:19 PM
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237 Congress Members Millionaires Issa 1st Harman 2nd Wealthiest!

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frazzled

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Mon Nov-09-09 03:32 PM
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1. Well, John Kerry is 5th richest, and Alan Grayson is 12th richest

Rich doesn't always predict politics.

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tclambert

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Mon Nov-09-09 03:42 PM
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2. Does anybody have the "before" numbers?

I wonder how many congress members made their fortunes while in Congress.

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valerief

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Mon Nov-09-09 05:30 PM
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3. Good point. Probably most of them. nt

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ProgressOnTheMove

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Mon Nov-09-09 06:13 PM
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4. Well to be fair it has to be correlated with their voting record too. Their wealth doesn't ...

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make them automatically bad, but with a poor voting record too, it's definitely time for primary challengers. All the Kennedys were quite wealthy but all had a social conscience. As for wealthy Republicans they speak for themselves .

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winyanstaz

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Mon Nov-09-09 06:28 PM
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5. This might wake a few up to the fact that we are ruled by the rich...

and so of course the laws they pass..benifit the wealthy and the corporations...banks..etc...and not the taxpayers.

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