http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/how_corrupt_is_congress_/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:28:09 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/how_corrupt_is_congress_/comment-page-1/#comment-132714 Moonage Political Webdream » Blog Archive » How corrupt is Congress? Mon, 11 Jun 2007 13:17:35 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2007/06/how_corrupt_is_congress_/#comment-132714 [...] I read an excellent comment on Outside the Beltway.  I’d like to just post the whole thing here, but that’s discouraged.  So, I’ll just lift the best part: Perhaps naively, I still believe genuine corruption among Congressmen and other major officials in American politics is an aberration rather than routine. The people who aspire to and land in those high offices are mostly already quite successful and motivated by some combination of a genuine desire to serve, an interest in public policy, fame, and power. Money is likely low on the list; certainly, most could make more money elsewhere. [...] [...] I read an excellent comment on Outside the Beltway.  I’d like to just post the whole thing here, but that’s discouraged.  So, I’ll just lift the best part: Perhaps naively, I still believe genuine corruption among Congressmen and other major officials in American politics is an aberration rather than routine. The people who aspire to and land in those high offices are mostly already quite successful and motivated by some combination of a genuine desire to serve, an interest in public policy, fame, and power. Money is likely low on the list; certainly, most could make more money elsewhere. [...]

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