PETER SCHWEIZER

A government shutdown provides opportunities for both political parties to raise money from their base.

Members of Congress can not only benefit corporations, but also they can hurt corporations. This gives them the opportunity to extort funds from moneyed interests.

We need to focus, not only the buyers of influence, but also on the sellers of influence.

Saxby Chambliss spent over $100,000 of leadership PAC money to play golf…. Even after a politician leaves office he can use leadership PAC money to enhance his lifestyle….The irony is that the leadership PAC concept was intended to help other members of the party to get elected to office.

The rules are written in Washington DC by members of Congress so as to benefit themselves.

To get on an important [Congressional] committee, a member has to raise a certain amount of money per election cycle. If he does not, he will be dropped from the committee. Both parties actually have a formal price tag for that they call A, B and C committees.

There is a permanent political class.

When a member of Congress has a leadership PAC, he can be legally bribed by making donations to the PAC because when the member of Congress retires or is voted out of office, he is allowed to use the leadership PAC money that remains for his and his family’s personal expenses.

There is a permanent political class.

To get on an important [Congressional] committee, a member has to raise a certain amount of money per election cycle. If he does not, he will be dropped from the committee. Both parties actually have a formal price tag for that they call A, B and C committees.

Members of Congress can not only benefit corporations, but also they can hurt corporations. This gives them the opportunity to extort funds from moneyed interests.

We need to focus, not only the buyers of influence, but also on the sellers of influence.

A government shutdown provides opportunities for both political parties to raise money from their base.

The rules are written in Washington DC by members of Congress so as to benefit themselves.

When a member of Congress has a leadership PAC, he can be legally bribed by making donations to the PAC because when the member of Congress retires or is voted out of office, he is allowed to use the leadership PAC money that remains for his and his family’s personal expenses.

Saxby Chambliss spent over $100,000 of leadership PAC money to play golf…. Even after a politician leaves office he can use leadership PAC money to enhance his lifestyle….The irony is that the leadership PAC concept was intended to help other members of the party to get elected to office.