Richard Cohen Quotes
I have been around long enough to know that when large amounts of money are donated to politicians, something besides good government is expected in return.
Richard Cohen, Columnist, The Washington Post, January 14, 1997
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Bryan had reached the point where he advocated public financing of campaigns.
As a candidate for the Republican Presidential Nomination, Trump was very forthright about the fact that when he was a business tycoon, he gave money to many politicians not for any ideological reasons but he considered the money an investment which paid off handsomely. Almost all large campaign donors believe that they are making an investment and most have continued to be satisfied with the results so they continue to donate. See {583282} as an example of Trump's candid view.
Norquist, Abramoff, and Congressman Tom Delay had created a shakedown scheme to extract money for Republicans from lobbyists and to punish any who donated to Democrats. Although Norquist wanted 50 more, Abramoff was convicted and sentenced to jail in one of the biggest political scandals in modern times. Delay also was indicted.
Richard Martin Cohen is an American writer best known for his syndicated column in The Washington Post, which he wrote from 1976 to 2019.
