Rush Limbaugh Quotes

There will be more [political] scandals. There is too much money around …. It is legal for an American subsidiary corporation owned by the Chinese Army to make a major contribution to an American political party.

With 'Clinton Cash,' we never really broke a story.

Let's not overlook, though, what we do know about the campaign finance scandal, and the fact the Chinese were involved in our presidential campaign and our congressional campaigns.

And when the guy [politician] says “Yes, I took money, but it didn’t influence my vote”? Oh, come on. The company that’s giving you the money thinks it is going to influence the vote. Why else would they give you the money?

I would never, ever trade any campaign donation - that's absurd - for some type of favor to anyone.

I understand why foreign government contributions to the Clinton Foundation could raise ethical issues should Hillary run for president.

New disclosures were made showing again how Hillary Clinton's pay for play works.Saudi Arabia paid Bill Clinton a lot of money to make a speech and then got an arms deal from Hillary and her State department that they were unable to get.

Money is the original sin in politics and I am not sinless.

Al Gore had no problem taking hundreds of millions of dollars from the government of Qatar to sell his Current TV to Al Jazeera America.

We are supposed to believe that every dollar given to a Clinton is a dollar that improves the world. But is it? Clintonworld is a galaxy where personal enrichment and political advancement blend seamlessly, and where a cast of jarringly familiar characters pad their pockets every which way to Sunday.

People in Washington do things that they shouldn’t do because they owe somebody.

A contribution of $2,500 is not going to buy the reputation and decisions of an elected official.

Tom Delay is a bag man for cigarette companies.

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.

Politicians can be bought and often are.

It challenges a linguist to define modern campaign contributions as something other than bribery.

For every corporation convicted of bribery there are thousands of more who have had their bribes made legal by the campaign finance law.

A politician taking campaign money from gamblers in Nevada is like one taking campaign money from the auto people in Michigan. Gambling is our legal business.

We need 50 more Jack Abramoffs.

This town has become very corrupt. We need reform of lobbying.

This [political fundraising] is a very sophisticated system … This is a legalized bribery system where no one has to say anything. I don’t have to say what I want—you [the politician] know what I want.

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.

Our current Supreme Court, in the Citizens United case, took that which had been named corrupt for over 200 years [gifts to politicians] and renamed it legitimate..

Our government is for sale.

John McCain has taken tens of millions of dollars from special interests and lobbyists in his senate and presidential campaigns. Now, we have to wonder if he will be able to remain objective on national security matters, as millions pour into his 'charity' from oppressive foreign governments.