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Nice to know that we have a rich Heritage of corruption.

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John Boehner handed out checks from lobbyists <em>on the floor of the House of Representatives</em>. And that was nearly 20 years ago.

So while McAllister's candor is somewhat refreshing, it's a bit late to the party.

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I read the Washington Post article. The "nothing to see here" attitude and the excuse making for the influence campaign contributions have on actual votes (and the attitude that buying access is the only REAL problem) is a disturbing thing to see in the press of all places.

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I totally know what the guy from Heritage Foundation means, that's why I always pay the pimp, not the nice girl who found me so sexy for an hour (7 minutes) then left immediately after.

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when his mother was pregnant, everyone spoke adoringly of her "baby bump".

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And that was nearly 20 <strike>years</strike> minutes ago.

-fixed

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"You played it for Boehner; you can play it for me." -- a very drunk President Obama, probably

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