Congress on Red Alert for 60 Minutes Exposé of D.C. Corruption

[Locutus]

Members of Congress and their staffs are on red alert tonight for a CBS 60 Minutes investigation by veteran CBS reporter Steve Kroft and Government Accountability Institute (GAI) President and Breitbart News Senior Editor-at-Large Peter Schweizer exposing how lawmakers convert campaign donations into lavish lifestyle upgrades for themselves and their family members.

Sources say top CBS executives thought the report was so explosive that they made it the show’s lead story and delayed airing it for another week in order to capture tonight’s much larger NFL-viewing audience. The report features selected revelations from Schweizer’s forthcoming book, Extortion: How Politicians Extract Your Money, Buy Votes, and Line Their Own Pockets.

“I’m under a publisher embargo right now and can’t say much,” Schweizer told Breitbart News. “But suffice it to say, President Obama and some members of Washington’s Permanent Political Class are not going to like what we uncovered and the kinds of personal enrichment and self-dealing exposed in Extortion.”


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Congress on Red Alert for 60 Minutes Exposé of D.C. Corruption

 

[PoliticalNick]

Hmmm. Politicians are corrupt....

In other major news winter is coming and it is hot on the surface of the sun.

 

[EagleSmack]

Another reason why there will never be term limits.

Being a member of congress is so lucrative and they can exempt themselves from the laws they pass. They can put so much distance between themselves and the unwashed mass.

I see it in Massachusetts all the time with our own pols. Years (90s) ago they boosted their pay from about $35K to $65K... at midnight! Plus the free city parking, full war chests which they have access to, fact finding trips all over the world. No state employee can accept any gift... however they exempted themselves from that law.

 

[Sons of Liberty]

Another reason why there will never be term limits.

Being a member of congress is so lucrative and they can exempt themselves from the laws they pass. They can put so much distance between themselves and the unwashed mass.

I see it in Massachusetts all the time with our own pols. Years (90s) ago they boosted their pay from about $35K to $65K... at midnight! Plus the free city parking, full war chests which they have access to, fact finding trips all over the world. No state employee can accept any gift... however they exempted themselves from that law.

It's time for another revolution.

 

[Cobalt_Kid]

The problem isn't that Americans don't know that their political system is corrupt, it's that they don't seem to be able to do anything about it.

Like EagleSmack says, politicians have no incentive to change things.

 

[CDNBear]

So much for the press being controlled by the Jews whom also control Washington...

Just saying...

It's time for another revolution.

Hey, the last time I said that you got mad at me, lol.

Something about giving my anti American rhetoric a rest, lol.