We all know money talks. Want someone in your pocket? You spend money to find really good dirt on them and then you blackmail them much like Putin has done to the Felon. Or you just hand out the money much like Musk has done to the Felon. Lobbyists have been buying members of Congress for ages. So Elon buying members of the House and Sen…
We all know money talks. Want someone in your pocket? You spend money to find really good dirt on them and then you blackmail them much like Putin has done to the Felon. Or you just hand out the money much like Musk has done to the Felon. Lobbyists have been buying members of Congress for ages. So Elon buying members of the House and Senate by threatening to "primary"them is no surprise. What would REALLY be news is finding someone in the U.S. government who ISN'T owned.
We get the Congress we're willing to pay for. The salary we pay them is woefully inadequate to maintain a home in their home states and a closet in DC. Not to mention supporting a family. Which is why we get millionaires in Congress - they're the only ones now able to do it.
We all know money talks. Want someone in your pocket? You spend money to find really good dirt on them and then you blackmail them much like Putin has done to the Felon. Or you just hand out the money much like Musk has done to the Felon. Lobbyists have been buying members of Congress for ages. So Elon buying members of the House and Senate by threatening to "primary"them is no surprise. What would REALLY be news is finding someone in the U.S. government who ISN'T owned.
We get the Congress we're willing to pay for. The salary we pay them is woefully inadequate to maintain a home in their home states and a closet in DC. Not to mention supporting a family. Which is why we get millionaires in Congress - they're the only ones now able to do it.