Being elected to Congress is regarded as being sent on a looting raid for one's friends.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
In every war, there's looting.
I believe Congress has a duty to do so as well; not simply as a body of legislators, but more importantly as a community of friends, neighbors, parents and Americans.
There shouldn't be any looting or anything like that. But we're seeing a lot of frustration, and nobody knows the answer. All of us are saying we need an answer, and what I'm saying is we need, all of us, a heart change so, as America, we can move forward.
Most members of Congress are politicians. They're bores.
There's always a little jump to your heart when you realize you've got looting.
Members of Congress have more in common with the people they hobnob in Washington, D.C., than they do with the people they're supposed to represent.
They went into stores to get food to stay alive. Looting isn't the right word. I call it survival.
Believe it or not, there are members of Congress who actually want to govern and get stuff done. Unfortunately, there are others whose agendas and strategies serve to advance their own interests and expand their donor base.
The passion for office among members of Congress is very great, if not absolutely disreputable, and greatly embarrasses the operations of the Government. They create offices by their own votes and then seek to fill them themselves.
An unvirtuous citizenry tend to elect representatives who will pander to their covetous lustings.
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