No wonder we are in the mess we are in today, if true

[madokie]

just got this a little while ago, don't know how to confirm but I don't doubt it at all

What do you reckon this group of thugs belongs to


36 have been accused of spousal abuse


7 have been arrested for fraud


19 have been accused of writing bad checks


117 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses


3 have done time for assault


71, repeat 71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit


14 have been arrested on drug-related charges


8 have been arrested for shoplifting


21 currently are defendants in lawsuits. and


84 have been arrested for drunk driving in the last year


Can you guess which organization this is?



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It's the 535 members of the United States Congress. The same group of Idiots that crank out hundreds of new laws each year designed to keep the rest of ! us in line.

[babylonsister]

1. Snopes doesn't debunk it, but not enough info:

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/outrage/congress.htm

[Common Sense Party]

2. Check out snopes. This has been around for years. Even if it

was true when originally done--back in about 1996 or 1997, I think--there was no way to verify most of the allegations then. There's no way now.

As for "bankrupting businesses"...that's no crime. 80% of startup businesses don't last 5 years.

The specifics are unverifiable. The gist is undeniable: we don't always get the best, the brightest, or the most ethical to "serve" us in Washington. We generally get the wealthiest or the most connected.

[SheilaT]

3. This is, if not exactly urban legend,

unsubstantiated rumor.

See snopes.com: http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/outrage/congress.htm

[tabasco]

4. Some of those items are pretty wishy-washy stuff if you ask me.

Being a defendant in a lawsuit or being accused of something is pretty weak shit.

OTOH, drunk driving is very serious.