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n2doc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-11 10:22 AM
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Ok, so this one made me laugh (warning, Weiner toon)
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barbtries Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-11 10:30 AM
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1. it's cute
but i was actually thinking about that yesterday. considering how many men in government appear to have questionable judgment and self-control in that respect perhaps it is one of the reasons they go into that line of work.
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Solomon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-11 10:40 AM
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2. LOL The perks are getting smaller and smaller. Now it's down
to sending pictures. You gotta admit at least, it's an improvement over the days when they screwed staff with impunity.
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Uben Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-11 10:40 AM
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3. It's the attention they get...
...that makes a lot of them narcissists. Their campaigns are all about them, people sending money and working for them for doing practically nothing. It conditions their brains through external stimuli. They start feeling bigger than they are. Ten foot tall and bulletproof. As a U.S. congressperson, they feel powerful. Lobbyists shower them with perks. I would imagine it would do the same to 70-80% of the people were they to be elected to office. They get in, most with all the best intentions, then learn that it's all a game, and if you don't play the game, you won't be there long.

That's my take on it anyway.
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dixiegrrrrl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-11 11:33 AM
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4. Instant classic!
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Liberal_in_LA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-08-11 12:17 PM
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5. cute
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