What Happens When a Congressman Tries To Tell the Truth? 0
This has been simmering all week.
A teabagging Wisconsin Congressman admitted in front of a town hall meeting that his $174,000 Congressional salary doesn’t go very far, even with allowances. He’s not independently wealthy; his pay his all he has.
I believe him and can’t bring myself to throw snark at him.
Congresspersons generally maintain two residences (some of them sleep on the floors of their offices in Washington) and Washington is an expensive city. It was expensive when I lived in Northern Virginia and is many times worse now.
But honesty has no place in politics.
The Wisconsin Republican Party has spent all week trying to censor the news of his statement (that link leads to more links so you can walk backwards through the events).
