“During the years I was lobbying, I purveyed millions of my own and clients’ dollars to congressmen, especially at … decisive moments. I never contemplated that these payments were really just bribes, but they were. Like most dissembling Washington hacks, I viewed these payments as legitimate political contributions, expressions of my admiration of and fealty to the venerable statesman I needed to influence.”
Senator Bernie Sanders is an independent politician, he’s beholden to no party, only the people he represents. 94% of his campaign donations are from individuals, not corporations. He’s the kind of man you want to listen to when he takes 25 minutes to explain what should change in America.
“Even as Countrywide’s CEO Mozilo mocked Fannie Mae and top executives for its crony capitalism business model, he would nonetheless personally intercede to ensure executives had access to discounted Countrywide loans,” Issa said in his statement. “These relationships helped Mozilo increase his own company’s profits while dumping the risk of bad loans on taxpayers.”
