We should have 11,141 representatives in Congress all fighting for microphone time while investigating each other. Why don't we?
As we reviewed in Part 1: Fortuitous Land Investments, politicians are quite skilled at investing their income from (relatively) modest public servant salaries. So skilled, in fact, that many of them become multi-millionaires while in office.
How do politicians get rich? Clearly there's lots of inside information which is often leveraged. But being in a position to influence policy has its benefits.
Impeachment is all the rage these days, although, throughout American political history, only three presidents have earned the coveted impeachment jacket: Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton and Donald Trump.
American Ninja Warrior is chock-full of enthusiasm and grit—but no politics, complaining, or obnoxious egos? Imagine if Congress worked like that.