A congressman like Jim Moran or Buck McKeon raises boatloads of campaign cash. 2/x
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The congressman then retires, but keeps all of that money. 3/x
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Next, the congressman becomes a lobbyist, and gets himself all kinds of foreign clients -- the Saudis, the Qataris, you get the idea. 4/x
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Then the congressman starts 'donating' his old campaign cash to influential lawmakers, currently in positions of power. 5/x
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Miraculously, the congressman-turned-lobbyist is then able to secure a meeting with the lawmaker to discuss the oh-so-important needs of the House of Saud or the Emir of Qatar. 6/x
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In other words, the congressman takes *your* cash and, without you knowing it, uses it to push the Saudis' or Qataris' agenda by greasing the palm of some DC politician. Swamp level = maximum. 7/7
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Okay but what does Alex Trebek have to do with all of this?
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The Swamp!!!!!
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