Lifetime Leeches
Stimulus Overload
We’re not the only ones saying that more debt-financed government spending is a bad idea.
January 6, 2009 | Read More
More Monumental D.C. Egos
Rep. Charlie Rangel thinks he deserves $1.9 million in public money to build a center named after himself.
January 2, 2009 | Read More
Our Newest Senator
Roland Burris believed Blagojevich should be removed … until Blago handed him a ticket to Washington.
December 31, 2008 | Read More
From The Captive American Mailbag
By: Lee Brandenburg, founder and publisher of Captive American.com
December 23, 2008 | Read More
Bamboozled On The Bailout
Congress says it’s been “bamboozled” on the Wall Street bailout. Big surprise.
December 12, 2008 | Read More
Hell Getting Chilly: Corrupt Incumbent Loses
They’re making snow angels in Hades. A lifetime incumbent actually lost his seat.
December 8, 2008 | Read More
The Biden Dynasty Begins (After A Small Detour)
One of Joe Biden’s closest aides will take his Senate seat just long enough to keep it warm for Biden’s son, Beau.
November 24, 2008 | Read More
The House Becomes A Home: Lifetime Politicians In The House Of Representatives
An independent study by the Captive American staff.
November 21, 2008 | Read More
Royal Succession In The Senate
Some career politicians stay in Washington so long, they don’t just see their offices as lifetime appointments, but as birthrights for their heirs.
November 18, 2008 | Read More
The Worst Government Money Can Buy
A new study shows that our rough calculation of a 90% incumbent success rate this year was too optimistic. The real number is 95%. How do they do it? Cold, hard cash.
November 13, 2008 | Read More
