[Center for Responsive Politics Report]: 8 of 10 richest congressmen Democrats [Archive]

Knightskye

11-08-2009, 09:30 PM

how so rich?

I don't know, but it's kind of funny how the Democrats call some companies's profits "obscene" and then you look at their net worth.

angelatc

11-08-2009, 10:08 PM

Wikipedia is your friend.

Issa made his fortune with the "Viper" car alarm.

Harman married a guy: "Harman International Industries, Inc., a leading manufacturer of high-quality audio, video, and navigation products for the automotive, consumer, and professional markets."

Kohl - as in Kohls - inherited bunches, also investor and real estate mogul

Warner - probably parlayed his government connections into inside information. Officially was a venture capitalist.

Kerry - married the ketchup lady

Polis: founded lots of businesses. Prick makes it look easy. :)

Buchanan: Scumbag. APpears to make a lot of money by screwing his investors.

Rockefeller: duh.

Lautenberg: Chairman / CEP of ADP

Feinstein: born into it and married into it.