Congress fighting for the "less fortunate"

The report said, "Members of Congress, who are now paid about $169,000 annually, saw their net worths soar 84 percent from 2004 to 2006, on average."

How can members of Congress, and even worse, the Senate talk about the less fortunate and how we must do more to help them. There are a hell of a lot of people that makes less than the $169,000 than these guys do. How can they sit on their throne of lies and say they are here to help the common man when they are so far removed from the common man. I don't consider myself "the less fortunate" and I make a hell of a lot less than $169,000. So, how "in touch" with the masses can they be when the masses are making $35,000 and these guys are making more than 4 times that much.

Politicians will say anything to stay in power. And, the really sad part, is the people who only make the $35,000 are stupid enough to believe it.