Porky pigs

Good to see that the Abramoff scandal is still in the news, along with other general corruption stuff. From the Post:

In the latest example of these backstage dealings, Rep. John T. Doolittle (R-Calif.) told The Washington Post that he helped steer defense funding, totaling $37 million, to a California company, whose officials and lobbyists helped raise at least $85,000 for Doolittle and his leadership political action committee from 2002 to 2005.

Why do congresspeople give out so much for so little, when they could rightly hold out for more, given the amounts of money they control? I blame poor math education in our schools.