And that has many of them jumping ship, finds Politico
(NEWSER) - Also on the list of people who aren't too keen on Congress these days: members of Congress. Consider the woes they now face: fewer freebies (darn ethics rules), pay frozen at a meager $174,000, increasingly expensive campaigns, no earmarks for those back home, and a seeming lack of ability to actually legislate. So some congressmembers have decided to take the once-prestigious job and shove it. Politico looks at Rep. Dan Boren, a fourth-term Oklahoma Blue Dog who, in the old days, would have coasted by for a few more decades, ultimately crowning his career with a job as, say, the head of the Armed Services Committee. More»
