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Whoosh!

Sure, it takes a lot of money to run a campaign for Congress. But getting money isn't so hard -- at least not for some incumbents. As Rep. Cass Bellenger (R-NC) recently explained to the Washington Monthly:

"I'd say, 'Guess who might be chairman of the committee who'd be in charge of OSHA?' And they'd say, 'Who?' And I'd say, 'Me!'

"And I'd say, 'I need some money.' And -- whoosh! -- I got it."