A man who calls the system rigged, but still takes the cash

The story

Sherrod Brown, a Democratic senator, has criticized congressional stock trading while accepting donations from Nancy Pelosi, a key establishment figure with a large stock portfolio.

Source: www.foxnews.com

Our reading

It’s one thing to call the system rigged, but quite another to take money from the people who built it. Sherrod Brown, who claims to fight for the ‘working man,’ has accepted tens of thousands from Nancy Pelosi, a woman whose husband made millions in stock trades. The irony is not lost on critics, who call it a classic case of ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ politics.

What’s more baffling is that Brown’s campaign seems to have no issue with the same system he claims to despise. He’s been in Washington long enough to know how it works, yet he’s still taking money from the establishment he says he’s against. It’s like a vegan eating a burger and then complaining about the meat industry.

And yet, the man still calls himself an outsider. Maybe the definition of ‘outsider’ has changed. Now it just means you’re not the one paying the bill—yet you still take it.