Entry from September 06, 2008
“You can get any politician to vote for anything if you buy him a big enough steak”
“You can get any legislator to vote for anything if you buy him a big enough steak” is said to be an old saying in Louisiana. However, the bribe of a “big enough steak” seems to indicate that the saying also applies to Texas.
Star Tribune (Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN)
A hurricane of conservative ideas is helping to rebuild Louisiana
By KATHERINE KERSTEN, Star Tribune
Last update: September 2, 2008 - 7:54 AM
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“There’s an old saying in Louisiana—‘You can get any legislator to vote for anything if you buy him a big enough steak,’” says Wilfong, who ticks off a long list of former officials now in federal prison.
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