1. THEMSELVES
2. POWER
3. GETTING PAID
4. GETTING THEIR FAMILY PAID
5. OBEYING THEIR CORPORATE AND LOBBYIST MASTERS
6. GETTING RE-ELECTED
7. NOT GOING TO JAIL FOR CORRUPTION
8. MAINTAINING STATUS QUO
9. PARTY
10.GOVERNMENT
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