By Timothy D. Naegele[1]

EVERY government official who has amassed great wealth while in public office should be investigated!  Elon Musk has announced DOGE's next "strangely wealthy" targets[2], which is long overdue.

Nancy Pelosi and Hillary Clinton stand out, but there are vast numbers of others.[3]  One is the late U.S. Senator from California, Dianne Feinstein[4]; and until-recently, the Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.[5]

What about Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Elizabeth Warren?  Is it a coincidence that most who have benefited handsomely while serving in public office are Democrats?

They have controlled and abused the power structure in Washington, which is among the many reasons why lots of us left the party and became Independents or Republicans.  We will never go back![6]

The attacks in Elon Musk are predictable: silence those who speak the truth.  Authoritarian regimes have done this for centuries, and today is no different.  Musk is a national hero for saving the astronauts, if nothing else.[7]

What about "payola" elsewhere in the federal government, and throughout state and local governments?  Is that among the reasons why gross incompetence and criminality take place, and flourish?[8]

When the red wave rolled over our nation's Capitol and the nation last November, there would be consequences.  Elon Musk and DOGE are some of them.

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© 2025, Timothy D. Naegele

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[1]  Timothy D. Naegele was counsel to the United States Senate’s Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and chief of staff to Presidential Medal of Freedom and Congressional Gold Medal recipient and former U.S. Senator Edward W. Brooke (R-Mass).  See, e.g., Timothy D. Naegele Resume-21-8-6  and https://naegeleknol.wordpress.com/accomplishments/   He has an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), as well as two law degrees from the School of Law (Boalt Hall), University of California, Berkeley, and from Georgetown University.  He served as a Captain in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency at The Pentagon, where he received the Joint Service Commendation Medal (see, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commendation_Medal#Joint_Service).  Mr. Naegele is an Independent politically; and he is listed in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in American Law, and Who’s Who in Finance and Business. He has written extensively over the years (see, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/articles/ and https://naegeleknol.wordpress.com/articles/), and studied photography with Ansel Adams.  He can be contacted directly at tdnaegele.associates@gmail.com

[2]  See, e.g., https://mol.im/a/14553521 ("Musk announces DOGE's next 'strangely wealthy' target") 

[3]  See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_richest_American_politicians ("List of richest American politicians")

[4]  See, e.g.,  https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dianne-feinstein-net-worth-richard-blum-children/ ("How much was Dianne Feinstein worth when she died?"); see also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_C._Blum ("Richard C. Blum")

[5]  See, e.g., https://www.opensecrets.org/personal-finances/mitch-mcconnell/net-worth?cid=N00003389 ("Mitch McConnell- Net Worth - Personal Finances • OpenSecrets")

[6]   Independents are the largest voting bloc.

See, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_voter#:~:text=Gallup%20polls%20data%20shows%20independent,measured%20by%20self%2Didentification). ("Independent voter")

[7]  Compare https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration_second_term/anti_musk_message_taking_its_toll ("Anti-Musk Message Taking Its Toll") with https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2025/03/19/americans-need-to-thank-elon-musk/ ("Americans Need To Thank Elon Musk")

[8]  See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2025/03/17/theres-a-county-in-california-where-the-government-officials-should-be-jailed/ ("There's A County In California Where The Government Officials Should Be Jailed") and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2025/02/15/government-does-not-work-for-the-people/ ("Government Does Not Work For The People")