The 25 Worst Post-Politics Career Choices By Politicians

Go to jail? Star on a reality TV show?

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Most ex-politicians become lobbyists or set straight to work on memoirs after they leave office. That's so boring, especially when you consider all the other options for American lawmakers.

Whether it's investing in some Baskin-Robbins franchises, spending every last dime decking out your man cave, or jumping on a reality show in a warped attempt to assert your innocence in the face of those embezzling charges, the possibilities for shame and denial are endless!

Let's take a moment to salute outside-the-box thinkers who blazed their own post-politics trail, regardless of the heartache it caused friends, family, and country.

These are the 25 Worst Post-Political Career Choices by Politicians.

Written by Brenden Gallagher (@muddycreekU)

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25. Franklin Pierce Has Friends in Southern Places

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24. Thomas Jefferson's Man Cave

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23. Harry Truman Goes For Broke

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22. James Patrick Sutton Forges His Own Path

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21. Ulysses S. Grant Goes on Tour

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20. Joseph Cassidy Sells a Nom

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19. No Room at the Inn for George McGovern

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18. Millard Fillmore Knows Nothing

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17. George Ryan the Jailbird

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16. Gary Hart's Pulp Fiction

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15. Paging Tom McMillen

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14. Newt Gingrich Goes Jurassic

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13. Richard Nixon Calls It a Comeback

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12. John Edwards Is a Wiz in the Kitchen

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11. John Tyler, the Confederate

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10. Mark Foley Consigned to Furniture Shop

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9. Bob Dole Gets it Up

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8. Sarah Palin's Reality

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7. Gary Condit: The Ice Cream Man

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6. James Madison Loves Letters

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5. Jesse Ventura's Conspiracy

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4. Tom Delay Dances with the Stars

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3. Jerry Springer Becomes Jerry Springer

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2. Rod Blagojevich, the Apprentice

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1. They Finally Caught Up With Edwin Edwards

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