The Political Party

[Frets99]

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Another Brick wrote:

How does a pay cut "help the bottom line"?

This I gotta hear.

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Quoted for comedy!!

[Frets99]

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newbie chick wrote:

Someone needs to tell Nancy Pelosi to suck up and accept the pay cut. Maybe the AIPAC lobbyists that she is so fond of will reimburse her for the difference.

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On this we can agree.

[Zooey]

Who gives a shit what Nancy Pelosi wants? There's no filibuster in the House. Republicans do not need her support to give themselves a pay cut.

So when can we expect the House to vote themselves a pay cut? This week?  Next week?  There's no reason to wait for sequestration, they could make it happen today.  The voters demand action. 

[thankyou]

If you really wanna hear them squeal, shut down K Street, where many of them go to "retire".  Lobbyists have us by the short hairs.

[Telecruiser]

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yumpy wrote:

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Thursday that she opposes a cut in congressional pay because it would diminish the dignity of lawmakers' jobs.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/house/283341-pelosi-congressional-pay-cut-undermines-dignity-of-the-job-... 
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Dignity???

[RogueGnome]

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Mr.NiceGuy wrote:

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RogueGnome wrote:

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Interesting perspective since it is the Republicans in the House & Senate who are not doing their job and being obstructionists while Dems are trying to get something done desspite the GOP's ongoing record-busting onslaught of filibusters on everything. Yes, everything..

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Funny how we see different sides of the same coin. I am very pleased with the "obstructionists", in fact that is precisely why we sent them to Washington DC. I am strongly opposed to most things that the Dimmocraps would ram through if they could, so naturally I would feel that way. I'm sure you like Dims to be the loyal opposition whenever R.s hold the majority.

But the bottom line is that we, as a country are usually better off when Congress is constipated and doesn't pass much of their crap.

Gotta laugh at you libs who can't agree with the op since he is pointing out how asinine a D. is.

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Congress was designed to work together.  That's what the word means.

The founding fathers did not want a parliamentary system of winner take all. They wanted peple to come together and reach a concensus. Long since forgotten. Only the second amendment is recalled by way too many these days.

Obstructionism is a very bad plan. I dont want to see Dems get everything they push for. But compromise is a good thing. Solve the effing problems. Together. You know- "team work". what an effing concept.

This idea that obstruction is somehow desirable is ridiculous. That's why we are in this manufactured crisis today with the sequestration. That is why the US government's credit rating went down and borrowing rate went up when S&P down-graded this country.

[RogueGnome]

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Zooey wrote:

Who gives a shit what Nancy Pelosi wants? There's no filibuster in the House. Republicans do not need her support to give themselves a pay cut.

So when can we expect the House to vote themselves a pay cut? This week?  Next week?  There's no reason to wait for sequestration, they could make it happen today.  The voters demand action. 

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"Who gives a shit what Nancy Pelosi wants?"

Not me.

It's a non-issue. It doesn't matter. They have real work to do this is just poitical jockeying and politicians wanting to get the name/picture in the paper for the folks back home.

[yumpy]

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RogueGnome wrote:

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Mr.NiceGuy wrote:

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RogueGnome wrote:

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Interesting perspective since it is the Republicans in the House & Senate who are not doing their job and being obstructionists while Dems are trying to get something done desspite the GOP's ongoing record-busting onslaught of filibusters on everything. Yes, everything..

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Funny how we see different sides of the same coin. I am very pleased with the "obstructionists", in fact that is precisely why we sent them to Washington DC. I am strongly opposed to most things that the Dimmocraps would ram through if they could, so naturally I would feel that way. I'm sure you like Dims to be the loyal opposition whenever R.s hold the majority.

But the bottom line is that we, as a country are usually better off when Congress is constipated and doesn't pass much of their crap.

Gotta laugh at you libs who can't agree with the op since he is pointing out how asinine a D. is.

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Congress was designed to work together.  That's what the word means.

The founding fathers did not want a parliamentary system of winner take all. They wanted peple to come together and reach a concensus. Long since forgotten. Only the second amendment is recalled by way too many these days.

Obstructionism is a very bad plan. I dont want to see Dems get everything they push for. But compromise is a good thing. Solve the effing problems. Together. You know- "team work". what an effing concept.

This idea that obstruction is somehow desirable is ridiculous. That's why we are in this manufactured crisis today with the sequestration. That is why the US government's credit rating went down and borrowing rate went up when S&P down-graded this country.

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no, the credit downgrade was because the US doesn't have a budget for last 4+yrs. 

sequestration was meant to be a huge red deadline. 

get a grip or this will happen, cuts that no one likes. 

these morons on both sides should get off their duff and take care of biz on time. 

[Miter Gauge]

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yumpy wrote:

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Thursday that she opposes a cut in congressional pay because it would diminish the dignity of lawmakers' jobs.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/house/283341-pelosi-congressional-pay-cut-undermines-dignity-of-the-job-... 
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http://thehill.com/homenews/house/283341-pelosi-congressional-pay-cut-undermines-dignity-of-the-job-

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I really don't care much for Pelosi but I don't think her motives are selfish in this case.  She's rich.  Her pay probably isn't important at all to her.  I think she's opposing it for others' benefits.  

[yumpy]

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Miter Gauge wrote:

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yumpy wrote:

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Thursday that she opposes a cut in congressional pay because it would diminish the dignity of lawmakers' jobs.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/house/283341-pelosi-congressional-pay-cut-undermines-dignity-of-the-job-... 
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http://thehill.com/homenews/house/283341-pelosi-congressional-pay-cut-undermines-dignity-of-the-job-

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I really don't care much for Pelosi but I don't think her motives are selfish in this case.  She's rich.  Her pay probably isn't important at all to her.  I think she's opposing it for others' benefits.  

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the other less fortunate congressional millionares? 

[Miter Gauge]

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yumpy wrote:

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Miter Gauge wrote:

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yumpy wrote:

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Thursday that she opposes a cut in congressional pay because it would diminish the dignity of lawmakers' jobs.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/house/283341-pelosi-congressional-pay-cut-undermines-dignity-of-the-job-... 
Follow us: @thehill on Twitter | TheHill on Facebook

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/283341-pelosi-congressional-pay-cut-undermines-dignity-of-the-job-

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I really don't care much for Pelosi but I don't think her motives are selfish in this case.  She's rich.  Her pay probably isn't important at all to her.  I think she's opposing it for others' benefits.  

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the other less fortunate congressional millionares? 

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I guess.  I don't really know the net worth of every congress rep.  In the interest of full disclosure, I do have a friend who is a rep and she's worth many millions (not Pelosi rich but several dozens of millions) so you may have a point.

[John Ellis]

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kissmyace wrote:

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RogueGnome wrote:

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yumpy wrote:

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Fred Fartboski wrote:

Provide a list of Pubs who want pay cuts.

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don't know, but the wicked witch of the west doesn't want one. 

take their perks away. 

let them run their offices like any normal person runs their household or biz.

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Interesting perspective since it is the Republicans in the House & Senate who are not doing their job and being obstructionists while Dems are trying to get something done desspite the GOP's ongoing record-busting onslaught of filibusters on everything. Yes, everything..

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lol !!!! best joke I've read today

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Interesting, I thought his post made him sound really, really gay.

Not that there's anything wrong with that. 

[Graeca]

How about all these uber-wealthy congress-folks accepting no pay until they've fixed the problems their greed caused? Maybe the Repug ones could set a good example, you understand...show up the Dems!

Like that'll ever happen.

[yumpy]

any poor broke ass mofo's in that place?

those fuckers should buy a sports team and get the fuck out of politics. 

[cdawg]

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yumpy wrote:

any poor broke ass mofo's in that place?

those fuckers should buy a sports team and get the fuck out of politics. 

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i was going to run, but the pay isn't that good, i hear.

[yumpy]

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cdawg wrote:

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yumpy wrote:

any poor broke ass mofo's in that place?

those fuckers should buy a sports team and get the fuck out of politics. 

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i was going to run, but the pay isn't that good, i hear.

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the bennies are awesome, tho.