Such tosh tells me you are proud to be an economic illiterate -- just like every Democratic voter this election cycle. Raving, wild bigotry against Republicans should embarrass you beyond endurance.

I'm so glad I have more wisdom than you. It tells me when you are mistaken, and when you desire to be mistaken, and how you will always hew to the mistaken. Your friends must be proud of and awed at you. I tell you you need better friends. I have such; they are around.

Well some more will be unemployed in January 2010...

I wonder what they do now. Do they actually join the real world?
Does anyone know? Does anyone really care?

They get different jobs on Capitol Hill, usually. Friend's husband was an aide to a Democrat senator who lost his seat several election cycles ago; he just went and became a lobbyist instead.

My cousin's husband was a fairly high level republican staffer who lost his job when his Senator retired 2 years ago. He was unemployed for about a year before he finally landed a lobbyist job. It was hard for him to be so powerful and then to be nothing, and the family had a hard time financially.

Interesting, thanks.

Glatt, I do feel for any family that has hardships.
But isn't working in Congress a lot like teaching...
You know you're not going to get rich teaching,
and you know that everything in DC is going to change,
not always for the better.

I'm not trying to paint him as a victim. He knew his job was only as secure as the next election. He had successfully played the Washington game for about 20 years, bouncing from position to position, and then hit a dry spell when his guy retired at the same time that his party lost power temporarily. But these are real people with families, and they don't always land in cushy jobs right away. My cousin's husband is doing OK now at a lobby firm.

Does not compute. :headshake

I'd like an introduction to your wealthy teacher-friends.

You think those working in Washington aren't making very good money? Of course your idea of wealthy, considering your opinion that you should just send every child off to get a PhD if they want, might be slightly askew.

Sorry Bruce, there's some mis-communication here.
Please read my posting as:

Teachers don't expect to get rich
Congressional workers should not expect to be permanently employed, That is, nothing about what DC workers earn.

Also sorry, I'm not seeing a connection to your comment about PhD's.

Only wealthy people would consider it a given, that all their children should go for a PhD if they desire. That's a huge financial commitment for even one, for multiple kids its committing over a $million. Be they liberal or conservative, people that have those resources are generally out of touch with what is the real world for most people.

Hey, as long as someone else pays for it then it should be perfectly acceptable! Whatever anyone wants.

zero liablity voters...:p:

Yeah, but he didn't say anything about someone else paying for it.

Hey Bruce, please fill me in on this discussion.
Where did I say this stuff, my memory is failing me

(maybe I'll even agree with you !)