Congress has lost its mind...

[classicman]

Because she doesn't want to be constantly dealing with a bunch of (in her opinion) bogus lawsuits that are nothing but impediments to actually getting productive legislation passed.

[TheMercenary]

But isn't that business as usual for majority Congress persons when they take control?

[classicman]

On a side note, I read this somewhere and thought it was an interesting concept.

*Congresspeople and senators shall contribute to social security just the same as the rest of us

* they are covered (or not) by Medicare, and contribute just the same as we who are forced by law to do so

* Since they aren't be in Washington all that long, they can be private contractors (you know, 1099 at the end of the year)

* their platinum parachute retirements are significantly down scaled

* if ANY sitting President, Senator, Representative, or federal appointed bureaucrat is found guilty of NOT having their federal or state taxes current, they a) are prosecuted by the IRS and b) they lose their job and are NEVER eligible for a federal position again, AND they lose their federal retirement.

* If we find out that they broke the law during their terms, they will lose their federal retirement benefits."

What say you?

[Happy Monkey]

Originally Posted by classicman

On a side note, I read this somewhere and thought it was an interesting concept.

*Congresspeople and senators shall contribute to social security just the same as the rest of us

They do.

[classicman]

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

They do.

Good - I couldn't find that on snopes... I'm interested to hear opinions on the rest of it. I guess the issue is should they be held accountable or to "a higher standard" ... that sort of thing.

[TheMercenary]

Pelosi is going DOWN!

[Shawnee123]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Pelosi is going DOWN!

Don't worry, from your viewpoint it'll look a lot like the blowjobs you're used to getting.

[TheMercenary]

This woman is wacked. What a dumb assed statement:

Pelosi: Unemployment Checks Fastest Way to Create Jobs

http://www.breitbart.tv/pelosi-unemp...o-create-jobs/

[TheMercenary]

Not part of Congress but this dumb ass is no better...

Michael Steele under fire over Afghanistan remarks

http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jul...teele-20100703

[classicman]

One solution around the legislative gridlock might be for the Senate to take up legislation first, rather than the House.

"People have to understand things always take longer in the Senate. Potentially, we could let some of these items start in the Senate and then go over to the House. That might be a very good solution to our problem. Because then the Senate would send the House something that's already bipartisan, and they could work to build the support they need. Maybe we should try that, because everything gets passed in the House and comes here. It would be better if we started and sent things over there."
Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.)

What a novel idea. . . .

[TheMercenary]

John Kerry, rockin in a free world....

Sen. John Kerry skips town on sails tax

http://bostonherald.com/track/inside...icleid=1269698

[TheMercenary]

Screw Rangel, frigging criminal wants special treatment.

Rangel Speaks, and Asks for Time


http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/20...s-for-time/?hp

[Spexxvet]

The republicans increased our national debt and nixxed finance reform on the same day. They must be proud.

[Shawnee123]

Originally Posted by Spexxvet

The republicans increased our national debt and nixxed finance reform on the same day. They must be proud.

Proud and bitchy!

[Urbane Guerrilla]

Originally Posted by Spexxvet

The republicans increased our national debt and nixxed finance reform on the same day. They must be proud.

What silly-assed spin. You have not considered how much smaller the national debt would be had that so-called health care reform bill been voted down. That passage in and by itself was the making of many trillions of debt obligations. The Party of Adult Supervision -- the Repubs, for the Dems have eschewed adult thought for decades -- says this is not a good thing.

I agree, of course, for unlike some thoughtless types around here, I get that government deficits drive inflation. Large government deficit drives inflation harder. Few here seem to acknowledge that.

Destroy government-owned national health care root and branch, and destroy deficit spending with it. This is what the adults think; if you disagree, you're no adult, but just a sort of enlarged, aged child. In fewer words, you're a leftist. How abominable, not to be adult.