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Slattern of the Swail
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What is it with the governmental leaders in New York? Is NY just a sexy state? Are NY men just extra-horny? David Paterson, Elliot Spitzer now this guy...makes me wonder if there is something in the water...
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barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy.
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This is as good a place as any - didn't feel it deserved a new thread ...
While just 1 percent of Americans are millionaires, 66 percent of senators are millionaires, as are 41 percent of House members. Quote:
Also, The Top Ten wealthiest senators ... John Kerry, D-Mass. Average net worth: $238,812,296 Mark Warner, D-Va. Average net worth: $174,385,102 Herb Kohl, D-Wis. Average net worth: $160,302,011 James E. Risch, R-Idaho Average net worth: $109,034,052 Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va. Average net worth: $98,832,010 Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn. Average net worth: $94,870,116 Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. Average net worth: $77,082,134 Frank R. Lautenberg, D-N.J. Average net worth: $76,886,611 Bob Corker, R-Tenn. Average net worth: $50,717,522 Olympia J. Snowe, R-Maine Average net worth: $28,612,527 Link
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“Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo”
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John Kerry? You mean that same guy that tried to register his sailboat made in another country in an effort to avoid paying taxes on it? That guy?
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Rhode Island is another country?
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“Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo”
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HAAAAAAAAA.... I meant county (in another state). My bad.
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I knew what you meant, it just tickled my funny bone.
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“Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo”
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This whole debt ceiling debate is asinine brinksmanship. If (when?) they fuck this one up, it's going to end up costing us way, way more. And, naturally, there has been approximately zero discussion of the role military spending plays in the whole situation.
Nate Silver breaks it down: GOP's no-tax stance is outside political mainstream Quote:
Fareed Zakaria put it nicely the other day on Fresh Air. Paraphrasing, this is a financial problem being debated in ideological, almost fanatical terms. In religion, there are absolutes that it is very hard to find a middle ground between: how do you find a fair compromise between Christianity and Islam? But this is economics, numbers. You can split the difference. Last edited by gvidas; 07-14-2011 at 07:35 AM. |
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well said.
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“Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo”
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The debt has been going on for a while and it's not a one party is to blame kind of a deal. In my opinion, the Republicans have contributed more to the debt in my lifetime, but right now it's taking off like crazy under Obama. Something needs to be done and the fair thing is to share the pain equally. |
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“Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo”
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I agree. The key word being "equally".
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“Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo”
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Congress has not passed a budget amendment for 27 months. Who was in charge during that time?
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Raises taxes? Which taxes were raised as opposes to middle class and small business tax relief in the stimulus bill? Unpopular programs? You've been watching too much FOX News. Last edited by Fair&Balanced; 07-15-2011 at 01:54 PM. |
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