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House Republicans will attempt to block Jefferson's assignment

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Posted by Fred 2007-03-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 If the Dems won't do it, then the Reps. will.

We should brainstorm a good slogan for the Reps. to highlight the Dems. malfeasance.

How about Culture of Corruption(tm).....

Posted by Danking70 2007-03-01 00:11|| 2007-03-01 00:11|| Front Page Top

#2 The real question here is what's holding up the indictment?

Posted by PBMcL 2007-03-01 00:16|| 2007-03-01 00:16|| Front Page Top

#3 the guy couldn't pass a security clearance check, so dimwit puts him on the committee in charge. Smart, Nancy. Rub this in their donk faces. They should be ashamed

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-03-01 06:27|| 2007-03-01 06:27|| Front Page Top

#4 The REAL question is ....WHY IS HE STILL A REPRESENTATIVE????? This is more of maddamn pelosis' "let's cleanup washington"

Posted by ARMYGUY 2007-03-01 07:40|| 2007-03-01 07:40|| Front Page Top

#5 WHY IS HE STILL A REPRESENTATIVE?

He's from a black Democrat district. He could be convicted of a crime and be reelected. I grew up in the Detroit area and watched exactly that happen, more than once. Racism wins over virtue.

Posted by Jackal">Jackal 2007-03-01 08:16|| http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2007-03-01 08:16|| Front Page Top

#6 ...Depending on how this turns out, it could be pretty much the end of the New Order in Congress. If the vote is blocked, it will be clear that the Dhimmis have no intention of cleaning up the place and not only will it be business as usual, it will be worse than usual. If the vote goes through, the Dhimis have a thoroughly rotten choice: vote for Jefferson and be seen as endorsing and rewarding corrupt politicians, or vote against him and defy Madame Speaker.

Popcorn, please....

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2007-03-01 08:22|| 2007-03-01 08:22|| Front Page Top

#7 WHY IS HE STILL A REPRESENTATIVE?

Because we're cheap. We like to believe in fairy tales that good people will put up with the circus that politics is for the republic. Mainly, because we expect them to operate a governmental system that is responsible for a multi-trillion dollar world economy, a massive international security system, dish out multi-billion dollar national programs and offices, and then pay them relatively squat for doing so. And you wonder why they're referred to as the best government money can buy?

For the price of a couple pork programs, we could pay Congress, each SCOTUS justice, and both the Prez and Vice-Prez a clean million a year. And it would still be chump change. If you understand basic capitalism, you'd understand that if you paid such salaries you'd encourage more applicants for the job. You don't think that a mill would be enough to encourage someone to move into his district and actually try to get the job?

But where would be the fun in that? We want our political circus to bitch about a crummy 2 or 3 per cent increase in their pay. It's theater.

We get what we pay for!

Posted by Procopius2k 2007-03-01 08:45|| 2007-03-01 08:45|| Front Page Top

#8 Procopius2k makes an excellent point. Last election season, I asked one of my rancher buddies how corrupt he thought his county commissioners were (in Washoe County, Nevada). His answer "What kind of person spends $400,000.00 to get a job that pays $40,000.00 a year?"

Posted by Secret Master 2007-03-01 11:50|| 2007-03-01 11:50|| Front Page Top

#9 Danking70 "How about Culture of Corruption(tm)....."

LMAO! that hit the funny bone, so obvious but funny! pffft politics.

Posted by RD 2007-03-01 13:16|| 2007-03-01 13:16|| Front Page Top

#10 Anyone who doesn't think P2K is right is nuts. Maine's Governor, for example, makes $70K/year. Hell, when I was sailing we had unlicensed guys with a high school education making that much. We live in a capitalist society, folks, and one of the foundation axioms of such a society is "you get what you pay for." Pay peanuts, get monkeys.

Posted by mac 2007-03-01 17:22|| 2007-03-01 17:22|| Front Page Top

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