tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post6000817139575462993..comments2023-10-31T11:27:58.514-05:00Comments on THE SATURDAY AFTERNOON POST: SEND CONGRESS YOUR INVOICE TODAY!Jack Jodellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165430903903838990noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-6859330761539502382010-02-05T11:34:27.074-06:002010-02-05T11:34:27.074-06:00Jack, a great idea, but I can't help. I do no...Jack, a great idea, but I can't help. I do not have a single Repuglican representative. Both Senators and my rep are Democrats as are my Governor, State Senator, and State Rep. Catch up, people! ;-)TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11397335545286040472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-88520556827931948162010-02-02T12:55:40.598-06:002010-02-02T12:55:40.598-06:00Beach Bum,
You're exactly right. We've hea...Beach Bum,<br />You're exactly right. We've heard the Boehner song and dance before, most notably when he waved a counter-stimulus plan in front of the cameras that contained no numbers. That guy is as phony as his spray-on tan!<br />---------------<br />TomCat, <br />Yeah, they are so utterly childish and ridiculous. But you and I and everyone else know that what they're really opposing is ANYTHING Obama looks favorably upon. This conservative bloc does not deserve to be on the public payroll in the least!Jack Jodellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02165430903903838990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-17726765450105146232010-02-02T12:13:54.581-06:002010-02-02T12:13:54.581-06:00Dang, Jack! I could swear I commented oin this tw...Dang, Jack! I could swear I commented oin this tweo days ago. Frumping Blogger!!<br /><br />It has gotten so extreme, that Republicans are now opposing their own proposals.TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11397335545286040472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-79021946547147311072010-02-02T02:23:21.918-06:002010-02-02T02:23:21.918-06:00That's all they care about. Achieving politica...<i>That's all they care about. Achieving political advantage and regaining total control.</i><br /><br /><br />Saw John Boehner on some political show the day after his repubs met with the president. After all the crap that issued forth from him and his lackeys on the Sunday show Boehner spoke only of standing on "principle" and offering better solutions to the what the democrats offered. The little words "compromise" and "negotiations" was not mentioned once. <br /><br />The president will get no bi-partisan action from him or any other person from that party.Commander Zaiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11000824454124236774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-14207412510543829142010-01-31T21:20:28.533-06:002010-01-31T21:20:28.533-06:00mud_rake,
LOL---sorry about that. You never know W...mud_rake,<br />LOL---sorry about that. You never know WHAT you'll see on this site, but I promise I'll never feature Michele Bachmann or Virginia Foxx in a bikini here! :-)Jack Jodellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02165430903903838990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-23790267703541272972010-01-31T14:20:13.626-06:002010-01-31T14:20:13.626-06:00Jack- you ought to have put up a DISCLAIMER to war...Jack- you ought to have put up a DISCLAIMER to warn us that the first thing we would see as we began to read your post were these four putrid Republican mugs!<br /><br />How disgusting!!mud_rakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04786611698569598023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-56218891792185218302010-01-31T09:14:40.801-06:002010-01-31T09:14:40.801-06:00You're totally correct, Lisa G. They need dadd...You're totally correct, Lisa G. They need daddy Obama to give 'em all a damn good ass-whuppin'! They can't be reasoned with.Jack Jodellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02165430903903838990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-30602800124758742752010-01-31T09:03:32.395-06:002010-01-31T09:03:32.395-06:00They don't behave like spoiled children, they ...They don't behave like spoiled children, they are spoiled children. I know toddlers who could do a better job.Lisa G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02909155560510148815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-75260377505999057832010-01-31T08:08:04.112-06:002010-01-31T08:08:04.112-06:00You've said a mouthful, Manifesto Joe. I'v...You've said a mouthful, Manifesto Joe. I've always maintained that the major source of poverty was corporate greed. I would amend that now to say "the major source of poverty is the greed of corporations and their self-serving politicians."<br /><br />We live in a Dark Ages of corruption and self-interest worse than it has ever been. I am grateful for the tiny beams of light found among the commenters on this page. May we all grow in brightness and number, and some day bring about a new era of enlightenment and common sense!Jack Jodellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02165430903903838990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-17375180308532532212010-01-31T03:14:44.452-06:002010-01-31T03:14:44.452-06:00I think you can afford to be as childish and arrog...I think you can afford to be as childish and arrogant as this when you're sitting on so much money. Money has a spectacularly transforming effect. It can practically raise the dead. It keeps repeatedly discredited ideas alive. It keeps raving sociopaths and semiliterates in high office. One thing our Republican chums have never lacked for is money. They had plenty even back in the '60s, when they were a 40% or less minority of officeholders. And now that the Supreme Court has ruled that, in essence, money rules, left-leaning bloggers will be in business forever now! Unless, of course, zey dezide to come for us. In that case, Jack, I don't know you, and never have!! Easy with those cuffs...Manifesto Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06521151220297061304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-10460584670758507192010-01-30T22:05:23.852-06:002010-01-30T22:05:23.852-06:00Marc,
You're absolutely right. We ought to enc...Marc,<br />You're absolutely right. We ought to encourage all of the Republicans and Blue Dog Dems to leave Congress immediately to become lobbyists---and then have their replacements vote to outlaw all lobbying right after they're sworn in. Siggghhh---if only it were that easy! I'm there'd be an immediate challenge to that, and the SCOTUS would overturn it at breakneck sneed...Jack Jodellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02165430903903838990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-47179684711104864332010-01-30T20:39:56.931-06:002010-01-30T20:39:56.931-06:00Hi Jack, great piece, as usual.
And note that, as ...Hi Jack, great piece, as usual.<br />And note that, as generous as Congress's pay packages are, that's not where the real money is for these legislators.<br />After all, members of Congress have what is likely the world's most lavish pension plans. Nothing remotely like this exists anywhere in the private sector (outside of the Top 1 percent/CEO class).<br />But even THAT is not where the real money is. The fact is, once you've served a term or two in Congress, you can then work as a lobbyist and pull down millions of dollars a year. Indeed, this is clearly why most candidates these days seek higher office---because of the lucrative lobbyist opportunities that it offers.<br />Most other First World nations prohibit, or place heavy restrictions on, this sort of outrageous behavior. But here in America, it's business as usual.Marc McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17105754072842852126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-46859433696016097952010-01-30T14:32:37.255-06:002010-01-30T14:32:37.255-06:00MadMike,
Thanks. It's high time we started get...MadMike,<br />Thanks. It's high time we started getting our money's worth!<br />---------------<br />Lisa G,<br />Thank you. What you say holds true in the corporate world for all but CEOs---they just resign and get golden parachutes. No wonder this country is so screwed up!Jack Jodellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02165430903903838990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-11255122852753102622010-01-30T11:41:10.899-06:002010-01-30T11:41:10.899-06:00Great post Jack. They're being paid not to do...Great post Jack. They're being paid not to do their job. In the corporate world, they would be summarily fired.Lisa G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02909155560510148815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-52685704205833418282010-01-30T11:10:16.729-06:002010-01-30T11:10:16.729-06:00LOL Truth. Great post Jack, but they always are.LOL Truth. Great post Jack, but they always are.Kentucky Rainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16753739401363847764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-70909276343510627762010-01-29T19:45:52.185-06:002010-01-29T19:45:52.185-06:00"Tax their tax cut." Priceless!"Tax their tax cut." Priceless!Joe "Truth 101" Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08875151516978133598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-73180704748324160352010-01-29T16:32:39.873-06:002010-01-29T16:32:39.873-06:00BigmacInPittsburgh,
LOL---I get you loud and clear...BigmacInPittsburgh,<br />LOL---I get you loud and clear, brother! :-)<br />----------------<br />Holte Ender,<br />You're absolutely right. But wouldn't you love to wave your invoice in, say, John Boehner's face, slam it down on his desk right in front of him, and feed one of his scalding looks back to him as you stand there indignantly demanding immediate payment? Ahhh---such fun!<br />---------------<br />Truth101,<br />Ouch! I'd never considered THAT! But being even more bull-headed than they are, we could then turn around and tax THEIR tax cut! There's more than one way to skin a stupid elephant!Jack Jodellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02165430903903838990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-1212240017524575242010-01-29T15:35:18.674-06:002010-01-29T15:35:18.674-06:00Bd news for you Jack. If this works and the damn r...Bd news for you Jack. If this works and the damn republicans have to give us our money back, they'll propose paying for it with a tax cut. Then they will demand bonuses. Republican math screws us every time Brother.Joe "Truth 101" Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08875151516978133598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-16937395832797796902010-01-29T15:12:05.424-06:002010-01-29T15:12:05.424-06:00The history of western society is riddled with the...The history of western society is riddled with the word "class," Upper class, working class, middle class, the ruling class, in recent years we have gotten ourselves as new class. The political class. A bunch of career politicians who are hell bent on bettering themselves and doing what it takes to be in power. They have the nerve to call themselves "public servants" and their work "public duty." In reality they are white collar criminals. Republicans epitomize this political class.Holte Enderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10356437917387847542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234638383123311700.post-42782360483313129722010-01-29T14:15:43.311-06:002010-01-29T14:15:43.311-06:00I expect nothing of substance from the GOP,the jok...I expect nothing of substance from the GOP,the joke of the day is ,how can you tell when a Republican is lying? Answer:when their lips are moving.BigmacInPittsburghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13727923795293367521noreply@blogger.com