Speaker Boehner to leave Congress at the end of the month...
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Term limits! Two for the senate, six for the House. TOTAL! They can serve in both but it's 12 years max and out!
Why do all those bastards go in as wanna-bes and come out millionaires when making $174K/year?
http://library.clerk.house.gov/reference-files/114_20150106_Salary.pdf
Why do all those bastards go in as wanna-bes and come out millionaires when making $174K/year?
http://library.clerk.house.gov/reference-files/114_20150106_Salary.pdf
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Glad banyer is gone. never liked him or his little puppet Eric Cantor, just too pompous looking all tanned up and starched suited and shit. Glad he is gone. Hopefully the replacement will be more in line with my views but I doubt it.
Term Limits. We ought to start every discussion with voting out those in power no matter the party until they realize we must have term limits.
When did you ever have a job where you worked a 137 days a year, made $174,000 per year, had the cadillac health care, a nice pension and got to vote yourself raises as well as control whether you have to give up the job after a period of time.
The folks in Congress have to go, all of them. We need new blood, changed regularly. It should be service to the country not a lifetime occupation. And they can't come back as lobbyists. Geez what a racket.
Term Limits. We ought to start every discussion with voting out those in power no matter the party until they realize we must have term limits.
When did you ever have a job where you worked a 137 days a year, made $174,000 per year, had the cadillac health care, a nice pension and got to vote yourself raises as well as control whether you have to give up the job after a period of time.
The folks in Congress have to go, all of them. We need new blood, changed regularly. It should be service to the country not a lifetime occupation. And they can't come back as lobbyists. Geez what a racket.
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This is a common urban legend.
"They're all bums! Toss them all out and they'll learn"...
No way in hell that this works. You're looking at the wrong end of the equation.
We vote for who we want to. We want people who will get us what we want. It's actually ILLEGAL to keep somebody from voting their way, or maybe that's gone now. Ask the Supreme Court.
You don't toss the toilet because it's a few of your turds clogging it.
"They're all bums! Toss them all out and they'll learn"...
No way in hell that this works. You're looking at the wrong end of the equation.
We vote for who we want to. We want people who will get us what we want. It's actually ILLEGAL to keep somebody from voting their way, or maybe that's gone now. Ask the Supreme Court.
You don't toss the toilet because it's a few of your turds clogging it.
Kevin McCarthy opts-out of Speaker of the House job.
(... for those that didn't know, the House Speaker is next "big gun" to assume the role of President if the prezzy and vice-prezzy go bye-bye ...)
The three stooges of Congress in recent demise ...
Cantor
Boehner
McCarthy
Today is a good day !
(... for those that didn't know, the House Speaker is next "big gun" to assume the role of President if the prezzy and vice-prezzy go bye-bye ...)
The three stooges of Congress in recent demise ...
Cantor
Boehner
McCarthy
Today is a good day !
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I don't tend to agree with Boehner on much of anything but I have to say I at least had some respect for him in that he had a basic understanding of what it means to govern. It means making deals, it means compromising, not because you're weak, but because we are a big country with a diverse array of ideas about how to best shape things and everyone gets to have a little say in how it is shakes out. And getting things done means working together, not holding your breath until you turn blue and hoping the other side eventually just rolls over. All your effective and great politicians understand this, they all worked with those who had opposing views to get to a place where we could move forward together. That's what leadership is about, forming consensus, letting both sides feel like winners and making progress together. One of the biggest problem we face these days is extreme partisanship grinding everything to a halt.
The hardliners that pushed Boehner out would just shut the whole thing down and watch the country burn if they had their way, taking a hardline stance with NO COMPROMISE as their motto. It's one thing, and often a very good thing, to not compromise your personal morals and ideals in your behavior. It is quite another, and I'd strongly argue not at all good, to refuse to compromise in a democratic government designed to serve all the people. If we're lucky, we'll end up with another pragmatist. If we're very unlucky, we'll get some hardliner trying to show how tough he is and we can watch more government shutdowns and failures to own up to our obligations slowly rot away our credibility as a responsible nation of law. Luckily, I do feel reason will win out and we'll end up with the adults still in charge.
The hardliners that pushed Boehner out would just shut the whole thing down and watch the country burn if they had their way, taking a hardline stance with NO COMPROMISE as their motto. It's one thing, and often a very good thing, to not compromise your personal morals and ideals in your behavior. It is quite another, and I'd strongly argue not at all good, to refuse to compromise in a democratic government designed to serve all the people. If we're lucky, we'll end up with another pragmatist. If we're very unlucky, we'll get some hardliner trying to show how tough he is and we can watch more government shutdowns and failures to own up to our obligations slowly rot away our credibility as a responsible nation of law. Luckily, I do feel reason will win out and we'll end up with the adults still in charge.
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Not to start a s h ! t storm,
but the so-called government shut downs of the recent past
hardly shut down anything of vital importance.
It's all emotionally oversensitive, politically charged nonsense
that is more politicized than lots of other stuff.
It's BS rhetoric.
That's IMHO and I'm sticking to it.
but the so-called government shut downs of the recent past
hardly shut down anything of vital importance.
It's all emotionally oversensitive, politically charged nonsense
that is more politicized than lots of other stuff.
It's BS rhetoric.
That's IMHO and I'm sticking to it.
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I'm of the mind that compromising has brought us a lot of "progressive" policies that are socialism in drag. And if it takes shutting down the govt, then by God let's put some bills on the Muslims desk and force him to sign them into law, or veto them. Get him on the record. I'm sick and tired of the GOP rolling over like a little puppy dog because he threatens to veto the legislation. Harry Reid bottlenecked bills so the Dems wouldn't have to be on record with a vote.. that's putting party before country. That's the Dem version of crash and burn, and obstructionist to boot. And a funny thing happened after the shutdown.....the GOP retained and strengthened their majority and got the majority in the Senate !!!!!!!!! WHAT PART OF THAT DOESN'T WASHINGTON UNDERSTAND??????????
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