Have a cookie.
Posted on 03/21/2014 5:04:32 AM PDT by lifeofgrace
The United States Congress does not work for us.
As in you and me.
I have come to this somber conclusion after reading enough articles, blogs, facts, and budget numbers to make an actuary cross-eyed.
And I feel more at peace now because I can say “wow, that explains a lot. That explains everything.”
I won’t inflict blindness on you by citing every possible statistic here.
Here’s a few:
⁃ Starting Congressional Base Salary $174,000 ⁃ Average First Year Attorney Salary - Washington DC: $160,000 ⁃ Total Congressional Pay + Expenses (not including office expenditures): $233,000,000 ⁃ Estimated Total Campaign Funding in 2014: $1,049,000,000
The amount spent on Congress includes expenses and benefits for active members (not including pensions and other fringe benefits that can’t easily be tracked).
It costs 4 times the amount the government spends on Congress to elect them to office every 2 years (6 years for Senate).
The parties have a $74 million war chest, after raising $364 million in 2013. The Super PACs raised an additional $141 million so far.
Common sense rule: you work for who pays you.
(Excerpt) Read more at thanks-project.blogspot.com ...
I’ll never understand how banned accounts continue to post....
Tra la la la....
That’s Redneck speak....
I was thinking “In the Ghetto”....
WTF?
A tome?
LOL
No, for you mistake kindness for weakness...in order to flatter yourself.
The converse is more true. I've got your number, and you know it -- it drives you mad, doesn't it? ...it's to laugh.
What are you going to do when facing real world political battle? Get mad at them? That's what they want you to do, so you'll self-destruct.
I had provided some similar background for FR culture/tribe attitudes to more than one of those who then was zotted, but in the instance of one individual, due to his own pride (I think) he couldn't take the advice. You seem even worse off than that one, which means you're cruising for a bruising, as the saying goes...
Think of this forum as being "good for your training" (hehhehheh).
Here you go;
Psalm 138:6
There were those who really did despise the one who was known here as 'Alaska Wolf' more than I disliked the fellow, for I could see he was trying "a little" -- which I mention by name now as one of the zottees, though I hadn't consciously thought much of that one directly, just previous to my last writing to you.
I wrote to him, very much the same as I wrote to yourself (but not on subject of "bloginess") --- for I had in mind two others who I tried to warn, one just the other day who I did needle a bit, possibly helping push him over the edge...and one from some months ago now, from the "religion" forum (who I admittedly set up for a zot) with that particular sub-forum, too often being somewhat as;
Have a cookie.
I was thinking of JayGhetto...
Wistfully, for his failure to launch...
Ah, a petit dictator, arrogant, “superior,” self-proclaimed, and unelected.
Just what we FReepers need to whip us into shape that will please you, Mawstah!
Swaggering n00bs are a rich source of entertainment for FReepers and certain Kitties around these parts.
So welcome to Free Republic.
And you may have misspelled “shyster” there kiddo.
So far I'm getting my popcorn's worth.
Oh jayster, you poor fool.
Jaystr, meet darksheare who runs the undead thread.
The shuffling snuffling hordes LOVE blog pimps.
Go ahead jayster, pimp a blog around April 1st.
Here's just a small sampling of the "Best Hits" of the jayster ......
… if you knew me you would understand. I am a fighter.
I will make it a point to take him down. I am not one to be taken lightly.
If you and I were in the same room, your attitude would be much different. This I can assure you.
I think ‘gunner has shown amazing personal restraint in the face of this stuff.
And he has an army of lawn gnome voices in his head.
Saw that.
Geesus!
I think I know that guy....
Pablo ..... Pablo ..... Pablo .....
Pablo is very wily.
Well, some wiseguy was bound to put the puzzle together sooner or later.
Guess the jig is up.
She’s a very freaky girl.
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