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Congress proves it’s recession-proof
Boston Herald ^ | 12/19/08 | Howie Carr

Posted on 12/19/2008 5:19:11 AM PST by GQuagmire

Will you be getting a pay raise next year? No, I didn’t think so. Well, guess who will be getting a little something extra in their direct deposits in a couple of weeks? The U.S. Congress - all 535 of those sticky-fingered windbags.

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: congress; howiecarr; payraise
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To: paul51

I have not been able to say “except for my guy” for the last 20 years since “my guy” was Dollar Bill Jefferson. Now I can say it and mean it - Ang Cao (pronounced ‘ein gow’).


21 posted on 12/19/2008 8:13:25 AM PST by MarkT
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To: Slapshot68
It’s like they’re ASKING for a second civil war.

Begging.

Pleading.

22 posted on 12/19/2008 8:14:53 AM PST by Lazamataz (Proud author of abstract semi-religious dogmatic hoooey with a decidedly fringe feel.)
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To: NTHockey
I hope everyone posting on this thread has called senators and reps in his or her state in protest.

I for one have explained to my gutless GOP senators and one representative that standing against the pay raise would go a long way in restoring the GOP's credibility and revealing the liberal's "do as we say, not as we do" pronouncements to the auto and other executives. After all, who but a handful in Congress (like Coburn) earned anything these last years?

Please call your congressfolk to express your outrage. Can you imagine the respect meter climbing if the GOP stood together on this and shamed the liberals?

Regards . . . Penny


23 posted on 12/19/2008 8:26:00 AM PST by Penny
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To: Lazamataz
It’s like they’re ASKING for a second civil war.

Ask and ye shall receive.
24 posted on 12/19/2008 8:37:29 AM PST by InsensitiveConservative
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To: henkster

Don’t you just love the way people vote.


25 posted on 12/19/2008 9:17:10 AM PST by Vaduz
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To: ichabod1

not one of my guys, but one of the good ones.
(Norm is mine...sort of, I think)

WE CAN FREEZE THE 2ND $350 BILLION BAILOUT MONEY!
http://inhofe.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressRoom.JimsJournal&ContentRecord_id=4b641fba-802a-23ad-41c0-c041b917e874


26 posted on 12/19/2008 9:51:19 AM PST by WOBBLY BOB (ACORN:American Corruption for Obama Right Now)
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