Dem aides could face massive layoffs

Politico ^ | 9/14/10 4:46 AM EDT Updated: 9/14/10 6:35 AM EDT | ERIKA LOVLEY

[Texas Fossil]

If Republicans sweep the House and win key Senate seats in November, it’s not just elected Democrats who will be unemployed — more than 1,500 Democratic staffers could lose their jobs

[Texas Fossil]

Yes, and It is TIME to DownSize DC! Not just Pols staff, but entire departments need to be closed.

[Last Dakotan]

Well then they won’t owe any more in taxes.

[Red Badger]

Well, they’ll have 99 weeks of unemployment to tide them over................

[Lurker]

more than 1,500 Democratic staffers could lose their jobs

That's a pretty good start.

[TSgt]

I guess they’ll just go back to tree sitting...

[Texas Fossil]

That is dependent on extensions by Congress, and most of those affected will not like living on unemployment. They do not have beer tastes and prefer to eat cake.

[MNJohnnie]

Actually if the GOP gain controlRepublicans would be smart to resist hiring any existing staffers and bring in a whole new staff.

One of the things the GOP discovered after 1994 is the hold overs among committee staffers tend to be as much of the problem as the Congresspeople fired in the election.

If the GOP is serious about reform, they will need to clean house top to bottom, not just take over their new offices.

[ScottinVA]

Aw, how sad. Well, it’s back to overturning and burning cars at WTO conferences.

[Red Badger]

No, no ,no. Those they can get with their EBT cards.............

[bboop]

Sweet.

[Lazamataz]

On the other hand, Repub aides could face massive hiring.

So it all evens out.

[Texas Fossil]

Makes sense to me. But if there are good experienced staff in place they should not be blindly thrown out. Learn curve on a new job is steep and we need action as soon as possible.

[I cannot think of a name]

Plenty of openings in the household and custodial industries...

for which they are marginally qualified.

[Anti-Bubba182]

Small fiddle.

[Michael.SF.]

No worries. The Republicans will need 1,500 new staffers and many will be filled by these guys.

And the circle will be unbroken.

[brownsfan]

Normally I don’t like to see anyone lose their job.

But if those Democrats lose their jobs, I’ll enjoy it.

[MichiganConservative]

Let me know when the IRS And BATFE have all been laid off, the buildings sold, and records burned.

[MNJohnnie]

Considering the job the last decade of Congress has done, whole scale firings could end up improving the system.

[ArtDodger]

Drudge headline article on this is idiotic! If the republicans win, there will be more layoffs! The article doesn’t mention the people are on the public dole, or that the pubs will hire many of them or new ones.

[RFEngineer]

They will burrow into the federal bureaucracy as federal employees. That’s what democrats do.