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"O"man(are we in trouble)
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: On the edge
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no wonder they don't care!
They don't pay for anything and yet we expect them to understand our pain! How can they collectively govern when they are above it all. I'm sure they get a living allowance while in Washington DC and travel expenses, they get full pay for retirement.
They don't give a rat's a$$ what happens to us. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/01/nyregion/01cars.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=What%20would%20you%20drive%20if%20the%20taxpaye rs%20paid&st=cse&oref=slogin |
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05-01-2008, 08:02 AM
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Bill is Dead.
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Alaska.
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I see in the article that only the House allows it - not the Senate.
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05-01-2008, 08:14 AM
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: trumpistan
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We've let them get away with it over the years. No one wants to vote out their local rep.
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05-01-2008, 08:22 AM
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"O"man(are we in trouble)
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: On the edge
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Senator's may get drivers and a black SUV for all I know!
Seems like there should be some kind of accountability for representatives, not just carte blanche. |
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05-01-2008, 08:39 AM
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Did you get the memo?
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Wichita, KS
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Give it a few years, they'll all be driving hybrids to be eco-friendly. Lexus hybrids.
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05-01-2008, 09:29 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Linn County, Oregon
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It's all about "image"...right?
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05-01-2008, 11:01 AM
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Unfair and Unbalanced
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: From the misty mountains to the bayou country
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My constituents put me here to represent! The people's will cannot be denied!
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05-01-2008, 11:08 AM
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Location: san jose
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Do they need anything bigger than a smart car? Let's save some parking space.
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05-01-2008, 11:09 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: a wretched hive of scum and villainy
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What they drive is nickle and dime compared to the rest.
When they fly back and forth to DC, do you think they drive? A couple of trips in a private jet at $4500 an hour adds up, pretty soon you're talknig real money. |
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05-01-2008, 11:54 AM
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I voted against her husband every election I could, and voted against Doris Matsui when she took Bob's place. He was re-elected, knowing he had a terminal disease and would not survive his term, died a few months after being elected, then his wife stepped in and took over. She was re-elected also, for reasons that are entirely beyond me
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05-01-2008, 12:12 PM
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/01/nyregion/01cars.html?_r=2&scp=1&sq=What%20would%20you%20drive%20if%20the%20taxpaye rs%20paid&st=cse&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
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2004 Mazda Miata
1977 Porsche 911S 2.7L
