This should piss everyone off....

[Playinghardball]

[hobbit709]

1. Of course if they're not there they can't fuck it up any worse either.

[stage left]

10. agreed.

What if they really put their backs into screwing things up?

[Agschmid]

2. Kick...

[FSogol]

3. K & R. n/t

[one_voice]

4. k&r

[randys1]

5. But, this IS THE WORK THEY ARE DOING, DONT WE GET THAT YET?

The teaparty is driving this, so what do we know about the teaparty, the following are undeniable facts

1. 98% are rabid racists and homophobes and xenophobes

2. 98% have no clue what the Constitution says, couldnt understand it if they tried, and havent a single clue about american law or history

3. 98% of them came to DC to NOT do anything, to STOP and DESTROY the American govt


Knowing that, seems to me they are working very hard and very effectively.

[wandy]

17. I just don't understand why they are still refereed as the tea party............

Any part of what once was the republican party that didn't go along willingly got dragged along kicking and screaming.
Have no doubt that what might be refereed to as libertarians or john birchers march to the same Koch tune and beat the same M.I.C drum.

No matter how badly their signs are spelled or how glorious their speeches are, Sahara Palin comes to mind here, they all serve the same masters.
Whether or not they can admit it to themselves.

[Crash2Parties]

31. Think of it this way...

The original Boston Tea Party was funded by corporations (then, 'companies') who wanted to make more profit by not paying the taxes levied on them. So, they paid for a "India TC Spring" people's coup to disengage from the government.

Signed,
A Tea Party Denier.

[ieoeja]

59. British government ordered Massachusettes Bay Colony to buy the tea.

The Boston Tea Party destroyed the tea so the Colony could not be forced to purchase it.

The response to the Tea Tax was an embargo. Nobody up north was buying the tea. The government tried forcing the Colony to purchase the tea so the British East Indies Tea Company would not lose money.

The Colony challenged this in British Court which ruled the government could not force the Colony to purchase the tea. After word of the Boston Tea Party arrived, the same Court ruled the Colony was responsible for the protection of the ship and its contents while it was in their harbor.

The Colony ended up having to pay for the tea because the Boston Tea Party tried to save the Colony from having to pay for the tea.

[Beartracks]

61. They see their job as riding the brakes on progress, and in that sense...

... they are working tirelessly and diligently. Lack of progress IS their badge of honor.

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[daleanime]

6. K&R....

andbookmarked.

[Laelth]

7. k&r for the truth, however depressing it may be. n/t

-Laelth

[Dragonfli]

8. They should be payed by the hour

Like most of us, also time spent raising money should be unbillable hours.

They get payed an awful lot to work so very little.

[PADemD]

26. No, not by the hour. Pay them piece rate (number of bills signed into law).

[Crash2Parties]

33. and you think

we have pork-barrel now...

[47of74]

54. And at the Federal minimum wage too.

[hfojvt]

9. considering what they are likely to pass if they DO work

I don't mind them taking a few months off. I hope the voters will speak on November 4th and give a bunch of them a whole lot of time to spend with their families (or look for other work).

[Paper Roses]

11. It is too bad we can't fire the idiots. NOW, not just election time. R or D, this is disgusting.

If the rest of us worked like our 'fine' people in Washington, we'd be on the unemployment line.
Of course, since there are so few jobs, we would end up wondering what the heck we did wrong to deserve the things that are happening to us. It is an art to juggle our bills and keep afloat. Do you think any of these fine folks really care?

I have NO respect for our legislators. Sorry if this offends you but I am an old lady and am, like so many Americans, struggling to keep a roof over my head. I have NO sympathy for these representatives of the people as they suffer through their horrible(sarcasm) schedules.
Never thought I'd see the day.....

[Jackpine Radical]

20. The only thing that bothers me in your post (and it doesn't OFFEND me)

is your labeling them idiots. When idiots screw things up or create disasters, it is because they truly cannot foresee the consequences of their actions. These legislators on the other hand, while hardly bright, often do understand the harmful consequences of their behavior and do it anyway for self-serving reasons (for example to keep their constituents, who truly are idiots, happy, to keep their corporate donors happy, or to set themselves up for lucrative sinecures when they leave office). Idiots are merely unintelligent. These legislators are malevolent.

[butterfly77]

63. But...

they would say "No unemployment for you" Sorry..They need to fund raise.

[Enthusiast]

12. But everyone else is lazy.

[Dustlawyer]

13. They are out FUNDRAISING! That's their full time job, seriously. This is when big Donors

tell them what to do and what not to do.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

14. Not only the time, but YOUR taxpayer money to fund the suit. Tell that to prospecive voters nt

[JDPriestly]

15. Looks to me like they are worried. Let's give them lots of things to worry about like

let's answer voters questions with something other than slogans and propaganda.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

16. That doesn't piss me off nearly as much as how fucking dumb Americans are that they

are willing to vote these motherfuckers back in and hand the Senate over to them.

That should infuriate everyone.

[Jackpine Radical]

22. The average American is woefully lacking in knowledge of reality.

And remember that half of them are worse than that.

[lpbk2713]

18. Their only goal is to OBSTRUCT as much as possible.

And when the media asks them why nothing is being accomplished
they will point their gnarly fingers at the Dems.

[Uncle Joe]

19. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Playinghardball.

[oldandhappy]

21. They are scheduled to 'work' only 97 days the entire year!!

The House is ripping off the country.

[jmowreader]

44. And somehow they managed to squeeze 15 Obamacare-repeal bills in there somewhere

And twenty tax cuts.

[pansypoo53219]

23. pay them by the hour, like lawyers, but at $10.10.

[Louisiana1976]

43. I'd pay them the current national minimum wage which IIRC is $7.25/hr.

[ChazInAz]

24. While they're gone

Let's change the locks on all the doors and cancel their credit cards.

[Scuba]

38. +1

[rurallib]

25. well, they only get $175,000/year + expenses and staff

peanuts to Republicans.
They make much more licking boots at Hacienda de Koch

[NorthCarolina]

58. + graft.

Trading votes for gold...it's the American way.

[SammyWinstonJack]

27. Nice work...if you can lie cheat steal and buy your way in.

[Inkfreak]

28. Sweet "work hours".

[progressoid]

29. I'm on my dinner break from a 15 hour day.

So, yeah, pisses me off.

[MADem]

30. Ah, yes....the August "recess" -- that lasts through most of September and October...

You'd think that people would be at least slightly concerned about the new FY coming up in October...but no. They'll wait till the last minute and fuck with that, too. We'll end up with dramatic threats of government shut-down and continuing resolutions while the little shitheels carp at one another incessantly. Sick of it!

[Stuart G]

32. K and R...everyone in this country should see this...EVERYONE...no text

[think]

34. Telling....

[MaggieD]

35. It's amazing they have the nerve

.... to cash their considerable paychecks.

[Terra Alta]

36. I know they usually take all of August off

but why are they taking almost the entire month of October off? I guess to campaign but shouldn't they be working as hard as they can to create new jobs instead of trying to save their own?

[Scuba]

37. Too late, I've been pissed off for a while already.

[Capt. Obvious]

39. This OP is misleading

They will also vote to repeal Obamacare, limit abortion access and name shit after Reagan.

[spanone]

40. yet america elects them over and over and over....what thee fuck???!!!

[Arugula Latte]

41. Someone please alert Mitt! "The Takers" have been tracked down!

[sakabatou]

42. Worst. Congress. Ever.

[yuiyoshida]

47. Totally agree

[niyad]

45. "the distinguished gentleman"

this movie was made in 92--and even more relevant today:

. .



Synopsis

A Florida con man named Thomas Jefferson Johnson uses the passing of the longtime Congressman from his district, Jeff Johnson (who died of a heart attack while having sex with his secretary), to get elected to the United State Congress as a freshman Congressman, where the money flows from lobbyists. Omitting his first name, and abbreviating his middle name, he calls himself "Jeff" Johnson. He then manages to get on the ballot by pitching a seniors organization, the Silver Foxes, to nominate him as their candidate for office.

Once on the election ballot, he uses the dead Congressman's old campaign material and runs a low budget campaign that appeals to name recognition, figuring most people do not pay much attention and simply vote for the "name you know." He wins a slim victory and is off to Washington, a place where the "streets are lined with gold."

Initially, the lucrative donations and campaign contributions roll in, but as he learns the nature of the con game in Washington D.C., he starts to see how the greed and corruption makes it difficult to address issues such as campaign finance reform, environmental protection, and the possibility that electric power companies may have a product that is giving kids in a small town cancer.

In trying to address these issues, Congressman Johnson finds himself double-crossed by the Chairman of the Committee on Power and Industry, Rep. Dick Dodge. Johnson decides to fight back the only way he knows how: with a con. Johnson succeeds and exposes Dodge as corrupt. As the film ends, it appears likely that Johnson will be thrown out of Congress for the manner in which he was elected, but he defiantly declares, "I'm gonna run for President!" then breaking the fourth wall.

. . . .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Distinguished_Gentleman

[JohnnyRingo]

46. People forget the Pelosi Congress

Under Tom Delay the House was given friday off to allow representatives a travel day to be home for the weekend. When Hastert took over he gave them Mondays so they wouldn't have to travel on Sunday when they should be with their families.

Nancy Pelosi called an immediate halt to this part time scheduling and a return to a full workweek in her "drain the swamp" term as Speaker. The republicans accused her of hating American families. Since the GOP retook the House they're back to their old ways of a three day workweek and a five day paycheck with lengthy vacations. Now they say it's to "keep in touch with their constituents". I call it cheating their employer and a fire-able offense.

[L0oniX]

48. ...and they are not even in a union.

[Rex]

49. It's completely criminal.

Sad sad sad.

[Aerows]

50. Sue the President

waste taxpayer money and waste time. Yay, Congress. No wonder their approval rating is below severe food poisoning.

[Ilsa]

51. They should only get part time salary. nt

[Blue Owl]

52. Fuckin sacks of shit

Diharrea brown was the appropriate color to "highlight" their "work"...

[libodem]

53. Yep

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[Enthusiast]

55. +1!

[Major Hogwash]

56. Boehnor has to go!!!!!!!

Interesting concept, making out an entire schedule just in order to screw off.
Nothing they pass in the House will get passed in the Senate because Boehnor is crazy.
I don't understand how Rethugs like him get re-elected time and again when all he does is lie, lie, lie.

[Javaman]

57. nice work if you can get it...

but then getting it means sucking up to corporate donors.

no thanks.

[JayhawkSD]

60. The schedule was much the same when Democrats were in control.

They have to go home to campaign for reelection, and Democrats are no less eager for reelection than Republicans are.

[butterfly77]

62. Damn right!

I have been saying this for years. I don't believe that most people really understand that these people don't work but they put all of these rules and regulations on everyone else when they literally do whatever they want.