On the heels of WI they are trying to squeeze more from Federal employees too

[MikeE]

Source: Washington Post

All that Wednesday's House hearing on federal pay needed to be complete was an announcer with a booming voice asking the packed room, "Are you ready to rumble?"

Instead, Rep. Dennis A. Ross (R-Fla.), chairman of the federal workforce subcommittee, called the session to order with the familiar bang of the gavel.

But it didn't take long for things to get hot...


Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/09/AR2011030905907.html?hpid=newswell

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They know this is their last chance, since come 2012 it is over for them

[notadmblnd]

1. I can give them a group of Federal employees they need to target

Congress!

[Imajika]

2. Your making a dangerous assumption...

"They know this is their last chance, since come 2012 it is over for them"

If the economy does not improve there is no reason to think "it is all over for them". The President is as the top of the ticket and he is a Democrat. If the economy is bad, people will blame him and vote for the opposition. That is what happened in 2010, and it may well happen again if the economy doesn't continue to improve and become noticeably better to most Americans.

[gmpierce]

3. Not Really

Whether the economy is good or bad, a lot of us will blame Obama - not for the bad economy, but for failing to keep his word. Like when he promised he would be out there supporting the union workers. The workers were out there marching. Where was Obama?

He won't lose because we will vote Republican, he will lose because he has given us every reason not to vote at all - except for a possible primary challenger.