HardWorkingDem
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Mon Dec-21-09 01:31 AM
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Just curious...why does it take politicians so long to get on the floor to vote? |
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I mean, if they know the vote is going to be at this time or that time, why does it take so long to get to the floor to make their vote?
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Mon Dec-21-09 01:32 AM
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1. They're old, it takes longer to pee |
rwheeler31
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Mon Dec-21-09 01:35 AM
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2. They are on the phone. |
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Mon Dec-21-09 01:50 AM
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3. They are all standing around in groups congratulating each other beforehand. n/t |
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Mon Dec-21-09 01:56 AM
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4. getting blowjobs from the hookers provided by their pals, the lobbyists n/t |
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Mon Dec-21-09 02:10 AM
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5. Not today, but normally, they are in hearings or other meetings |
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The votes do not occur perfectly on schedule and they are open for a period of time. It is common in a hearing to have some Senators leave to vote as others procede with the hearing - then they leave when the others return. This allows the questioning to continue and staff fill in the Senators returning on questions asked (I think)
Watching the hearings, you get a very different view of the Senators. Many have multiple hearings at the same time. If they care to ask questions, they will be at one then the other.
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WT Fuheck
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Mon Dec-21-09 02:31 AM
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6. they keep forgetting the flomax. |
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and it takes awhile to call the bankers, credit card companies, insurance companies and all the 250 lobbyists they've taken bribes from to find out how to vote.
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Mon Dec-21-09 02:57 AM
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7. They don't know exactly when the vote is, only approximately. |
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so one of their staffers has to go get them, often out of a committee meeting. In this case the sessions have been so long that some of them may have been trying to catch a nap in their offices.
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