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valerief

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40. Love it! nt

Reply to DollarBillHines (Reply #12)

Sat Sep 29, 2012, 08:45 PM

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DU Poll: "Should congressmen be periodically drug tested?" [View all] RKP5637 Sep 2012 OP

All Republicans should be drug tested five times a week. Panasonic Sep 2012 #1

And the winner is! Panasonic!!! "Bingo!" RKP5637 Sep 2012 #2

Alcohol tests for Repubs right after lunch...Late lunches especially...n/t monmouth Sep 2012 #10

+1 Scuba Sep 2012 #11

I want to say that I think that no one should be tested for drug use as a condition of employment notadmblnd Sep 2012 #3

Agreed 99Forever Sep 2012 #6

I wonder how many CEOs and other execs are drug tested in those companies that RKP5637 Sep 2012 #15

Exactly. AzDar Sep 2012 #39

Do you mean "drug behind a team of horses to see if they can take it"? Bucky Sep 2012 #4

Now that's a good interpretation! RKP5637 Sep 2012 #22

I dont think its intolerable if its a republican being dragged DJ13 Sep 2012 #36

Let the Medicare Fraud Space Alien of Florida HockeyMom Sep 2012 #5

If anybody is to be tested, the Congress and state legislatures should be tested too. bemildred Sep 2012 #7

Agree, and "especially" the drug cops! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2012 #16

I voted MysticLynx Sep 2012 #8

Exactly, well said!!! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2012 #14

Only those who have voted to have other Americans drug-tested. nt valerief Sep 2012 #9

Oh, heck yes! DollarBillHines Sep 2012 #12

Love it! nt valerief Sep 2012 #40

This. Control-Z Sep 2012 #38

No, they shouldn't be drug tested any more than anyone else should be. Blue_In_AK Sep 2012 #13

I'm not a fan of it either. What really gets to me are those in upper RKP5637 Sep 2012 #18

Exactly. Blue_In_AK Sep 2012 #30

As should judges, attorneys, law enforcers and doctors. sad sally Sep 2012 #17

Yep, if we drug test, then "everyone" IMO should be subjected, not just the RKP5637 Sep 2012 #20

They passed it for everyone else, why not? quaker bill Sep 2012 #19

Congressmen hold the lives of billions of people in their hands, when you LuvNewcastle Sep 2012 #21

Very well said! They, hold their finger on the trigger, so to say, that could RKP5637 Sep 2012 #24

I like that idea. LuvNewcastle Sep 2012 #33

If any other government employee is, then all of Congress should be. n/t porphyrian Sep 2012 #23

Other. GoCubsGo Sep 2012 #25

Interesting how they generally skirt around their own laws, isn't it ... n/t RKP5637 Sep 2012 #26

Drug testing, meh...Lie detection...daily Sekhmets Daughter Sep 2012 #27

Definitely, absolutely, the psychiatric evaluations! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2012 #29

Anyone want to guess what Boehner's regular glowing Sep 2012 #28

I would dare say breakfast is Screwdrivers or Bloody Marys! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2012 #31

If its required of people on welfare to get their $200 Fresh_Start Sep 2012 #32

Definitely, agree! ... but they always go after the little people, and then pat RKP5637 Sep 2012 #34

I think they should be tested for ESE Salviati Sep 2012 #35

Yep, many R's, and many MSM personalities; i.e., Rush, et. al. n/t RKP5637 Sep 2012 #37