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Major Hogwash

(17,656 posts)
111. That is a great graph.
Sun Dec 18, 2011, 09:25 AM
Dec 2011

I never realized how many people were in the top 10% that were in Congress.
Now, if I can just find out what that means "dollarwise", then I'll really have found out something.

I know that the tea party faction really skewed the median level of wealth when they got elected last year.
I think someone said that out of the 87 tea party people that were elected to Congress, 85 were millionaires.

k&r... spanone Dec 2011 #1
Maybe he needs to read the bill. No reason for him to get hysterical Autumn Dec 2011 #2
Here you go... wakemewhenitsover Dec 2011 #33
OMG I didn't know we now had donheld Dec 2011 #35
Handier... fadedrose Dec 2011 #39
LOL Puglover Dec 2011 #58
Autumn, what is your legal training? Are you an expert on this? JDPriestly Dec 2011 #46
I found what I read to be completely, ridiculously vague. Autumn Dec 2011 #55
"Vague" is trouble CanonRay Dec 2011 #61
I am concerned about the arrest of protest leaders on terrorism grounds. rhett o rick Dec 2011 #70
I found this post at wariscrime.org explains the issues with NDAA very well justiceischeap Dec 2011 #62
Mother Jones disagrees stevenleser Dec 2011 #68
Their argument was extremely weak. They didnt talk about the rhett o rick Dec 2011 #69
you realize that Franken initially voted for it, right? stevenleser Dec 2011 #73
And your point is ....... nm rhett o rick Dec 2011 #74
It's not that simple Major Nikon Dec 2011 #77
Actually, no. Congress doesn't get to decide that. Lord Magus Dec 2011 #92
They do and already have Major Nikon Dec 2011 #105
The whole point of the article I posted justiceischeap Dec 2011 #110
in cetain circumstances it is not wrong stevenleser Dec 2011 #114
You know what govt lawyers do with a loophole when alone can't be printed on the internetz kenny blankenship Dec 2011 #109
k&r jannyk Dec 2011 #3
You know ProSense Dec 2011 #4
Franken LIES on PURPOSE! nt boston bean Dec 2011 #6
It's ridiculous for him to pull this out of his ass Autumn Dec 2011 #7
Franken has an Obama voodoo doll Cali_Democrat Dec 2011 #19
Obama ProSense Dec 2011 #24
Oh please ProSense Dec 2011 #8
"people have different interpretations of things" JDPriestly Dec 2011 #49
This is the point that people with no foresight ignore. Jakes Progress Dec 2011 #65
We can take great comfort that not only will the incumbent president indepat Dec 2011 #91
well put JD stockholmer Dec 2011 #93
You're missing a sarcasm tag! green917 Dec 2011 #112
Uh, actually it can be proven that this bill will authorize the detention of truedelphi Dec 2011 #21
OK: ProSense Dec 2011 #29
Read it more closely Major Nikon Dec 2011 #48
Very good information to have. truedelphi Dec 2011 #89
Thanks for clarifying. Cameron27 Dec 2011 #101
Wait ProSense Dec 2011 #103
Believe whatever you want Major Nikon Dec 2011 #106
Al Franken meet the DNC bus. nt Bonobo Dec 2011 #26
You knew he was to liberal for the party. Jakes Progress Dec 2011 #66
Bull SaintPete Dec 2011 #28
Ah ProSense Dec 2011 #30
Did you support Bush's policies on the president having the power to name anyone an 'enemy combatant sabrina 1 Dec 2011 #41
I would be SHOCKED Aerows Dec 2011 #60
The personality cult pscot Dec 2011 #71
It's dangerous to Democracy Aerows Dec 2011 #98
Actually, many bills have ben passed under Obama that would have dotymed Dec 2011 #75
Exactly. bvar22 Dec 2011 #78
The problem is, when I ask these questions, and I really do want to know the sabrina 1 Dec 2011 #90
A great big bravo and for lagniappe, indepat Dec 2011 #94
Bravo for using the word lagniappe, cher :) Aerows Dec 2011 #99
This Times-Picayune subscriber from indepat Dec 2011 #108
so you must have been fine with the Patriot Act, because it only mentions terrorists StarsInHerHair Dec 2011 #43
Is the outrage over what the bill says, or what it doesn't say? SaintPete Dec 2011 #82
I am capable of reading the bill and read two provisions which JDPriestly Dec 2011 #47
The executive branch gets to answer those questions Major Nikon Dec 2011 #51
Irrational fear is the button pscot Dec 2011 #72
Here's the really funny part Major Nikon Dec 2011 #80
Gasp! The Yellow Peril! pscot Dec 2011 #113
Its WORSE than that. bvar22 Dec 2011 #79
More indepat Dec 2011 #95
The bill was authored behind closed doors Major Nikon Dec 2011 #50
Yes indeedy. Puglover Dec 2011 #59
The point is, that there is no reason to have any clauses related to indefinite detention... blackspade Dec 2011 #88
God bless him. n/t Betty Karlson Dec 2011 #5
Franken for 2016 DonCoquixote Dec 2011 #9
So what? I'm still disappointed in him. Under Dog Dec 2011 #15
He voted for the Feinstein amendment, I was confused because he voted for S. 1867 on Dec 1 jakeXT Dec 2011 #10
Whoa! Did I miss something? Under Dog Dec 2011 #11
yes jakeXT Dec 2011 #12
I guess it was better before, but now it's worse. redqueen Dec 2011 #13
That was on the Senate bill earlier this month. He voted "no" on the conference bill today karynnj Dec 2011 #14
And the difference between the two versions is that the conference bill moves the patrice Dec 2011 #17
No significant difference betwen the bills bhikkhu Dec 2011 #37
very good for Sen. Franken Douglas Carpenter Dec 2011 #16
I listened to him on Air America for a couple of years. Someone tell me just how Liberal he is, patrice Dec 2011 #18
When I heard him a few years back on Air truedelphi Dec 2011 #22
I remember that. He also had to be talked into being against War on Iraq. patrice Dec 2011 #25
I did not know that. I enjoy his comedy more than his notion of truedelphi Dec 2011 #87
Not very. I'd call him a moderate but for a US Senator, he is pretty far left. TheKentuckian Dec 2011 #84
Which color is Franken on this graph? How many millionaires directly create our laws? patrice Dec 2011 #20
Has Al made a statement about OWS? an article? Jim_Shorts Dec 2011 #44
I should look into that question . . . tomorrow. patrice Dec 2011 #45
Franken is white and Jewish Aerows Dec 2011 #102
That is a great graph. Major Hogwash Dec 2011 #111
Now that's a progressive's answer!! Wellstone ruled Dec 2011 #23
Love me some Al Sky Masterson Dec 2011 #27
So glad he's a Senator. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2011 #31
good by to the right to a fair and speedy trial libodem Dec 2011 #32
Well now we know the truth. JoeyT Dec 2011 #34
Maybe I'm missing something - but he voted for it the other day bhikkhu Dec 2011 #36
Who else didn't vote for this bill? Major Hogwash Dec 2011 #38
Found it -- the 13 Senators voting against it were: Major Hogwash Dec 2011 #40
In other words, only reliable Democrats and the looneyest of the looneytarian Senators Major Nikon Dec 2011 #53
Since my 2 Senators both voted against this bill, I can guarantee you that nothing is wrong with it. Major Hogwash Dec 2011 #56
You DO realize that the person you are quoting from that Comedy Fiction... bvar22 Dec 2011 #81
Of course I do, muleskinner. Major Hogwash Dec 2011 #107
These are brave Senators for sure 4dsc Dec 2011 #57
Post removed Post removed Dec 2011 #42
Excuse me??? Pachamama Dec 2011 #64
k&r n/t RainDog Dec 2011 #52
K&R. Others were paid to vote for it, but Al didn't. Fire Walk With Me Dec 2011 #54
It must be so frustrating for Franken to have made it to DC, gateley Dec 2011 #63
K & R !!! WillyT Dec 2011 #67
TYhe posters bashing Al in this thread should be ASHAMED of themselves. Odin2005 Dec 2011 #76
Paul Wellstone Under Dog Dec 2011 #100
Note To Obama Apologists: This Is How A REAL Democrat Thinks And Votes. Paladin Dec 2011 #83
Like this? bhikkhu Dec 2011 #97
I can understan why this is confusing SaintPete Dec 2011 #104
Under any interpretation sulphurdunn Dec 2011 #85
That would happen only in a totalitarian indepat Dec 2011 #96
Way to go Al Franken! blackspade Dec 2011 #86
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