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BuelahWitch

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5. Those fools even got paid when they shut down our government

Reply to bigtree (Reply #4)

Fri Jul 25, 2014, 03:01 AM

Jul 2014

Most of them whined that they "needed a paycheck." Lots of gov't workers went on furlough, but Congress got a paid vacation. Too bad we don't have some sort of citizens oversight committee to deny them that luxury. Let them see how it is to go without a paycheck (or have their pay tied to performance, which does not mean passing the same delusional bill to defund Obamacare 47 times).

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Consequences. When most of us fail to do our job or deliver there are consequences; often immediate [View all] bigtree Jul 2014 OP

If Obama vetos bills, then Republicans MannyGoldstein Jul 2014 #1

well, you know bigtree Jul 2014 #2

This situation makes me so very angry. CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2014 #3

wow, Peggy bigtree Jul 2014 #4

Those fools even got paid when they shut down our government BuelahWitch Jul 2014 #5

I've always wondered defacto7 Jul 2014 #6

national referendums bigtree Jul 2014 #8

they have more ways to protect their jobs and income bigtree Jul 2014 #7

Always plenty of money Aerows Jul 2014 #9