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nyquil_man

(1,443 posts)
34. If he left Congress, he'd wait a bit and get a gig as a lobbyist.
Mon Sep 23, 2013, 03:57 PM
Sep 2013

He'd get paid even more than he does now.

Cream rises to the top, but so do pieces of shit.

so 7% unemployment Enrique Sep 2013 #1
That IS the free-market solution to the unemployment problem... pffshht Sep 2013 #7
Welcome to DU! Hydra Sep 2013 #36
welcome to DU niyad Sep 2013 #73
In Real #s, it's more than 14%, and about 40-50% for African-American male youth...a whole lot of drynberg Sep 2013 #55
so what are you saying? hopemountain Sep 2013 #71
A story from June... Blanks Sep 2013 #88
Channeling Scrooge: "Are there no prisons?Are there no workhouses? Divernan Sep 2013 #2
NAILS it, Divernan! Nails them all on the teabagger level. calimary Sep 2013 #43
Damn, I was thinking the same thing! tavalon Sep 2013 #81
Agree! nt caledesi Sep 2013 #57
Hey, stop talking about my daddy! tavalon Sep 2013 #80
Most excellent, EarlG. Brigid Sep 2013 #3
It has to be rather embarrassing to stand up there and say such things, when... Frustratedlady Sep 2013 #4
Probably if they Jamaal510 Sep 2013 #8
It should be embarrassing, but some people No Vested Interest Sep 2013 #25
Sociopathy and shame or guilt do not coexist tavalon Sep 2013 #82
Thats your holy roller's gun carrying, toting bible Iliyah Sep 2013 #5
Really gives me a chill. Why are these people so without any efhmc Sep 2013 #6
That kind of Jesus Christianity? Hydra Sep 2013 #37
I think it's "Supply-Side Jesus" they worship. calimary Sep 2013 #44
Apparently they missed that chapter. Dark n Stormy Knight Sep 2013 #78
It's the parable of the dude that buried his money... Blanks Sep 2013 #89
That's a good catch Hydra Sep 2013 #99
The interesting part to me... Blanks Sep 2013 #103
Of course he considers himself a good Christian, he was quoting a Bible verse susanr516 Sep 2013 #63
according to ken blackwell (remember him??) cutting food stamps forces people to develop niyad Sep 2013 #74
You mean the fucker from Ohio? tavalon Sep 2013 #84
Answered above by another poster tavalon Sep 2013 #83
Plainly, this scumbag needs to pay higher taxes! dmosh42 Sep 2013 #9
Greedy and Self Righteous Republicans yuiyoshida Sep 2013 #10
Welcome to DU, yuihoshida! calimary Sep 2013 #48
Thank you yuiyoshida Sep 2013 #56
Oh yeah? Well so should fucking CONGRESS, pardon my French!!!!! MADem Sep 2013 #11
THIS^^^^^!!! Good one, MADem!!! calimary Sep 2013 #24
I haven't gotten "recess" since I was in grade school--and that was a LONG time ago! MADem Sep 2013 #30
Pic of The Moment: GOP Congressman Says Children, Elderly, Disabled Should Work If They Want To The CCC Sep 2013 #12
Welcome to DU, The CCC! calimary Sep 2013 #62
Working families with kids are 72 percent of all SNAP beneficiaries. ErikJ Sep 2013 #13
Fucking disgusting bastard. nt Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2013 #14
He is quoting the bible AgingAmerican Sep 2013 #15
He is also quoting Lenin ck4829 Sep 2013 #16
I'll remember that one AgingAmerican Sep 2013 #18
Or ask them if Jesus was in a democracy, would he vote to deny hungry kids food stamps. ErikJ Sep 2013 #28
He can go F himself as far as I care.nt Goalie49009 Sep 2013 #17
K & R Scurrilous Sep 2013 #19
GOP voter population - purge plan.... Historic NY Sep 2013 #20
126 days a year, congress needs to get back to work IronLionZion Sep 2013 #21
They are given so much from the lobbyists, could not care less about their pay. Gingrey(sp) was just Mnemosyne Sep 2013 #66
That's $1,380.95 A DAY!!! KansDem Sep 2013 #93
You'd think more and better quality candidates would want to run for office IronLionZion Sep 2013 #95
Let them eat cake? Initech Sep 2013 #22
This asshole better not be calling himself a Christian. calimary Sep 2013 #23
Ah, to be stuck at $172,000 a year! KansDem Sep 2013 #26
A 90 year old or a 5 year old is supposed to work to EAT? HockeyMom Sep 2013 #27
Many already do tavalon Sep 2013 #85
The average monthly SNAP benefit per person is $133.85, or less than $1.50 per person, per meal. nt ErikJ Sep 2013 #29
A meal and drinks for two at a nice restaurant. libdem4life Sep 2013 #31
I am a single retired person. RebelOne Sep 2013 #39
Percentage of people living under the poverty level in his district of North Dakota -- 11. JDPriestly Sep 2013 #32
Facebook.............. stewert Sep 2013 #33
If he left Congress, he'd wait a bit and get a gig as a lobbyist. nyquil_man Sep 2013 #34
Wish he understood about work. oldandhappy Sep 2013 #35
Question is, where are these fucking jobs? maveric56 Sep 2013 #38
So let me get this straight... Kensan Sep 2013 #40
Makes Marie Antoinette look compassionate. eShirl Sep 2013 #41
Also throws 170,000 VETS off food stamps nt ErikJ Sep 2013 #42
Tweet the Bastard! Loge23 Sep 2013 #45
Well, little fingers are nimble fingers BlueToTheBone Sep 2013 #46
North Dakotan here... WeRQ4U Sep 2013 #47
I was born there.. Demoiselle Sep 2013 #49
I agree...didn't mean to discount the Dem folk scattered here and there... WeRQ4U Sep 2013 #52
Oh, I can quote from the Bible, too. tanyev Sep 2013 #50
+1000, nt. Mc Mike Sep 2013 #61
I thought of this, but tavalon Sep 2013 #86
Christianity and Christians are destroying this country. pitbullgirl1965 Sep 2013 #51
+1000 susanr516 Sep 2013 #70
Dear Mr. Cramer Bluzmann57 Sep 2013 #53
Since he is a member of a do nothing Congress then he should starve also. Thinkingabout Sep 2013 #54
K & R ... Another heartless Tea Bagger Congressman red dog 1 Sep 2013 #58
K&R!! (Emblematic Of Repuke's lack of empathy...) hue Sep 2013 #59
Before they start talking about working, they better make jobs, and that they pay enough to eat. freshwest Sep 2013 #60
75% of families receiving SNAP benefits do have income from employment bhikkhu Sep 2013 #64
.086% Joer138 Sep 2013 #65
Thanks Joer! A belated welcome to DU! Mnemosyne Sep 2013 #67
Well, Repubs: Your congressional reps are either evil, or ignorant. Bear in mind... Beartracks Sep 2013 #68
Actually, most of them are both ignorant and evil. GoCubsGo Sep 2013 #69
If you belong to the "undeserving rich," who inherited their wealth, that's the religion for you. tclambert Sep 2013 #87
Let 'Em Die! Let 'Em Die! Let 'Em Die! blkmusclmachine Sep 2013 #72
gee, and his DC voicemail is full--cannot imagine why!! niyad Sep 2013 #75
Ugly, petty... zentrum Sep 2013 #76
"Pure religion and undefiled is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress." raging moderate Sep 2013 #77
Not even cake, Crammer? (intentional misspell) tavalon Sep 2013 #79
evil idiot heaven05 Sep 2013 #90
"...going to collect $174,000...working 126 days..." KansDem Sep 2013 #91
my heart breaks- these Congressmen are allowed to terrify the most vulnerable, constantly. Sunlei Sep 2013 #92
so this creture without a heart attended something called the university of mary-- seen below niyad Sep 2013 #94
You know, I picked some rotten tomatoes from the garden yesterday & recalled how they used to deal toby jo Sep 2013 #96
brain dead folk draining medicare oldandhappy Sep 2013 #97
So the GOP is for work houses now? Politicub Sep 2013 #98
Republicans are by and large MissDeeds Sep 2013 #100
Amen - well said. n/t SmittynMo Sep 2013 #102
No one can be this stupid SmittynMo Sep 2013 #101
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