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[Javaman]

1. In other news...

They still get paid a heck of a lot more than I do, yet I buy my own lunch.

[Skinner]

2. Stories like these are BS.

The federal budget is $3 trillion. Who cares if congress spent a few thousand dollars on coffee and doughnuts.

[datasuspect]

5. 5 months of Boner office coffee

would cover my IRS bill.

i guess it's not bad work if you can get it.

and yes, i would definitely begrudge that shitstain and his staff a cup of taxpayer-funded coffee. a doughnut? hell no. let them eat bile and drink tears.

sometimes it's not the money, it's the principle.

[Skinner]

9. He's the Speaker of the house. Arguably the second most powerful person in America.

He probably has hundreds of people coming through his office every day. No harm in giving them some coffee to drink.

[datasuspect]

14. i can see that

his office deserves respect, boner can pound sand.

[randome]

19. And is it just for Boehner or for his staff, as well?

Probably still too much but maybe not as bad as first reported.

[bike man]

31. A few thousand here, $200 million there (link in msg block) - meanwhile there are homeless,

jobless, hungry citizens of all ages who might well like a coffee and a donut. But hey! As long as congresspeople and their guests are happy, it's all good. http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022556024

[Enrique]

10. how can it be B.S.

if it's in the Washington Times.

[Rex]

12. Well they make enough money to buy their own dam coffee and donuts

and would admonish US if WE were getting free coffee and donuts. Probably call it welfare. Why are ' free handouts' okay for them and not for us? You might consider this story BS but it also shows their hypocrisy.

[hootinholler]

17. Who cares?

The Washington Times' readership.

These pieces keep the conservative base simmering. Granted $2500/month is a lot for coffee, but I wonder what all they got for that. Remember last year's $12 muffins?

[redqueen]

18. I spend at least $500/mo on coffee and this is a small office.

I can imagine with the amount of visitors and meetings there, that amount isn't unreasonable.

[hfojvt]

26. Why should people get free coffee at meetings?

and why should visitors get free coffee?

Or, as the Republicans like to say "there is no free lunch" somebody pays for it.

[CBGLuthier]

3. I have no problem with this. I think they should have those things. BUT

I do have a problem with them getting CHEAP on taking care of the rest of this country.

Lately I think our epitaph shall be "Too Cheap to Live."

[jberryhill]

7. For how many people?

[jberryhill]

13. If it was a reception of some kind...

...then we could be talking about a fairly large group.

[datasuspect]

15. i wonder if actual mexicans made it

i wonder if they questioned the legal status of the food handlers who made their 2500 dollar feast.

[jberryhill]

6. Big woop

I don't know what kind of working conditions are expected for the legislature of the United States, but coffee and donuts don't strike me as a big deal.

[datasuspect]

16. congress doesn't work

no trabajo

no cafe.

[cherokeeprogressive]

11. Doesn't this come out of their office budgets?

And don't they all get the same amount, regardless of party?

[cthulu2016]

20. There's a reason this is a Washington Times story

[NightWatcher]

21. Taxes also pay for toilet paper in federal buildings

Duh, everything comes from somewhere and most things purchased by the government comes from tax dollars.

[ProSense]

22. Is today

"Post RW BS articles day"?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022567072

Republicans voted for the Ryan budget and to repeal student loan reform and the RW is worried about coffee and donuts?

Senate Votes 40-59 To REJECT RYAN BUDGET
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022549277

Senate Republicans Unanimously Support Repeal of Student Loan Reform Law
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022557183

Maybe the Washington Times could focus on the hundreds of billions being lost in tax revenue from loopholes, tax havens and other policies that benefit the rich.

One billion dollars can buy a lot of coffee.

[pinboy3niner]

23. I say the Republicans in Congress need MORE caffeine

Their paltry spending on coffee may explain their lack of energy for actually doing something besides obstructing. Why not give them a BIGGER coffee budget? It certainly couldn't hurt.

[randome]

25. Send them some cases of 5 Hour Energy!

[pinboy3niner]

29. Now you're talkin'!

[Blue_Tires]

24. I'm much more concerned about the trillions "lost" in the Pentagon bureaucracy

and propping up Wall Street than this chump change...

[redqueen]

28. And that is exactly why this right wing rag waves this kind of BS story around...

to distract the rw base from actual issues.

[Auntie Bush]

30. $2500. for Mexican food for one day!

That's not chicken change....It's what SOMEONE ON FOOD STAMPS GETS IN A YEAR!

And these are the people who want to cut food stamps for the poor. Let them pay their own bills!