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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIt Never Fails To Amaze Me How Hard These Legislators Fight To Retain Their Own Cushy Jobs......
when they feel that something is impacting on their potential re-election possibilities. On the other hand when the average American fights to retain their job - these same legislators turn a deaf ear.
There is something really wrong with this. It is disgusting.
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It Never Fails To Amaze Me How Hard These Legislators Fight To Retain Their Own Cushy Jobs...... (Original Post)
global1
Nov 2013
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Esp the "gov'ment haters" Why their moronic supporters don't call them on this
Peregrine Took
Nov 2013
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Laurian
(2,593 posts)1. I'm with you! It's stunning how few of these elected officials
have any regard for or interest in the common good.
riversedge
(80,026 posts)2. Gotta give some of them credit...
They held off for about 4 weeks of constant barrage from RW news and radio. But I basically agree with you.
Peregrine Took
(7,583 posts)3. Esp the "gov'ment haters" Why their moronic supporters don't call them on this
I will never know.
It is astonishing that they collect all the moolah and goodies and are so astonishingly unethical that they are gone most of the time and spew govmint hate the rest of the time.
