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10. agreed.

Reply to hobbit709 (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 29, 2014, 04:31 PM

Jul 2014

What if they really put their backs into screwing things up?

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This should piss everyone off.... [View all] Playinghardball Jul 2014 OP

Of course if they're not there they can't fuck it up any worse either. hobbit709 Jul 2014 #1

agreed. stage left Jul 2014 #10

Kick... Agschmid Jul 2014 #2

K & R. n/t FSogol Jul 2014 #3

k&r one_voice Jul 2014 #4

But, this IS THE WORK THEY ARE DOING, DONT WE GET THAT YET? randys1 Jul 2014 #5

I just don't understand why they are still refereed as the tea party............ wandy Jul 2014 #17

Think of it this way... Crash2Parties Jul 2014 #31

British government ordered Massachusettes Bay Colony to buy the tea. ieoeja Jul 2014 #59

They see their job as riding the brakes on progress, and in that sense... Beartracks Jul 2014 #61

K&R.... daleanime Jul 2014 #6

k&r for the truth, however depressing it may be. n/t Laelth Jul 2014 #7

They should be payed by the hour Dragonfli Jul 2014 #8

No, not by the hour. Pay them piece rate (number of bills signed into law). PADemD Jul 2014 #26

and you think Crash2Parties Jul 2014 #33

And at the Federal minimum wage too. 47of74 Jul 2014 #54

considering what they are likely to pass if they DO work hfojvt Jul 2014 #9

It is too bad we can't fire the idiots. NOW, not just election time. R or D, this is disgusting. Paper Roses Jul 2014 #11

The only thing that bothers me in your post (and it doesn't OFFEND me) Jackpine Radical Jul 2014 #20

But... butterfly77 Jul 2014 #63

But everyone else is lazy. Enthusiast Jul 2014 #12

They are out FUNDRAISING! That's their full time job, seriously. This is when big Donors Dustlawyer Jul 2014 #13

Not only the time, but YOUR taxpayer money to fund the suit. Tell that to prospecive voters nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2014 #14

Looks to me like they are worried. Let's give them lots of things to worry about like JDPriestly Jul 2014 #15

That doesn't piss me off nearly as much as how fucking dumb Americans are that they Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2014 #16

The average American is woefully lacking in knowledge of reality. Jackpine Radical Jul 2014 #22

Their only goal is to OBSTRUCT as much as possible. lpbk2713 Jul 2014 #18

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #19

They are scheduled to 'work' only 97 days the entire year!! oldandhappy Jul 2014 #21

And somehow they managed to squeeze 15 Obamacare-repeal bills in there somewhere jmowreader Jul 2014 #44

pay them by the hour, like lawyers, but at $10.10. pansypoo53219 Jul 2014 #23

I'd pay them the current national minimum wage which IIRC is $7.25/hr. Louisiana1976 Jul 2014 #43

While they're gone ChazInAz Jul 2014 #24

+1 Scuba Jul 2014 #38

well, they only get $175,000/year + expenses and staff rurallib Jul 2014 #25

+ graft. NorthCarolina Jul 2014 #58

Nice work...if you can lie cheat steal and buy your way in. SammyWinstonJack Jul 2014 #27

Sweet "work hours". Inkfreak Jul 2014 #28

I'm on my dinner break from a 15 hour day. progressoid Jul 2014 #29

Ah, yes....the August "recess" -- that lasts through most of September and October... MADem Jul 2014 #30

K and R...everyone in this country should see this...EVERYONE...no text Stuart G Jul 2014 #32

Telling.... think Jul 2014 #34

It's amazing they have the nerve MaggieD Jul 2014 #35

I know they usually take all of August off Terra Alta Jul 2014 #36

Too late, I've been pissed off for a while already. Scuba Jul 2014 #37

This OP is misleading Capt. Obvious Jul 2014 #39

yet america elects them over and over and over....what thee fuck???!!! spanone Jul 2014 #40

Someone please alert Mitt! "The Takers" have been tracked down! Arugula Latte Jul 2014 #41

Worst. Congress. Ever. sakabatou Jul 2014 #42

Totally agree yuiyoshida Jul 2014 #47

"the distinguished gentleman" niyad Jul 2014 #45

People forget the Pelosi Congress JohnnyRingo Jul 2014 #46

...and they are not even in a union. L0oniX Jul 2014 #48

It's completely criminal. Rex Jul 2014 #49

Sue the President Aerows Jul 2014 #50

They should only get part time salary. nt Ilsa Jul 2014 #51

Fuckin sacks of shit Blue Owl Jul 2014 #52

Yep libodem Jul 2014 #53

+1! Enthusiast Jul 2014 #55

Boehnor has to go!!!!!!! Major Hogwash Jul 2014 #56

nice work if you can get it... Javaman Jul 2014 #57

The schedule was much the same when Democrats were in control. JayhawkSD Jul 2014 #60

Damn right! butterfly77 Jul 2014 #62