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JDPriestly

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15. Looks to me like they are worried. Let's give them lots of things to worry about like
Tue Jul 29, 2014, 04:46 PM
Jul 2014

let's answer voters questions with something other than slogans and propaganda.

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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
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