Swine in Washington Expand Size of Trough
Congress helped itself to a $3,100 annual pay increase on Friday, and then postponed work on bills to curb spending on social programs and cut taxes to go on a two-week vacation. This brings the average ‘rank and file’ compensation for a Congressman or Senator to $165,200. And both parties endorsed the raise, almost unanimously.
Before leaving on vacation they also approved a measure to increase our national debt to $8 trillion. That’s “just” $27,000 for you, me, and every other taxpaying citizen of this miserable country.
Why did I say miserable instead of great? A great country’s leadership would balance its books a priori, not put the country’s entire future at risk by ignoring fiscal imperatives. This is sickening stuff, made even more dangerous because Republicans in particular have made no effort to rein in spending. Where will it end?
Senators and Congressman, and George W. Bush: If you’re going to continue to fuck with me and everyone else who pays taxes and actually makes a living by being productive at something, I’m going to scream ever more loudly. You don’t deserve a civil response or pleasant tone of voice. Judging by the results of your representation of our national interests, you all deserve to hang. Democrat or Republican, this is bad politics.
Have a nice vacation, you gilded assholes.
This is a clear indication that you have no respect for authority. We are watching you.
Well I hope you enjoy yourself…whoever “we” might be. Respect for authority goes both ways, especially when that authority and its requisite fiduciary responsibility is now routinely abused by our elected officials.
It is a citizen’s right (in this country anyway)to protest and speak freely about all topics. So piss off, and if you’re truly watching as you have stated, I hope your night vision bins work up here in the bitter nighttime in Montana.
If you posted this and you’re a regular reader, thanks for the peculiar post.
If you posted the original comment and actually work for the government, just one question: How much taxpayer-funded time have you burned through to search for, find, then read this post and respond? And why? You must be incredibly bored.