Okay, fair enough.

Now account for the other 56%. A couple dozen members of Congress sleep in cots in their offices because DC is too damn expensive to find housing in addition to the housing they have back home. Only a couple of them will admit to it, though, I imagine out of a sense of embarrassment.

I know two of the cot-sleepers are Jeff Flake and Jason Chaffetz; I want to give them a little bit of love. They're not from my party, yes, but if you're in Congress and you're sleeping on a damn cot after hours, that's actually kind of endearing. I'd love to know who the rest of the cot-sleepers are; it's really a point in their favor in my book.

Announced by the CRP.

Last political org to use that acronym was the "Committee to Re-elect the President", Nixon era. Pure coincidence of course

So in a discipline that needs a certain amount of ruthless drive to get to the top(politics) there are quite a few millionaires...

Big surprise.

And John Kerry in the richest man in Congress.

All who vote for their own pay raises are scum.

And most of the rest are multimillionaires and billionaires?

GaryPDX: And John Kerry in the richest man in Congress.


through marriage too.


/he is such a tremendous douchenozzle

Phil Herup: All who vote for their own pay raises are scum.

Is that in general or in congress?

Who should have the power to give congress a raise?

Gosling: I know two of the cot-sleepers are Jeff Flake and Jason Chaffetz; I want to give them a little bit of love.

If only they had some sort of device in their offices upon which they could exchange love with their fans.

Then you could visit them during business hours and give them that little bit of love.

I'm surprised it's so low.

and low cost super coverage health care subby

Any congress person that makes more then twice their government salary works for free.

Fair.

OMG, you mean rich people get that way by ensuring that their financial world is in order, even down to selfishly making sure their pay raises reflect inflation and value? You don't f*cking say.

Perhaps your poor ass should take a lesson from it Subby. How did you think rich people got rich? Windfalls?

Con Fabulous: Gosling: I know two of the cot-sleepers are Jeff Flake and Jason Chaffetz; I want to give them a little bit of love.

If only they had some sort of device in their offices upon which they could exchange love with their fans.

Then you could visit them during business hours and give them that little bit of love.

I came to approve of Gosling's comment, but then I saw this, and my day got so much more awesome.

Phil Herup: GaryPDX: And John Kerry in the richest man in Congress.


through marriage too.


/he is such a tremendous douchenozzle

I've known that since he testified before Congress in the 70's. Back in the shiat, he would have been fragged.

Zagloba: Phil Herup: All who vote for their own pay raises are scum.

Is that in general or in congress?


Congress of course.


Zagloba: Who should have the power to give congress a raise?


Good question.

Not Congress though.

Yet Democrats still can't manage to pay their taxes. Weird.

GaryPDX: Back in the shiat, he would have been fragged.



No doubt.


He is the factual version of Doug Niedermayer.

GaryPDX: And John Kerry in the richest man in Congress.

Not anymore.
Kerry lost $127.4 million 2007-2008. That's a lot of ketchup: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1109/29235.html

Bocanegra: Yet Democrats still can't manage to pay their taxes. Weird.



It is not weird. It is hypocrisy.

Zagloba: Phil Herup: All who vote for their own pay raises are scum.

Is that in general or in congress?

Who should have the power to give congress a raise?

Nobody.

The President doesn't get any pay raises while he's in office, it's in the Constitution. Congress voted itself its very own Amendment to give itself pay raises, and it's high time that was repealed, and they get the exact same pay scale the Chief Executive gets.

If we don't pay Congress decently, the only people able to take office will be millionaires.

Gyrfalcon: Congress voted itself its very own Amendment to give itself pay raises, and it's high time that was repealed,


Absolutely.


Gyrfalcon: and they get the exact same pay scale the Chief Executive gets.



ummmm NO. Where do you get that ridiculous idea?


Congress is already overpaid. The POTUS is not.



I mean seriously... WTF?

marilyn: GaryPDX: And John Kerry in the richest man in Congress.

Not anymore.
Kerry lost $127.4 million 2007-2008. That's a lot of ketchup: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1109/29235.html

whoa..hahaha. Okay then. 4 of the top 5 richest are democrats. I thought dems hated rich people. Or is it just Republican rich people?

Zagloba: Phil Herup: All who vote for their own pay raises are scum.

Is that in general or in congress?

Who should have the power to give congress a raise?

The state legislatures would be the ideal authority on that.