Dear (new) Congress!!!

[lizbud]

Lizbud, I also was referring to the higher ups, not usually the locals. Often they actually ARE honest and hard working and want what's best, they just get their hands tied by those others I'm referring to.

Do you mean that only Federal politicians are dishonest & untrustworthy?

[Vela]

No, I didn't mean that, what gives you that idea? Higher ups doesn't just refer to federal, I just feel there probably are SOME decent people politically involved in their cities etc., but the higher you go the worse it gets, and yes I do beleive that.

[Lady's Human]

It all depends on where you are. Buddy Cianci (a trustworthy local pol) anyone?

How about Billy Bulger?

Alan Hevesi?

There are corrupt idiots at every level. But who is fooling who? Alan Hevesi was re-elected comptroller in NY AFTER being indicted for fraud and abuse of his office.

[borzoimom]

.... My daughter sent me something today on immagration laws. At first I thought it was a joke with statements of " if you come to work here, you must be management or better- no common laborers, " or " if caught here as an illegal alien you will placed in jail.."- and at the bottom of this whole long list- it stated " THESE ARE THE IMMAGRATION LAWS OF MEXICO.." ( no kidding!)

As promised:
"Immigration Laws 2007
>
>1. If you migrate to this country, you must speak the native language.
>
>2. You have to be a professional or an investor. No unskilled workers
>allowed.
>
>3. There will be no special bilingual programs in the schools, no special
>ballots for elections, all government business will be conducted in our
>language.
>
>4. Foreigners will NOT have the right to vote no matter how long they are
>here.
>
>5. Foreigners will NEVER be able to hold political office.
>
>6. Foreigners will not be a burden to the taxpayers . No welfare, no food
>stamps, no health care, or other government assistance programs.
>
>7. Foreigners can invest in this country, but it must be an amount equal to
>40,000 times the daily minimum wage.
>
>8. If foreigners do come and want to buy land
>that will be okay, BUT options will be restricted. You are not allowed
>waterfront property. That is reserved for citizens naturally born into this
>country.
>
>9. Foreigners may not protest; no demonstrations, no waving a foreign flag,
>no political organizing, no bad-mouthing our president or his policies, if
>you do you will be sent home.
>
>10. If you do come to this contry illegally you will be hunted down and
>sent
>straight to jail.
>
>Harsh, you say? The above laws happen to be the immigration laws of Mexico!"

[lizbud]

Is anyone going to watch the president's speech this evening? I wonder
if this new congress will roll over & play dead for him the way the last
congress did.I would imagine not.

[Logan]

We'll probably miss the speech, tonight, and have to catch it online.

We have an important church meeting, this evening, that we need to attend.

I think I will probably be glad we missed it. I'm sure there will be "boos" and some applause. I might rather get it in the replays than here it in person.

Logan

[RICHARD]

I wonder if this new congress will roll over & play dead for him the way the last congress did.I would imagine not.

With a gal in charge? never.

[lizbud]

With a gal in charge? never.

You got that right

[Lady's Human]

http://washingtontimes.com/national/...0720-2734r.htm

Yep. This is really a more civil, transparent congress.

Hope you're happy with the reformers!

[Edwina's Secretary]

http://washingtontimes.com/national/...0720-2734r.htm

Yep. This is really a more civil, transparent congress.

Hope you're happy with the reformers!

Sorry Charlie! The American Samoas have been exempt....nothing new there. If you read the story carefully you will see this is a rather misleading headline. What happened was other islands in the Pacific lost the exemption but not the Samoas (which very many people...including most of Congress I would guess...could not find on a map...) And....oh this will shock you... in the FLSA there is a different minimum wage for exemption from overtime for the American Samoas as well... There must be a way to blame that on Pelosi!

And what about Tuna of the Sea? Whose district are they headquartered in? Is that congressperson in on this great conspiracy???

Did you know agriculture is also exempt from the federal minimum wage? Has been since it was established as a part of the FLSA in 1938. I can see the headline now....Pelosi has agricultural companies in her district and she did not end the minimum wage exemption they have!

You'll have to do a little better than this one!

[RICHARD]

in the FLSA there is a different minimum wage for exemption from overtime for the American Samoas as well...

Most American Samoans are playing Football in the NFL....Even in overtimne they don't get paid........

[RICHARD]

waaahhhh!!
Madame speaker needs a bigger military plane.


Like WTFITAB?

She wants a bigger plane for her family?

Isn't she a successful business owner?

Like why do I have to pay for her "grandkids" to go visit her.

Talk about pork.....

--------

That is the reason she wants the Armed Forces back in the U.S....



She wants a C-5 or -141 at her beck and call!

[Lady's Human]

Richard,

She can have all the Starlizards she wants (C-141s).

I'm sure she could go out to Davis-Monthan and pick one out for her very own, but she might have a rough time getting a flight crew. The USAF no longer uses them. They were retired for SEVERE maintenance issues.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

waaahhhh!!
Madame speaker needs a bigger military plane.


Talk about pork.....

With an oink oink here and an oink oink there....

I was trying to wait and give her time to prove me wrong .... but I don't care for her very much.
She's too big for her pumps!!!! Bossy bossy bossy !!!

With a moo moo here and a moo moo there ...

[wombat2u2004]

Sorry Molly, but I must take exception to that remark.A member of my
family is a local politician who has been reelected for many years because
he enjoys the trust of those who elect him. So you can't say there are NO
honest people in government cause I know better.

Trouble is tho....the lower ranking and more honest pollies never get to the heights dominated by the old boys club.....it's way too corrupt up at those levels.