tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post7267630953547337771..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: It's in the water.Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-24718732097967547892010-07-31T14:35:45.463-04:002010-07-31T14:35:45.463-04:00Something strange is going on. Just heard that Co...Something strange is going on. Just heard that CongressWeasel Maxine "Crack was invented by the CIA to destroy the Black People" Waters is also being thrown under the Bus. Perhaps the Central Committee is doing a "Purge of the Capitalistic Elements within the Cadre" under Comrade Pelosi? Or is Chairman Barry setting himself up as the only Voice of the "African-American Mongrols" (HIS Words, not mine). Stay tuned.Bubblehead Les.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00730873284089958084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-80413116597791630562010-07-31T09:07:56.255-04:002010-07-31T09:07:56.255-04:00ONE term.
And if any soldier, sailor, marine, or...ONE term. <br /><br />And if any soldier, sailor, marine, or airman has died for his country while you were in office, you get to make the same supreme sacrifice on the last day of that term.staghoundshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05976667812875074135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-11983237635721332852010-07-30T21:50:17.102-04:002010-07-30T21:50:17.102-04:00Oh, none of you would be surprised what happens in...Oh, none of you would be surprised what happens in the basement if you knew the printer is housed there, as he was in a large West-Coast state, in the mid-seventies.<br /><br />For years, Mr. Official State Printer received a case of fine booze at Chrismas time and on his birthday so he did not go boozeless on these special occasions. One year, Mr. Printer added two words before printing the final text of a bill which had already been signed by the Govenor. Those two words were a significant benefit to my association's members.<br /><br />Laws and sausages... <br /><br />I was young then, but I have been ashamed ever since.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-43848502467613691522010-07-30T20:54:23.989-04:002010-07-30T20:54:23.989-04:00"There was some crazy things in the basement....<i>"There was some crazy things in the basement...</i>"<br /><br />Like mebbe that crate with the Ark of the Covenant inside??rickn8orhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911803300343351338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-91521386070129657112010-07-30T16:34:27.586-04:002010-07-30T16:34:27.586-04:00Staghounds,
Wanna bet that there aren't some ...Staghounds,<br /><br />Wanna bet that there aren't some hiring "protocols" that would preclude you from getting that cushy job?Montiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17926708261895308192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-16974700668076899302010-07-30T16:31:15.067-04:002010-07-30T16:31:15.067-04:00...And the latest news today on Rangel's fate?......And the latest news today on Rangel's fate? Investigators are recommending that he be "reprimanded", oooohh, that's gonna hurt. <br /><br />A reprimand consists of the member standing in the well of the House and being reprimanded by the speaker: "You've been a bad, bad, boy. Now don't do that again". <br /><br />That's what I call tough punishment for crimes that would put you and me in jail.Montiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17926708261895308192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-20833033406350508212010-07-30T15:39:39.451-04:002010-07-30T15:39:39.451-04:00Honestly, I think being a New York Democrat alread...Honestly, I think being a New York Democrat already puts you about 3/4 of the way to being that corrupt in the first place.Laughingdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788824586959334168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-53984770842871792412010-07-30T13:57:39.413-04:002010-07-30T13:57:39.413-04:00Term limits, no pensions, no healthcare, and post-...Term limits, no pensions, no healthcare, and post-term lobotomies.NotClauswitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14358707844087117280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-60885448516892330632010-07-30T13:47:02.157-04:002010-07-30T13:47:02.157-04:00At least Adam Clayton Powell had the good decency ...At least Adam Clayton Powell had the good decency in the later years to mostly skip out on the proceedings of Congress to go fishing in Bimini. There wasn't too much trouble he could cause by doing that!John Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03151468462458613615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-80674735569519884272010-07-30T12:18:25.603-04:002010-07-30T12:18:25.603-04:00Sounds as if he learned well from the previous occ...Sounds as if he learned well from the previous occupant from his district: Adam Clayton Powell !Georgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-28731313459617281402010-07-30T11:47:02.225-04:002010-07-30T11:47:02.225-04:00MArk Twain: Congress, America's native crimina...MArk Twain: Congress, America's native criminal class.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-55185203883425739962010-07-30T11:42:37.522-04:002010-07-30T11:42:37.522-04:00If you will recall, Rangel was the one who frauden...If you will recall, Rangel was the one who fraudently added the machine gun ban to the FOPA after it was DEFEATED in a recorded electronic ballot.btrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-88166741329689093742010-07-30T11:42:32.803-04:002010-07-30T11:42:32.803-04:00$17.85 an hour isn't nearly enough to make me ...$17.85 an hour isn't nearly enough to make me live in D.C.<br /><br />No, wait. It's actually $17.85-28. Call it $25,hr, that's $50,000 a year. (More than we pay a starting prosecutor.)<br /><br />30 days off a year, eight predictable hours a day. Generous benefits. <br /><br />I could live in some rural spot in NoVa, work a night shift so the traffic wasn't so bad. Hunt during the days. Probably pile up extra time in the summer, so that I was really done by October.<br /><br />Not so bad...staghoundshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05976667812875074135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-68124164874740093932010-07-30T10:42:07.719-04:002010-07-30T10:42:07.719-04:00Archie worked for the Architect of the Capitol bac...Archie worked for the Architect of the Capitol back in the 40's He was buddies with the Architect's son, and was just back from the Pacific. There was some crazy things in the basement...New Jovian Thunderbolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452246769246304612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-86683461294486709842010-07-30T10:33:34.139-04:002010-07-30T10:33:34.139-04:0020-term Democrat
And we wouldn't have these p...<i>20-term Democrat</i><br /><br />And we wouldn't have these problems if Rep. Rangel would have been, "On his third and final term as a representative." <br /><br />6 years as rep and you're OUT! If you want to continue your political career in D.C. run for senate, but in my perfect world that would only come with a 2-term limit like president (hell it's LONGER than a president's potential tenure). <br /><br />Once that's done, you're DONE, go home and find a real job, slacker. <br /><br />-RobRevolver Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10745371069603827032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-83191710426630957612010-07-30T10:17:22.558-04:002010-07-30T10:17:22.558-04:00Day-umn!
They must only pick the creme de la crem...Day-<i>umn</i>!<br /><br />They must only pick the creme de la creme of mop jockeys!Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-18707419744960231112010-07-30T10:13:43.583-04:002010-07-30T10:13:43.583-04:00Actually the Architect of the Capitol has 2600 emp...Actually the Architect of the Capitol has 2600 employees. That's everyone who runs the building, including police and guides.<br /><br />The title is "maintenance worker", starting pay is $17.85 an hour.staghoundshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05976667812875074135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-62207501344036055962010-07-30T10:00:27.087-04:002010-07-30T10:00:27.087-04:00Janitor?
You mean one of the hundreds of Capitol ...Janitor?<br /><br />You mean one of the hundreds of Capitol Infrastructure Protection Engineering Specialsts, don't you?staghoundshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05976667812875074135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-57072506098369050212010-07-30T09:52:21.655-04:002010-07-30T09:52:21.655-04:00Have you read Niall Ferguson's essay on the su...Have you read <a href="http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/sun-could-set-suddenly-on-superpower-as-debt-bites/story-e6frg6zo-1225898187243" rel="nofollow">Niall Ferguson's</a> essay on the subject?New Jovian Thunderbolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452246769246304612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-56660171417103328822010-07-30T09:38:07.326-04:002010-07-30T09:38:07.326-04:00It's less about being in Congress for so long ...It's less about being in Congress for so long and more about him being part of the Tammany machine back home.Jacobhttp://www.gunpoliticsny.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-28962677619927105112010-07-30T09:32:31.389-04:002010-07-30T09:32:31.389-04:00It's in the water of the district he represent...It's in the water of the district he represents in much higher concentration. Remember that Rangel is the guy who replaced Adam Clayton Powell. <br /><br />They had some footage on Fox yesterday of the guy running against Rangel. Combat veteran, very articulate, and running up against a very steep hill since there may only be a handful of Republicans in the district.Ed Rasimushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667325554289268659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-10085786666372189852010-07-30T09:29:58.887-04:002010-07-30T09:29:58.887-04:00I agree with your comments. I believe that Washin...I agree with your comments. I believe that Washington is so broken that it cannot be fixed. How would you possibly get term limits and no salary for congressmen/President/VP put in place? Congress would never approve it.<br /><br />GRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-65187532304061550812010-07-30T09:18:10.708-04:002010-07-30T09:18:10.708-04:00"Congress consists of one third, more or less..."Congress consists of one third, more or less, scoundrels; two thirds, more or less, idiots; and three thirds, more or less, poltroons."<br />-H. L. MenckenBobGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405172215849046373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-13810635539323845652010-07-30T09:17:41.848-04:002010-07-30T09:17:41.848-04:00Yeah the "...harming the credibility of congr...Yeah the "...harming the credibility of congress..." lept out at me too. <br />So the thought is that if by some chance they actually DO censure Rangel that congress will become credible? Got a ways more to go ...Boat Guynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-22192528086866465662010-07-30T09:03:44.716-04:002010-07-30T09:03:44.716-04:00Well said.Well said.Bramnoreply@blogger.com