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So Congress is taking off AN ENTIRE WEEK to celebrate "President's Day"! Hey hey hey. What a bunch of lazy bums. Why pay them for it?

Posted - February 18, 2017

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  • 53509
    Wait, do you mean the exact same crowd of folks who get to vote on their own annual pay raises, and have NEVER in history voted against an increase?  Not only that, they have the power to control many aspects of the people's finances, and continually vote to keep people in poverty or near poverty when compared to their own fiscal status.
    Yes, I'm with you on this one.
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      February 18, 2017 10:56 AM MST
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  • 1615
    Why not protest about the perks of Congress, instead about the rights of ILLEGAL immigrants?
      February 18, 2017 11:25 AM MST
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  • 53509
    ???????

    When did I protest about "the rights of illegal immigrants"?
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      February 18, 2017 11:27 AM MST
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  • Yep.  That crowd.
      February 18, 2017 11:44 AM MST
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  • 6988
    Bankers and schoolchildren also get that day off.  
      February 18, 2017 12:20 PM MST
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  • 113301
    DAY. Not entire week. That's my entire point bh. Thank you for your reply and Happy Thursday.
      February 23, 2017 3:15 AM MST
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  • 6988
    OOOPPPSSS!  I screwed up again!  Anyway, I see now that members of Congress will be holding many TOWN HALL meetings with voters. It is not so much a vacation as BOTH SIDES will be out there gleaning opinions and ideas. I hope the protesters attend AND behave so the events can be worthwhile.
      February 25, 2017 3:34 AM MST
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  • 113301
    What I find so heartwarming and hopeful is that most of these Town Halls are held because the Republican constituents are demanding face-to-face meetings with their representatives so they can question them. They are not being soft and sweet and polite. The questions are  in-your-face tough and these folks are furious! I love it! Watching them speak up and take the legislators to task just makes my day. For a change it isn't the Dems  making so much fuss for the Pols. It's our Republican brothers and sisters! Go get 'em sez I! They will not be satisfied by silence. Thank you for your reply bh! :)
      February 25, 2017 4:38 AM MST
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  • 326
    god bless the president & u-s-a, u-s-a, u-s-a
      February 18, 2017 12:54 PM MST
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  • 113301
    How does this reply answer the question I asked? Thank you for showing up jR and Happy Thursday.
      February 23, 2017 3:16 AM MST
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  • 22891
    maybe they need a vacation too like the rest of us
      February 18, 2017 8:51 PM MST
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  • 113301
    They vacation all the time.  They work far less than the average worker pearl. Thank you for your reply.
      February 23, 2017 3:17 AM MST
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  • 13277
    Hi Rosie:

    It's something they do every year. Why are you making an issue of it now?
      February 22, 2017 8:35 PM MST
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  • 113301
    Because it occurred to me StuB. That is why I ask EVERY question I ask. Because it occurs to me. Whether the question occurs to me in timely fashion or not I cannot ask it until/unless I think of it. I thought of it so I asked it.  Did I answer YOUR question? Thank you for asking it and Happy Thursday to you.
      February 23, 2017 3:14 AM MST
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