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RX Reven'
RX Reven' GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
10/1/13 6:31 p.m.

Our illustrious leaders might want to take note of today’s stock market rally….nothing says irrelevance like progress in one’s absence.

The_Jed
The_Jed SuperDork
10/1/13 6:39 p.m.

How's Canada this time of year?

BoxheadTim
BoxheadTim GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
10/1/13 6:44 p.m.

It's not all bad:

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-10-01/ku-klux-klan-rally-becomes-casuality-government-shut-down

Made me chuckle.

The_Jed
The_Jed SuperDork
10/1/13 6:52 p.m.
BoxheadTim wrote: It's not all bad: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-10-01/ku-klux-klan-rally-becomes-casuality-government-shut-down Made me chuckle.

HappyAndy
HappyAndy SuperDork
10/1/13 7:15 p.m.
moparman76_69 wrote: If the opposite of pro is con does that make the opposite of progress, Congress?

You are correct sir.

nocones
nocones GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
10/1/13 7:30 p.m.

But if we voted everyone out we would be voting in your guy and that's just unacceptable.

Johnboyjjb
Johnboyjjb Reader
10/1/13 7:47 p.m.

I heard a quote about this today I liked: Everybody believes in the principle of compromise right up until it is their principle interest being compromised.

NOHOME
NOHOME Dork
10/1/13 7:49 p.m.

Far as I can tell, this situation is a public admission that they are not capable of doing the job they are paid to do. That is a firing offence in my mind. For both parties.

Jaxmadine
Jaxmadine HalfDork
10/1/13 8:04 p.m.

There has to be a way to fire them all and hold emergency elections. Recall them all!

TRoglodyte
TRoglodyte Dork
10/1/13 8:08 p.m.

These are not citizen legislators, they are political prostitutes. They hire themselves out to whoever will stuff a dollar in their panties.

Toyman01
Toyman01 GRM+ Memberand UltimaDork
10/1/13 8:12 p.m.
TRoglodyte wrote: These are not citizen legislators, they are political prostitutes. They hire themselves out to whoever will stuff a dollar in their panties.

The sad part is the girl at the strip club down the street is probably more honorable and certainly more honest.

TRoglodyte
TRoglodyte Dork
10/1/13 8:17 p.m.

cheaper too,and more entertaining.Where did that Ping Pong ball come from?

Mr_Estrotica
Mr_Estrotica Reader
10/1/13 8:46 p.m.

Sine_Qua_Non
Sine_Qua_Non Reader
10/1/13 8:48 p.m.
Sine_Qua_Non wrote: Time to fire ALL politicians from Congress and start over.

http://m.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/10/01/australia-had-a-government-shutdown-once-it-ended-with-the-queen-firing-everyone-in-parliament/

Yep. Too bad we can't do it here.

Donebrokeit
Donebrokeit HalfDork
10/1/13 9:21 p.m.

"God Save the Queen." I never heard of this, kind of cool. And yes E36 M3can all of them and let's give it another go.

Sine_Qua_Non wrote:
Sine_Qua_Non wrote: Time to fire ALL politicians from Congress and start over.
http://m.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/10/01/australia-had-a-government-shutdown-once-it-ended-with-the-queen-firing-everyone-in-parliament/ Yep. Too bad we can't do it here.
914Driver
914Driver MegaDork
10/2/13 6:44 a.m.

"Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for."

      • Will Rogers
wbjones
wbjones PowerDork
10/2/13 6:46 a.m.
Sine_Qua_Non wrote: Time to fire ALL politicians from Congress and start over.

we pretty much did that a few yrs ago ... business as usual

spitfirebill
spitfirebill UberDork
10/2/13 7:06 a.m.
Johnboyjjb wrote: I heard a quote about this today I liked: Everybody believes in the principle of compromise right up until it is their principle interest being compromised.

Truer words have never been spoken.

4cylndrfury
4cylndrfury MegaDork
10/2/13 7:14 a.m.

IM SO ANGRY...no humor here...no comedy. I am seriously pissed the berk off...like, almost took a day off because I wasnt sure I should be in a stressful environment today, because I AM afraid of how I might (possibly over)react to things.

WHAT THE berkeleyING ACTUAL berkeley? DO YOUR GODDAMNED berkeleyING JOB YOU ARROGANT MOTHERberkeleyING shiny happy people....DO IT berkeleyING NOW

Curmudgeon
Curmudgeon MegaDork
10/2/13 7:37 a.m.
Johnboyjjb wrote: I heard a quote about this today I liked: Everybody believes in the principle of compromise right up until it is their principle interest being compromised.

And right here is what's really wrong with the country. Every state/town/city/whatever elects someone on a promise to bring the bacon back home, even if it's for stupid things like the Alaska 'bridge to nowhere' or closer to home Jim Clyburn's bridge from Rimini to Lone Star.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/25/us/25bridge.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

It seems to have finally died but never ever underestimate Jim Clyburn. So he keeps his job by bringing stupid E36 M3 like this back home. He should have been voted out a long time ago, but no. Still there. Term limits would slam the door on this kind of thing, but again everyone says no. Cuts into the ability to bring that unneeded pork home. Keeps us in unsustainable spending cycles. GodDAMN this pisses me off.

JoeyM
JoeyM Mod Squad
10/2/13 7:44 a.m.
TRoglodyte wrote: These are not citizen legislators, they are political prostitutes. They hire themselves out to whoever will stuff a dollar in their panties.

+1. Last week I watched The Best Government Money Can Buy and it was the most depressing documentaries I have seen in a while. (Saw it on netflix, but that link is for HULU. I think it is a freebie)

slefain
slefain UltraDork
10/2/13 7:46 a.m.

Pretty much sums up Congress:

GameboyRMH
GameboyRMH GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
10/2/13 8:48 a.m.

^ LMAO!

4cylndrfury
4cylndrfury MegaDork
10/2/13 9:06 a.m.

One of my favorites regarding the disparity between the roles we elect them for, and what theyre actually up to...

Hey, wrap your mind around this scenario:

A Channel 7 news alert, lake breaking story at 5pm: Earlier today, someone said something that someone else didnt like about a gay sandwich

nearly an hour later

OMFG, ok, so, after an hour of debate, we know the Gays hate sandwiches, and the sandwiches hate the gays! Dianne, I think the sky is falling! Someone set us up the bomb, all ur base are belong to us!!

meanwhile:

hey guys, if theyre all arguing about homosexual sandwiches, no one will ever even see it coming when we berkley them in their asses

I know, Merkuns all have the dumb, plus, Im rich beeotch

lulz, see what we did there? kekekeke
cwh
cwh PowerDork
10/2/13 9:09 a.m.

The next elections promise to be interesting.

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