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UrbScotty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-20-05 12:55 PM
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Why the f**k is Congress still in session FIVE DAYS before Christmas?
Most schools around here are closed until the New Year. So why aren't mmembers of Congress home for the holidays?
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ayeshahaqqiqa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-20-05 12:56 PM
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1. The Budget Bill
and the Patriot Act. Both need to be acted upon before they go home.
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MadHound Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-20-05 12:57 PM
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4. Yep, they're holding the threat of no break over their heads
In order to get them to pass all kinds of BS and pork that is attached to both bills.
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eyesroll Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-20-05 12:56 PM
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2. Because they have work to do?
I'm at work. We get Christmas and New Year's off (adjusted for weekend holidays). I have next week off becuase I'm taking vacation time. But if I didn't, I'd be here then.
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jobycom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-20-05 12:59 PM
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8. Yeah, but you have a real job, and no one is
safe while Congress is in session. Make them go home before they destroy something!
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Redneck Socialist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-20-05 12:56 PM
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3. They haven't quite raped ANWR yet
They have a lot of evil shit left on their 'to do' list.
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billybob537 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-20-05 12:57 PM
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5.  The Pukes are here trying
to sneak pork in before the break
The Dems are here to expose thier dishonest attempts.
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Skidmore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-20-05 12:57 PM
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6. Because they screwed around all session naming post offices
and other such folderal. Let 'em work against a deadline and sweat a little. Our Dems our earning their holiday pay. Make the Rs sweat and panic all throughout the season. As for us, let's roast some chesnuts on the R legislators.
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kath Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-20-05 01:31 PM
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17. Naming post offices, and talking about the "war on Christmas"
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liontamer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-20-05 12:57 PM
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7. because they're working
Are representatives on par with kids in grade school?
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in_cog_ni_to Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-20-05 01:01 PM
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9. Because of the RW strong-armed tactics.
Edited on Tue Dec-20-05 01:02 PM by in_cog_ni_to
They're trying to SCREW the poor by taking away funds that would help them while giving HUGE tax cuts to the wealthy. Ted Stevens is trying to ram his ANWR bill into the Budget Bill because he thinks the Senators will HAVE to vote for the bill because EVERYONE wants to give funds to the troops. and the PATRIOT ACT had shitty provisions that violated our civil liberties and should never be passed with those provisions in it. That's why. The Democrats are trying to stop the bastard repukes from running roughshod over the poor and our civil rights. AS IT SHOULD BE!
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Earth_First Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-20-05 01:03 PM
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10. Trust me, if I were in the Senate, I'd be doing EVERYTHING I could
to ensure that there would be no recess until all the bullsh*t was removed from the Defense Budget Bill...
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in_cog_ni_to Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-20-05 01:15 PM
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14. DAMN RIGHT! Stay in session over the Holidays!
The repukes would FREAK. Don't leave for the break.....just stay until the little bastard takes ANWR out of the bill. Screw 'em.
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FSogol Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-20-05 01:07 PM
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11. The greedy piggies need to divert more tax dollars to their friends. n/t
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MazeRat7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-20-05 01:09 PM
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12. kids - they skip class all year then cram for exams (figuratively speaking
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Loonman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-20-05 01:10 PM
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13. As my employees, I am glad they are
Congress is getting some work done for a change.
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KarenS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-20-05 01:21 PM
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15. Our "elected" officials take way too much vacation,
Edited on Tue Dec-20-05 01:21 PM by KarenS
in my opinion and do too much campaigning and fundraising.

I don't think any "elected" or appointed Federal official should take a day of vacation during a time of War, let alone do a minute of campaigning or fundraising,,,,, but that's just me.

editted for spelling.
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kstewart33 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-20-05 01:31 PM
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16. Maybe they're afraid to go home.
With a 27% approval rating, they're safest in WDC.
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Skidmore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-20-05 01:55 PM
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18. My guess is the Rs are worried about missing photo ops in churches
Edited on Tue Dec-20-05 01:56 PM by Skidmore
with their eyes cast heavenward and silhouetted by the rose windows in the churches. Will definitely cause their polling numbers to tank further. Won't be able to see how many times you can cram "God bless", "America", "freedom", and "terrorists" into the same sentence.
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