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Contrite Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-23-06 07:55 PM
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Bush signs executive order for pay raises ( for Cheney, et al)
http://www.federalnewsradio.com/?nid=78&sid=1012722

Disgusting. The Dems wanted to make pay raises contingent upon passing the increase in the minimum wage. But Bush goes and does it with another executive order! GRRRRRRRRRRR......
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wundermaus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-23-06 07:58 PM
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1. Lord knows he needs MORE money...
Edited on Sat Dec-23-06 08:01 PM by vmaus
but even he can't take it where he is going...



(rot in hell, dick, et al)
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Contrite Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-23-06 08:15 PM
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2. So generous of him, he didn't give himself a raise.
Probably worried his approval ratings would go down further.

What an a-hole.
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stillcool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-23-06 08:39 PM
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3. Bush makes $400,000?
that in itself is obscene.
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fuzzyball Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-25-06 03:02 AM
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11. Bush makes only $400k? That is PEANUTS compared to what
15,000 CEO's make. The average CEO salary of the 1000 largest
corporations in US is aprox $10 Million. President of US should
be paid atleast the average salary of a CEO of a large corporation.

Ofcourse I am talking about a competent president who does a lot
of good for the country. Chimpy deserves much less.
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Waya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-23-06 08:54 PM
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4. Any chance.....
..this maggot will choke on his Christams Ham? :mad:
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Maat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-23-06 11:22 PM
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5. I hear you ..
not that we are advocating any violence towards the Resident, Agent Mike, for we would NEVER do that.
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Bukowski Fan Donating Member (118 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-24-06 12:01 AM
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6. Did any of you read the article?
It said that it is just enforcing the legislation already passed by Congress earlier in the year. Also, it seems as though it's just a standard of living increase which mostly affects federal civil servants and the military. Seems pretty benign to me unless I'm missing something here.
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knowledgeispwr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-24-06 12:24 AM
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7. Read? What's that? n/t
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renaissanceguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-24-06 04:41 AM
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8. Please....
Certainly you don't mean to suggest that shrub is a civil "servant"


http://www.cafepress.com/liberalissues/479862
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snowbear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-24-06 04:49 AM
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9. Bukowski....
You know we didn't read the fine print..

We leave that up to you, so you can wrap it all up in a nutshell for us..

That's why we love you!...
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Contrite Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-25-06 12:29 AM
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10. Of course I read the article.
The point is that this was "forced" by a Republican Congress and Bush could have vetoed raises for Cheney and the Congress (just as he didn't approve an increase for himself).

"The size of the pay raises was based on a formula in federal law that takes into account cost-of-living changes."

Yet the minimum wage remains stagnant.
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Toots Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-25-06 10:49 AM
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12. Why does legislation passed by congress need "enforcing" by Executive Order?
What is your explanation of this phenomena. How often does Legislation passed by congress need "enforcing" bu "Executive Order and how often did Clinton do that?
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