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Congress Gives Itself a $93,000 Raise
Little Green Footballs —
... Banks closing, millions of homes in foreclosure, a major recession; so what does the Democrat-controlled Congress do? They give every member an extra $93,000 in petty cash. ...
The Obama Democrats: by the numbers
Doug Ross @ Journal —
... . His various excuses for the failure included his wife, his accountant and the fact that he didn't speak Spanish. $93,000 : the amount of petty cash each Congressional representative voted to give themselves in January 2009 during the height of an economic meltdown. $140,000 : the amount of back taxes and interest that ...
Style Notes
Jules Crittenden —
... the use of the presidential visage . What’s the point of socialism if you can’t protect the jobs of people who don’t deserve them? Powerline on the Obama admin’s quick payoff to unions . Socialismizing in style! That’s wicked Euro. WPost on Daschle’s do as we say approach to taxation, plus politically correct profiteering. Malkin’s unhappy about the GOP chickens watching that henhouse . Congress gives itself $93,000 more in petty cash per head. Because spending other people’s money isn’t cheap . 10 percent cut at the Pentagon in wartime? ...
Petty Cash for Congress: Increased $93,000 per Member
Say Anything —
... that since they wrote no regulations as to how the money was to be spent, $350 Billion dollars was spent on whatever the recipients felt like spending it on!
Who is more irresponsible? The teenager who drives drunk or the adult who gives him a bottle of whiskey and the car keys???
Obama should look to reining in the wasteful and profligate spending of Congress before he turns his faux indignation towards anyone who works for a living!
Hat tip Gateway Pundit via Doug Ross
Cross Posted at Proof Positive ...
Congresscrooks Award Themselves an Extra $93,000 Apiece of Our Money
Moonbattery —
... Hat tip: Gateway Pundit; on a tip from ent.
Dwayne Horner: Democrats by the Numbers
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog —
... from a Costa Rican rental property. His excuses for the failure started with blaming his wife, then his accountant and finally the fact that he didn't speak Spanish. $93,000: the amount of petty cash each Congressional representative voted to give themselves in January 2009 during the height of an economic meltdown. $133,900: ...
Den of Thieves
Commonsense & Wonder —
... http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2009/01/its-recession-congress-gives-lawmakers.html See video here from Fox ...
