--- In [email protected], Emily Reyn wrote: > > And cut their salary to 50 grand a year. Â Period. Â >
"Take them out to the woodshed and spank them if they don't behave," says cynical me, having not much faith we'll ever get anything on our wish list to make Congress a more functioning beast. What to do? I suppose it's an option but I resist bhairitu's notion of revolution because it seems imply the use of guns. > > >________________________________ > > From: Emily Reyn > >To: "[email protected]" > >Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 1:35 PM > >Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Obama's Inauguration Speech > > > > > > > >And, cut all their benefits, all of them...bullshit they get healthcare, > >etc.  Give them term limits, so they know that they have to rejoin the work > >force on some level after their service to the country is complete.  Maybe > >they'd act more like human beings.  > > > > > > > >>________________________________ > >> From: Emily Reyn > >>To: "[email protected]" > >>Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 1:16 PM > >>Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Obama's Inauguration Speech > >> > >> > >> > >>I keep thinking it would in the end.  It would start to change the current > >>culture.  If those in office knew they  only had a limited amount of time > >>to get anything done - their legacy would appeal to their ego. > >> > >> > >> > >>>________________________________ > >>> From: raunchydog > >>>To: [email protected] > >>>Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 1:09 PM > >>>Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Obama's Inauguration Speech > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>--- In [email protected], Emily Reyn wrote: > >>>> > >>>> What do you think about term limits for Congress? à> >>>> > >>> > >>>Term limits wouldn't be much of an issue if we had publicly funded > >>>elections. As long as we have a system of bribery, gerrymandering and ALEC > >>>running the show, term limits wouldn't make a bit of difference for better > >>>governance. In fact the guys funding campaigns (bankers, weapons > >>>manufacturers, etc.) can make Congress look like a bunch of skunks in > >>>gridlock, the easier it is to keep politicians on the hook to help save > >>>their asses in the next election. > >>>http://www.alecexposed.org/wiki/ALEC_Exposed > >>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> >________________________________ > >>>> > From: raunchydog > >>>> >To: [email protected] > >>>> >Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 12:36 PM > >>>> >Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Obama's Inauguration Speech > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> >à> >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> >--- In [email protected], Bhairitu wrote: > >>>> >> > >>>> >> On 01/21/2013 05:19 PM, raunchydog wrote: > >>>> >> > Obama delivered a beautiful, inspirational speech at his > >>>> >> > inauguration today. It had a progressive hint of FDR that made me > >>>> >> > tear up feeling plugged into national pride, hope, patriotism. > >>>> >> > American symbolism, flag, mom, small children, Gold Medal > >>>> >> > Olympians, unions, dogs and underdogs, tug at my heartstrings. > >>>> >> > Obama began his speech, "We hold these truths to be self-evident > >>>> >> > that all men are created equal." He had a lot to say about > >>>> >> > equality, including a significant mention of gays. Wowzers, how > >>>> >> > about that? He is the first president to use the word "gay" in an > >>>> >> > inauguration speech. The times they are a changin. Better get use > >>>> >> > to greater diversity and browner demographics, wingnuts. Thank > >>>> >> > goodness, not a word about bipartisanship. I hope it's a sign he's > >>>> >> > tired of screwing around with crybaby Republicans willing to blow > >>>> >> > up the economy if they don't get their way. > >>>> >> > http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/21/obama-inauguration-speech-2013-video_n_2491812.html > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > That said, I remain the loyal opposition, siding with leftwing > >>>> >> > criticism of his policies. > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > Bill Maher: `It's not your Second Amendment rights that are under > >>>> >> > attack ââ¬" it's all the other ones.' > >>>> >> > http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/01/19/maher-its-not-your-second-amendment-rights-that-are-under-attack-its-all-the-other-ones/ > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > Obama's inaugural poem > >>>> >> > by Cannonfire > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > On Medicare and benefits > >>>> >> > My plan will rob you less than Mitt's. > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > I may still favor Goldman Sachs > >>>> >> > But I'll nudge up the fat cat tax. > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > And when the weather's weirdly hot > >>>> >> > I'll talk about it. Not a lot. > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > I will insure that spooks can find > >>>> >> > Your texts and emails ââ¬" datamined. > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > About your guns: Don't worry, folks -- > >>>> >> > You still can give them nice long strokes. > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > I will insure that all will call us > >>>> >> > The butler of Israel ueber alles. > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > That said, I'll try for four years more > >>>> >> > To dodge that planned Iranian war. > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > I won't invade but I like drones > >>>> >> > Purchased with those T-bill loans. > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > I come to bring you peace and love > >>>> >> > Don't get me mad or DEATH FROM ABOVE. > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > I piss off Fox and cats of fat. > >>>> >> > Too bad I'm not a Democrat. > >>>> >> > >>>> >> He sure is a master of NLP which is why I don't like to listen to him > >>>> >> much. Too much manipulative emphasis on words plus the gigantic > >>>> >> period > >>>> >> at the end of sentences. Glad you are enthused over him though I know > >>>> >> he > >>>> >> loves ya but he loves Wall Street and Defense Industry money more. > >>>> >> The > >>>> >> real good thing is that we didn't have to listen to that guy, what > >>>> >> was > >>>> >> his name, "Mittens" or something like that, give the inaugural > >>>> >> speech. > >>>> >> He loves Wall Street and Defense Industry money too but doesn't love > >>>> >> us. > >>>> >> > >>>> > > >>>> >I've never been enthusiastic about Obama. It's just that the choices > >>>> >have been so horribly bleak. I was a Hillary girl warning of Obama's > >>>> >lack of core democratic party principles when almost everyone on FFLife > >>>> >thought he was the Second Coming of Christ. Obama's Republican mask > >>>> >slipped on the FISA vote and again when he refused public campaign > >>>> >funding against McCain. So I'm not surprised the banks remain > >>>> >unregulated, the bill of rights is in the toilet and the drone business > >>>> >is booming. Hillary had a history of advocating for women and children > >>>> >that's why I felt she genuinely cared about equal opportunity for > >>>> >everyone. She was a policy wonk steeped in core democratic principles > >>>> >and had a reputation as a workhorse. The Obots chose the show pony. > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > > > > > > >
