Election 2010: Teabaggin' the Ds & Rs

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally Posted by Cletus Miller

This is much easier than actually reading/listening/watching Fox, or other meta coverage of Fox, as I have a pretty clear idea of your slant without additional reading. Thanks!

ps: Are you sure that was debt panel coverage and not death panel coverage? I heard that Obama's first legislative goal of the next congress is to get cram the death panels down our throats.

They'll get you coming and going. Once they take away the social security, you'll be wanting to get the death panel treatment.

[Penske 2.0]

Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy

They'll get you coming and going. Once they take away the social security, you'll be wanting to get the death panel treatment.

Also, once you get that treatment they will hit you with the death tax. Thank G-d and his second son Mohammed that there is a Second Amendment as a firewall. npi.

[sgtclub]

Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy

So Fox's coverage of the BiPartisan report today takes the approach of freely adding "Obama" as an adjective wherever possible (including the headline on the front page that links to the article).

The message: It's Obama that's going to take away all those nice benefits, we're just here to cut your taxes.

Thanks, guys!

Do you mean kind of like the "Bush Recession"?

[sgtclub]

Originally Posted by Cletus Miller

This is much easier than actually reading/listening/watching Fox, or other meta coverage of Fox, as I have a pretty clear idea of your slant without additional reading. Thanks!

ps: Are you sure that was debt panel coverage and not death panel coverage? I heard that Obama's first legislative goal of the next congress is to get cram the death panels down our throats.

Did you see the recommendations coming out of the panel (debt panel that is)?

[Penske 2.0]

Originally Posted by sgtclub

Do you mean kind of like the "Bush Recession"?

Which one?

[Cletus Miller]

Originally Posted by sgtclub

Did you see the recommendations coming out of the panel (debt panel that is)?

Only in summary. I think it's not enough, largely bc most of it won't get through.

Skimming thru the summary:

"This option eliminates the [Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools], saving about $1.8 billion in 2015."

WHAT? How do they manage to spend anything like that much on something like that? If anyone objects to this, they're brain dead.

Also: I note that it calls for a total elimination of earmarks--seriously, if Nancy doesn't run with that one in the lame duck, she doesn't deserve here seat, much less a leadership position.

[Penske 2.0]

The number of federal workers earning $150,000 or more a year has soared tenfold in the past five years and doubled since President Obama took office, a USA TODAY analysis finds..


Wow! Not sure what type of performance metric is involved in coming to these raises, but, this is not change that I can believe in. SMH.

[Cletus Miller]

Originally Posted by Penske 2.0

The number of federal workers earning $150,000 or more a year has soared tenfold in the past five years and doubled since President Obama took office, a USA TODAY analysis finds..


Wow! Not sure what type of performance metric is involved in coming to these raises, but, this is not change that I can believe in. SMH.

Obama slowed the rate of growth by approximately 60%. If we were talking about Medicare, that would be deemed an unacceptable cut.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally Posted by Penske 2.0

The number of federal workers earning $150,000 or more a year has soared tenfold in the past five years and doubled since President Obama took office, a USA TODAY analysis finds..


Wow! Not sure what type of performance metric is involved in coming to these raises, but, this is not change that I can believe in. SMH.

GS-15 maxed out below $150,000 not too long ago and now maxes out just above that mark. I would bet good money that the benchmark was $140,000 or $160,000, you wouldn't see much delta at all.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally Posted by Penske 2.0

The number of federal workers earning $150,000 or more a year has soared tenfold in the past five years and doubled since President Obama took office, a USA TODAY analysis finds..


Wow! Not sure what type of performance metric is involved in coming to these raises, but, this is not change that I can believe in. SMH.

i didn't open your link, but maybe it's just lots of soldiers are getting too much over time?

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop

GS-15 maxed out below $150,000 not too long ago and now maxes out just above that mark. I would bet good money that the benchmark was $140,000 or $160,000, you wouldn't see much delta at all.

i was tagged for a 15, but i bailed anyway. breast feeding is healthy, but only for a few years.

[Cletus Miller]

Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop

GS-15 maxed out below $150,000 not too long ago and now maxes out just above that mark. I would bet good money that the benchmark was $140,000 or $160,000, you wouldn't see much delta at all.

If you click the link, there's a nice chart that shows the number over $160k went from 2852 to 44898. Which is over 15x.

Also "worse" for $170k and $180k, both with over 21-fold increases.

[Atticus Grinch]

Originally Posted by Penske 2.0

The number of federal workers earning $150,000 or more a year has soared tenfold in the past five years and doubled since President Obama took office, a USA TODAY analysis finds..


Wow! Not sure what type of performance metric is involved in coming to these raises, but, this is not change that I can believe in. SMH.

1. Government employees are predominantly Dems.
2. People making six figures are more likely to (secretly) vote GOP.
3. You're welcome!

[Cletus Miller]

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

i was tagged for a 15, but i bailed anyway. breast feeding is healthy, but only for a few years.

Wet nurses make more than gs-15 $$ in the private sector?

[Penske 2.0]

Originally Posted by cletus miller

if you click the link, there's a nice chart that shows the number over $160k went from 2852 to 44898. Which is over 15x.

Also "worse" for $170k and $180k, both with over 21-fold increases.

ssmh.