if you are a US Congressman....

http://www.cnbc.com/id/40233691

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"....The study also indicates that a significant number of members owned shares of major players in the health-care and financial-services sectors, which were the subject of major reform legislation during the period.

The findings—based on federal financial disclosure data released earlier this year—paint a wealthy bunch in Congress, with more than half of all members—261—were millionaires. ..."

If you got rich in Congress, or accumulated a lot of wealth during your tenure, then you need to be investigated, period.  This isn't the place to make money.

This should go for either party, Dim or Pub. >:(

Quote from: Solar on November 24, 2010, 04:30:45 PM
This should go for either party, Dim or Pub. >:(

ABSOLUTELY!  And, their family members/circle of associates...

Quote from: taxed on November 24, 2010, 04:32:39 PM
ABSOLUTELY!  And, their family members/circle of associates...

It's for reasons such as this, that we cleaned House recently, and will do more come 2012.

Quote from: Solar on November 24, 2010, 04:34:46 PM
It's for reasons such as this, that we cleaned House recently, and will do more come 2012.

Definitely....  We need to keep the squeeze on these guys and keep purging...

Quote from: Solar on November 24, 2010, 04:34:46 PM
It's for reasons such as this, that we cleaned House recently, and will do more come 2012.

I sincerely hope the public has the stamina to keep kicking these bums and bumesses out of office until it becomes what it was created to be .................. our public servant.

Lyndon B. Johnson went to Washington, D.C. as a virtually penniless freshman Congressman, and left Washington, D.C. as a multi-millionaire. 

We all know that the base salaries of Congressmen and Presidents aren't anything spectacular.

Simple solution, kids. Term limits. Make 'em short, and make 'em constitutional amendments. One term for Senators, three for Representatives. No exceptions.

Jeez, I've go all the answers!  :P :P :P

Quote from: tbone0106 on November 24, 2010, 10:36:03 PM
Simple solution, kids. Term limits. Make 'em short, and make 'em constitutional amendments. One term for Senators, three for Representatives. No exceptions.

Jeez, I've go all the answers!  :P :P :P

YES!!!!!!!!!

Quote from: bama_beau_redux on November 25, 2010, 04:50:59 AM
You've accidentally hit the finger on the uvula, taxed.
The GOPP is the equivalent of political bulimia.
First they binge for 30 on the carcass of the middle class
and then they purge under the guise of the teabaggers.

Either way, they make a mess of things and then they
leave it to the Progressives to clean up their messes.
Wherefore art thou, oh Progressive saviour?

Bama, at what point in Obama's Presidency does the economy become HIS economy?  At what point does the record national debt and record budget deficit become HIS national debt and budget deficit?

It's been almost TWO YEARS now.  Everything has gotten much worse since the Kenyan took over.  So when are you marxists, er, "progressives", going to take a vote to decide when Obama's Presidency BEGINS?

I can remember very vividly how, right after 9/11/01, you "progressives" incessantly blamed then-President George W. Bush for the events of 9/11/01, even though he had only been in office for less than 8 MONTHS.  Then, of course, there are the "truthers", who believe that 9/11 was an "inside job", but I won't even go there.

Quote from: AmericanFlyer on November 24, 2010, 07:50:58 PM
Lyndon B. Johnson went to Washington, D.C. as a virtually penniless freshman Congressman, and left Washington, D.C. as a multi-millionaire. 

We all know that the base salaries of Congressmen and Presidents aren't anything spectacular.

LBJ married very well. Lady Bird was of a wealthy family, so LBJ didn't need a lot of money, especially after being taken under the wing of Sam Rayburn. As a 12 year Congressman before winning the Texas Senate seat from Coke Stevenson by 87 votes.  ( Corruption was pretty rampant in that election )

Quote from: bama_beau_redux on November 25, 2010, 04:50:59 AM
You've accidentally hit the finger on the uvula, taxed.
The GOPP is the equivalent of political bulimia.
First they binge for 30 on the carcass of the middle class
and then they purge under the guise of the teabaggers.

Either way, they make a mess of things and then they
leave it to the Progressives to clean up their messes.
Wherefore art thou, oh Progressive saviour?

Beau...Beau..Wake Up, you've been dreaming!
It was Husein that has all but ruined the economy, along with Pelosi and Reid.
It will be us Tea baggers that set the train back on the track to recovery.

Did I mention that we will be cutting the bloat out of the Gov, things like money for the arts, PBS, planned parenthood.
The list is way to long to mention, but we will be gutting every little pet liberal project that exists, and the people will back us all the way. 8)

Quote from: bama_beau_redux on November 25, 2010, 08:13:29 AM

We Progressives do not count Obama as a Progressive.
Many of us allowed ourselves to believe that he would become one,
but he has sorely disappointed those who did.  Still, he was better than McCain.
As for the economy, no POTUS could have dug us out of the hole
that we have put ourselves in any faster than Obama can or will if indeed
he ever decides to do so.  The problem is not that he is too Progressive.
The problem is that he is too corporatist and not Progressive enough.
From day one he should have taken a stand against the wealthy
and powerful who have robbed and raped this great nation.  But he didn't. 
And he probably won't.  And we will probably get someone worse next time.
But that's okay, because like Obama, we usually get what we deserve too.

What cracks me up about you "progressives" is the fact that you are too EMBARRASSED to call yourselves what you REALLY are..........................MARXISTS.  So you come up with these cute and comfortable names, like "progressives" or "greenies", and catchy slogans and legislation like "hope and change" and "The Fairness Doctrine" and "economic stimulus" and "Obamacare".  Nice try, "Karl", but we aren't buying ANY of it.

Is this whole "I'm really a Marxist, but call me a Progressive" schtick some sort of ideological "don't ask, don't tell" policy that you "Marxists" have?

:)) :)) :))

Quote from: bama_beau_redux on November 25, 2010, 08:13:29 AM

We Progressives do not count Obama as a Progressive.
Many of us allowed ourselves to believe that he would become one,
but he has sorely disappointed those who did.

Of course not, he's a black separatists Marxist.

QuoteStill, he was better than McCain.

Yes he was, he woke the American people to the cancer of socialism that was eating away at our culture.
McCain would have been just more of the same BS.
Husein single handed, killed the so called Progressive movement, by force feeding a sleeping public, only to awaken from the choking.

QuoteAs for the economy, no POTUS could have dug us out of the hole
that we have put ourselves in any faster than Obama can or will if indeed
he ever decides to do so.

Something we actually agree upon, it is not the job of the POTUS to manipulate the free mkt, it should be allowed to correct itself.

QuoteThe problem is not that he is too Progressive.
The problem is that he is too corporatist and not Progressive enough.
From day one he should have taken a stand against the wealthy
and powerful who have robbed and raped this great nation.  But he didn't. 
And he probably won't.  And we will probably get someone worse next time.
But that's okay, because like Obama, we usually get what we deserve too.

You deceive yourself if you think money never influences people.

Everything I said above is true, until the left accepts it, you all will be relegated to the lawn outside the stadium, while the rest of us watch the play unfold.

Quote from: Solar on November 25, 2010, 08:53:23 AM

You deceive yourself if you think money never influences people.

Through 100.000 dollars out a window in a big city and see what will happen.   You will see just how fast Progressive will move.   ;D   LOL