Posted by
Team Turk on Sunday, November 05, 2006 1:00:54 AM
Lazy Doozer Blog excoriates Congressman Cleaver.
Breathtaking, isn’t it? Actually, I’m starting to feel sick to my stomach. It’s not that I don’t think people deserve recognition for their accomplishments, but does the House really need to be devoting precious time to honoring the winemakers for winning a contest 30 years ago? But wait! It gets better! We pay each and every House Representative, including Reverend Cleaver, $165,200 a year. We pay him that to participate in a Congress that was projected to be in session this year for a mere 99 days – the least number of days Congress has been in session since 1948. That comes to $1668.68 for each (7.6-hour) day, $219.56 per hour in session. Also, House Representatives got a raise of $3,100 this year.
Think about that before you vote… but try not to throw up on your ballot.