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cal04

(41,505 posts) Wed Mar 11, 2015, 07:39 PM Mar 2015

Sen. Sanders: Budget Battles, Robin Hood in Reverse

Budget Battle

Robin Hood in Reverse

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Sen. Sanders: Budget Battles, Robin Hood in Reverse (Original Post) cal04 Mar 2015 OP

Yeah, not Robin Hood but Robbing Hoods. nt valerief Mar 2015 #1

let them eat twinkies father founding Mar 2015 #2

It is disturbing to me that whenever NorthCarolina Mar 2015 #3

I really agree with you. Plucketeer Mar 2015 #4

valerief

(53,235 posts)

1. Yeah, not Robin Hood but Robbing Hoods. nt

Reply to cal04 (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2015, 07:41 PM

Mar 2015

father founding

(619 posts)

2. let them eat twinkies

Reply to cal04 (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2015, 08:09 PM

Mar 2015

Why are the one per cent trying to commit suicide ? Marie Antoinette ring a bell.

NorthCarolina

(11,197 posts)

3. It is disturbing to me that whenever

Reply to cal04 (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2015, 09:24 PM

Mar 2015

I watch these speeches from the well of the Senate, and I don't care WHO the speaker is, it appears as though NOBODY besides the speaker is ever present. Nothing but empty seats everywhere. Shouldn't attendance be mandatory when another colleague is speaking? I mean, it's their frickin' job; what do we pay them for?

Plucketeer

(12,882 posts)

4. I really agree with you.

Reply to NorthCarolina (Reply #3)

Thu Mar 12, 2015, 10:50 AM

Mar 2015

Sure - all that's said by whoever has the floor is a matter of record. But you know damned well that the folks who AREN'T there are likely NEVER gonna read or watch what was said. They're too busy courting their big donor clients than to waste that valuable time listening to proposals they're not inclined to go along with anyways.
The two houses of congress are virtually USELESS to the vast majority of voters who seat them.

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