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Big Al from WI Donating Member (130 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-04 03:15 PM
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GOP Staffers Need a Union
Oh, the irony. Republican staffers in Wisconsin are getting laid off and pay cuts, even though their party gained seats and power. Editor Dave Zweifel of The Capital Times suggests they form a union:

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liberal N proud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-04 03:18 PM
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1. I would like to feel sorry for them...
BUT!
I just can not!
If they were Democrat staffers, then that would be different.
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Big Al from WI Donating Member (130 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-04 03:21 PM
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2. The idea isn't to feel sorry for them...
Just to laugh at them. The Democrats would gladly pay them a fair wage, if they were even allowed to hire more staffers.
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Menshevik Donating Member (674 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-04 03:22 PM
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3. they voted repub
they can face the consequences
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Big Al from WI Donating Member (130 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-04 03:22 PM
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4. WTF? Where'd my link go?
http://www.madison.com/tct/opinion/index.php?ntid=21263&ntpid=0
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tk2kewl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-04 03:23 PM
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5. That is some funny shit.
:7
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hatrack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-04 03:26 PM
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6. Do they get minimum wage? Or do they get the new Competetive Wage?
You know, the Chinese-style wage of 60 cents per hour.
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blueknight Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-04 03:51 PM
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7. i hope evryone
that voted for bush loses their job and healthcare insurance,fuckem!
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CatholicEdHead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-04 06:09 PM
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8. Were they outsourced?
Are they having the Chinese or Indians do it half way around the world for pennies on the dollar?
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