Here is your regular reminder that Democratic Congresscritters can be craven grasping money hounds just like their GOP counterparts! Happy Friday. Retiring Representative James Moran (D-VA) is very sad that he has been forced to limp along on a mere $174,000 salary for the
Thank Jeebus for all those lobbyists or the poor dears would starve to death. Back when Bill Clements was governor of Texas a legislator complained to him about their measly $5200 annual salary. Clements replied he didn't think they were worth that.
“I understand that it’s widely felt that they underperform, but the fact is that this is the board of directors for the largest economic entity in the world."
$174,000 for a Congress which averages 123 days in session. That's $1,415 per day or $353,750 per year if they worked 250 days per year like normal people.
A congressman thinking he's one of the directors of a board for a corporation. That statement confirms he hasn't got a fucking clue about how the rest of this country works.
I hope he chokes on his next $60 bottle wine. Whiny, petulant old fuck needs to go back Virginia and fade into irrelevance.
That's why the Chinese are buying us out.
Thank Jeebus for all those lobbyists or the poor dears would starve to death. Back when Bill Clements was governor of Texas a legislator complained to him about their measly $5200 annual salary. Clements replied he didn't think they were worth that.
But with a Board of Directors no one can oust, because of gerrymandering. Other than that the invisible-hand anologies are airtight.
200K is middle class, to the Rmoneys...
Boom chicka bow-wow
“I understand that it’s widely felt that they underperform, but the fact is that this is the board of directors for the largest economic entity in the world."
Then fucking act like it.
Moran's name is always on those Teaparty posters. He should copyright it and wait for the money to roll in.
$174,000 for a Congress which averages 123 days in session. That's $1,415 per day or $353,750 per year if they worked 250 days per year like normal people.
Assuming Wonkette allowed comments in the first place.
Ouch, he broke my empathy.
A congressman thinking he's one of the directors of a board for a corporation. That statement confirms he hasn't got a fucking clue about how the rest of this country works.
I hope he chokes on his next $60 bottle wine. Whiny, petulant old fuck needs to go back Virginia and fade into irrelevance.