A Modest Proposal
By Susie Madrak Monday Dec 15, 2008 5:30amFound in the comments of the Washington Post:
We have been hearing since the election that Republicans want to re-brand their image. During the debate on the auto bailout, we have seen their new ideas on two important areas affecting the public – the economy and health care. For the economy, their mantra has become 'If you have a good paying job, you are paid too much. If you have a pension, it should be reduced.' In regards to health care, their position has changed from blocking universal health care to wanting to reduce health care for those who already have health insurance.
Will these platforms help them win elections? I think not. To gain seats in Washington, they will either have to change their beliefs, or hide their agenda with political slogans and hope most voters have not learned that a person should be judged by what they do, not what they say.
Of course, Republicans might pick up votes if they could prove they believe what they say. This could be done by 1) forgoing their government health care plan, and 2) reducing their salaries to that of non-union auto workers (which is what they asked Detroit's auto workers to do) and scale back on their pensions. If they do that, I might vote for them. After all, taxpayers are funding Congressmen and Senators, why shouldn't the same standards be applied to our elected officials as they want to apply to the auto industry?
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Can we not outsource their lame jobs to a third-world country where democracy is respected?
We've already shipped all of our democracy to Iraq. Maybe they will work for cheap.
That is: most voters have not learned that a person should be judged by what they do, not what they say.
Regardez-vous, the latest electile results...
I wouldn't vote for them if they worked for free.
As worthless as they are, I cannot even bring myself to vote for the Democrats.
If any of them come in my neighborhood I will throw my shoes at them!
What are the republicans for?
Small government (Welfare for the rich only.)
No new taxes (run government on credit with high debt).
Military spending (see above).
Spying on our private lives (see above).
...illicit sex - whether hetero or homo, paid for or otherwise.
http://www.uclick.com/client/nyt/ta/
I live in Las Vegas. I am sure that this would be the best way to keep the GOP entertained and engaged in politics. Having a casion just to house the gop leaders would allow the rest of us to get on with getting our work done. Or maybe at the Plazzo which gop Freedom Watch member and owner SA runs and now says is broke. All the call girls could give them tax breaks on thier special services. Hookers, booze, a golf course and plenty of bathrooms would allow their putters to straighten Right Up.
They're gonna eat their own?
They must be reeealll supple
And desperate...
How about Congressmen and Senators limit their pay to what auto workers make, at $28 per hour.
(Oh, wait a minute. With the amount of time Congress is actually in session, the f-kers would STARVE if they were paid by the hour! Probably also starve if we paid them by the vote. Probably also starve if you started at a $100 000 annual base rate, and then pro-rated it based on the percentage of votes they actually showed up for. That would mean John McCain, for example, would have been paid about $32 000 last year.)
Okay then, how about they JUST limit themselves to the ANNUAL pay of that mythical, non-existant $100 000 per year auto worker, and force them to smear some GREASE on their shirts so they'll at least LOOK like they're working.
How about Congressmen and Senators limit their pay to what auto workers make, at $28 per hour.
And they must forgo their 4-day workweek that they voted in for themselves last year and instead work 5 or more days, like the rest of us non-elite suckers who pay their salaries, benefits, pensions, etc.
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