THE SENATOR AND THE GOVERNOR -- for JUST A MINUTE RADIO - Thursday 110217

            Sometimes time flies – and sometimes it just dawdles along…

 

            Thursday is dawdling day. But not on Capitol Hill… they want to get their hearings, meetings etc. out of the way so they can get home for the weekend. But back when I worked there, Senators and Representatives only got paid to fly back home about three times in a legislative session. Nowadays – due to the generosity of you (and me) taxpayers they can charge it off to the govermint *every* time they take a notion.

 

            So… Mrs. Pelosi can fly out to the West Coast every weekend she can get away, but (sigh) she doesn’t get her own jet to do it in… (sob, sob) she has to sit in the aluminum tube (FirstClass I’m reasonably sure) with the rest of the ‘citizens’ (who pay her way) who are not so privileged.  

 

            Please take note Oh Spending Cutters… it amounts to quite a bit over the course of a two-year session… going back and forth every weekend… or almost every week end.  That would be a cut that would at least make the less privileged of us at least feel like we’re ‘sharing the load’ somehow. (L)

 

            Well at least we appear to have made progress on the ‘earmark’ removal campaign.  Too bad it’s not big enough to hardly nick the deficit…

 

            If you’ll note the script printed below – and read it carefully, you’ll note both office-holders we describe are members of the GOP – and they are receiving what might be described as “incoming” shells – or at least having attention called to what ordinary citizens might – by some stretch of the budget feel as hostile criticism… No… that’s not the case.  The criticism is not partisan.  What I think IS illustrated is the effect of that old saying – “Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”

 

            I also believe I’ve rambled far enough into the night… Too many typing and editing mistakes.  I’m simply going to give it up for the time being.

 

            We’ll look for you (DV) tomorrow.

 

            Cordially, IN HIM

 

            Jack

           

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“JUST A MINUTE”

THE SENATOR AND THE GOVERNOR

            Just a Minute: -- Here’s a tale of two Republican office holders.

           Orrin Hatch, of Utah, leaves confusion in his Senate career. He’s a Mormon, a boxer, a lawyer who writes and sells poetry and songs – but was a great fan of Sen. Ted Kennedy they sometimes cosponsored bills. At CPAC convention he was challenged about his vote for TARP. He expressed a brief apology – but said he probably would do it again.

          Fellow Mormon and ex Senator Bob Bennett, found you can lose if you’re not on the Tea Party train.  Hatch is running the seventh time for re-election.  Wall St. Journal writer John Fund says: “He is going to have to do a better job explaining his record.”

          By contrast nobody in New Jersey has the slightest question of where Gov. Chris Christie stands – right in the middle of the Right. Voters agree by more than 60 percent that state spending is out of control and state workers should expect to feel the brunt of spending cuts. Sixty four percent say services should be cut before raising taxes – only 26 percent hoist the flag for more taxes.  No uncertainty here.

            <>I’m Jack Buttram. (END)

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