tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589915379939405874.post1226766632606206198..comments2023-07-09T03:48:34.527-04:00Comments on Political Packrat: Note to Congress: Extend Unemployment Insurance TodayAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600365870806305125noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589915379939405874.post-43855637789202109762010-07-21T07:43:07.062-04:002010-07-21T07:43:07.062-04:00Amen, amen and applause, applause! I'm so sick...Amen, amen and applause, applause! I'm so sick of Congress--as you say, both sides--and the news too. These babies should have to get out here and work at WalMart for a couple of months, then get laid off. Maybe we should require that to get into Congress--you have to live in the real world for at least two months first.C. R. Rookwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16167804392560473423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589915379939405874.post-20245780663957476812010-07-20T23:25:48.004-04:002010-07-20T23:25:48.004-04:00Here here. Heartfelt post. This is a responsibil...Here here. Heartfelt post. This is a responsibility, there is no room for emotional playing around. All those piddly things need to be set aside and action really has to be taken. It's getting to the point where even if someone does get a job, they can't keep it because they're so behind monetarily that they are loosing things one by one... their car, their phone service, their... It's easy to jerk aside the masses when you're sitting in an air conditioned room; but what if you were sitting on a hot curb? What then? Would they be making the same choices? Would they still be putting things off? Aren't they there to speak for "us"? I count my blessings, but what about those who don't have that many to count?<br />Such a sad state of affairs.Frieda Babbleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11055267289460549990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589915379939405874.post-76192399613452417672010-07-20T14:24:46.275-04:002010-07-20T14:24:46.275-04:00You tell 'em, ppr! In my own area, EVERY pre-p...You tell 'em, ppr! In my own area, EVERY pre-primary TV ad for Repug candidates includes some version of "I'm against anything Obama is for" and FOR extending the Bush tax cuts for the rich, but NOT extending unemployment. <br /><br />Obviously they're all drinking the same Kool-Aid being served up by the RNC. Wall Street, Big Oil, Big Pharma, and the rest of Corporate America are its biggest contributors. To this bunch, 'for the people' means "people in my family, my company and my country club". I certainly hope playing the Scrooge card shows voters what self-serving jerks they REALLY are come November!JamaGeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16973656461323918279noreply@blogger.com