Compare Congress to a good pot of simmering stock. Every now and then you have to remove the scum that forms on top. There's some good under it.

14 minutes ago, Mark Maras said:

Compare Congress to a good pot of simmering stock. Every now and then you have to remove the scum that forms on top. There's some good under it.

Simmering septic tank. Sometimes you have to add scum killer.

2 hours ago, Racer X said:

One of the Elders.

I don't want 5 decades behind my way of life.

Well the system is designed to reward the dishonest.  There are things we could do to change it but since the people in there make the rules they’d never vote to implement the things to change the system. 
 

1. 2 term limits for Senate and 4 term limits for congressmen,  that makes 12 yrs for Senate and 8 for the house. 
2. campaign donation limits to $1000 from an person, pac or company.

3,  Any corruption charges  met with 30 year sentences..... unconditional. People in these  positions have to be held to incredibly high  ethical standards. 
 

The only other option is torches and pitch forks from the people and demand change.  

 Jimmy Carter once said there should be one single six year term for the President. He stated that in the current system the President is learning the job the first year, doing the job for the next two years, and running for re-election the final year. We don't get our money's worth.

1 hour ago, Mark Maras said:

 Jimmy Carter once said there should be one single six year term for the President. He stated that in the current system the President is learning the job the first year, doing the job for the next two years, and running for re-election the final year. We don't get our money's worth.

Jimmy Carter was an anti politician. A gentleman.

The world needs more leaders like him.

 

Here is a perfect example of how bad our leaders in Congress are and why they all need to fired.   We have families suffering, business closing in record numbers (110,000) family owned restaurants in the US .  There are people about to lose their homes and jobs because of this pandemic.  So what do the American citizens get, so they can feed their family and pay their bills....$600.  All while the bill sends hundreds of millions of $$ to foreign countries for things nothing related to the pandemic.   Look at a short list below.  We’re sending $10  million for gender studies in Pakistan but if your an American family about to lose your house you get $600.  
Funding for these other initiatives should voted on independently not  by stuffing them in the Covid relief bill,  this a form a blackmail and business as usual in the swamp.  We are pathetic.  
 

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2 hours ago, Av8ferg said:

Here is a perfect example of how bad our leaders in Congress are and why they all need to fired.   We have families suffering, business closing in record numbers (110,000) family owned restaurants in the US .  There are people about to lose their homes and jobs because of this pandemic.  So what do the American citizens get, so they can feed their family and pay their bills....$600.  All while the bill sends hundreds of millions of $$ to foreign countries for things nothing related to the pandemic.   Look at a short list below.  We’re sending $10  million for gender studies in Pakistan but if your an American family about to lose your house you get $600.  
Funding for these other initiatives should voted on independently not  by stuffing them in the Covid relief bill,  this a form a blackmail and business as usual in the swamp.  We are pathetic.  
 

This is so messed up. Just when I thought our elected officials could do no poorer a job than they already do they lower the bar seven more notches.

I want a refund.

 

13 hours ago, Racer X said:

Jimmy Carter was an anti politician. A gentleman.

The world needs more leaders like him.

 

CNN has a documentary on him January 3rd. I've got it set to record. 'Jimmy Carter 'Rock and Roll President'. 

At least some good is coming from the omnibus bill.

"The federal government would be required to set up a program aimed at eradicating the murder hornet.."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/fine-print-5-593-page-130020410.html

Is that a wrestler or something, The Murder Hornet?

14 minutes ago, siteunseen said:

Is that a wrestler or something, The Murder Hornet?

Yes, it is.