motorhome811 Loc: texas

tx. was a great state when it was southern christian democrat and had compassion for people,before it went atheist and unamerican full of greed.christmas lights anti a******n do not make a christian

Loki Loc: Georgia

Maybe. On reflection, however, I think he meant something else by "condome." In his case, however, it is probably more appropriate to refer to the item under discusssion as a "condominimum."

Boo_Boo Loc: Jellystone

It has been a very long practice to give a death benefit to spouses where the death occurred while the member was in office.

The Senate handbook says that upon the death of a senator who had been serving in office, “in the next appropriations bill, an item will be inserted for a gratuity to be paid to the widow(er) or other next- of-kin, in the amount of one-year’s compensation.”

BTW, SNAP was not cut, the rules for receiving benefits was changed. And for obamacare, it is a horrible plan in the first place and most Americans do not want it!

1OldGeezer

BoJester, here you are again, this must be your full time job. You are apparently intelligent in some ways. What I wonder is, when you went to school did you only learn WHAT to think, or did they do their job, and teach you HOW to think?
I can't believe the things I am reading on most of these items, mostly just personal insults with no real info addressing the problem under discussion. Where did we go wrong, did the government schools fail you?
I think you are intelligent, perhaps sincere in your beliefs, but , knowing that you have the brain capacity to know better, I have to believe you are a "plant" by the Soros info organizations whose purpose is to stir up personal controversy so the real issues are obscured by phoney rhetoric.
Forgive me if I am wrong, and then go get a real job.
1oldgeezer

BoJester

Aaah yes, the Soros obsession appears. But no undue influence from the likes of the Koch Bros. I thought you were better than that.

1OldGeezer

Bo Jester, you are good at what you do, I just wonder if you understand what you are doing to the country. Your first task is to look at how many organizations are funded by George Soros and then look at what their mission is. (I think you already know) I am about to lose faith in you.
1oldgeezer

BoJester

And I ask you how many 'shadow' organizations are funded by the Koch's and others like them. Besides, I thought that the mantra of the right wing media was always "fair and balanced". Thought opposing points of view were to be tolerated and respected.

UnionSparky Loc: left coast

It seems incredible you are focused on $174k. Try going to judicialwatch.org, once there go to Corruption Chronicles.
Just peruse these topics and be amazed at how much is being wasted and on what.
The waste is in part from a Democratic senate not doing it's constitutional duties and not passing a yearly budget. They have bypassed this by just raising the debt limit.
These excess wasted funds have much to do with the czars Obama appointed, bypassing, constitutional oversight. It's these billions probably adding up to trillions, the house is trying to control, without the unknown debt Obamacare will add. That figure has been projected to be in the trillions.
As you can hopefully read, I have not lowered my self to mudracking you personally. Can you show the same respect?

BoJester

Since JudicialWatch is rightwing media, I question the perspective of the topics, just as conservatives always question the perspective of left wing media, plus what conservatives call the national or mainstream news reporting agencies. I am not saying the reports are wrong, but questioning the bias behind the report. And your mention of 'czars' appointed by Obama. They spend already allocated money. And all spending bills originate in the house, currently controlled by whom? And all bills signed by the president are results of negotiations with the senate. The single biggest problem is the amendment to bill process that both sides use with impunity to reward their special interst supporters. Beside, the 'czars' that bush appointed spent a lot of allocated funds on the wars, and neglected other government sectors, driving the deficits and debt. But both sides are guilty

uptight

Banjojack,you got it RIGHT!

UnionSparky Loc: left coast

I agree both parties are guilty. Because JW is a watchdog with the primary interest that the government act within their constitutional boundaries, I became aware of the discrepancies of the Bush adm. I would challenge you to investigate this web site with an open mind. After all IF you have been deceived by the current adm., wouldn't you like to know the t***h. All the information you read is gleaned from documents gathered through FOIA.
It is a disservice to all Americans when the free press, is not the watchdogs the writers of the constitution intended. I understand being wary of the media and possibly not believing you're actually being told the t***h. Put this website to the test, I did.