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[Smiling JOe]

And on this one, I am more cynical than you ;-) I understand the need for transparency though and I agree on your second part. They don't call them Christmas Tree bill's for nothing. The trick is to get your constituencies ornament as high on the tree as possible so when elections come around, it's see what I got you last session..

Too true, and don't think that the lobbyists don't check to see. If a politician is really good (not good like good, good like crafty), he or she will have a lookout(staffer) stand guard, and have another staffer on Tree Detail, rearranging the ornaments just before each lobbyist steps foot in to the office. Don't think it doesn't happen. I know people who stood on Tree Detail. ;-) Guess where my five year old nephew (a Washington DC baby) is flying to on Wed? He and one of his parents has a pass to get priority seats at a NASA launch in Cape Canaveral. On that subject, does anyone think that lobbyists shouldn't be married to Chiefs of Staffs? Nevermind. I guess love knows no boundaries. Today a politician's right hand man, and tomorrow, Chief Lobbyist. All the smart staffers are doing it.

 

[BeachSiO2]

Too true, and don't think that the lobbyists don't check to see. If a politician is really good (not good like good, good like crafty), he or she will have a lookout(staffer) stand guard, and have another staffer on Tree Detail, rearranging the ornaments just before each lobbyist steps foot in to the office. Don't think it doesn't happen. I know people who stood on Tree Detail. ;-) Guess where my five year old nephew (a Washington DC baby) is flying to on Wed? He and one of his parents has a pass to get priority seats at a NASA launch in Cape Canaveral. On that subject, does anyone think that lobbyists shouldn't be married to Chiefs of Staffs? Nevermind. I guess love knows no boundaries. Today a politician's right hand man, and tomorrow, Chief Lobbyist. All the smart staffers are doing it.

I have never been one, but I deal with them often and I look for my ornaments to be VERY HIGH and for the last 4-5 years I have not been dissapointed once ;-)

 

[Smiling JOe]

beachsiO2, you should get another person to walk in and check out the ornament for you, maybe even have them take a photo of the position of "your" ornament. lol

 

[BeachSiO2]

beachsiO2, you should get another person to walk in and check out the ornament for you, maybe even have them take a photo of the position of "your" ornament. lol

Maybe I should do that :scratch:

 

[wrobert]

Too true, and don't think that the lobbyists don't check to see. If a politician is really good (not good like good, good like crafty), he or she will have a lookout(staffer) stand guard, and have another staffer on Tree Detail, rearranging the ornaments just before each lobbyist steps foot in to the office. Don't think it doesn't happen. I know people who stood on Tree Detail. ;-) Guess where my five year old nephew (a Washington DC baby) is flying to on Wed? He and one of his parents has a pass to get priority seats at a NASA launch in Cape Canaveral. On that subject, does anyone think that lobbyists shouldn't be married to Chiefs of Staffs? Nevermind. I guess love knows no boundaries. Today a politician's right hand man, and tomorrow, Chief Lobbyist. All the smart staffers are doing it.

While it would never happen, would it not be great if we elected a President that actually vetoed a whole bill if it included additional pork spending items. Congress would blame him for shutting down government, but that cuts two ways. Of course that would really take some guts.

 

[Smiling JOe]

That would be awesome!

I'm still wondering why I have to pay $2200 to get cable to run down my driveway, but my nephew gets premo seats curtousy of the taxpayers, to see a NASA launch. I need to make some phone calls... I'll be back!

 

[BeachSiO2]

That would be awesome!

I'm still wondering why I have to pay $2200 to get cable to run down my driveway, but my nephew gets premo seats curtousy of the taxpayers, to see a NASA launch. I need to make some phone calls... I'll be back!

It sounds like your nephew is who needs to be calling for you!

 

[Smiling JOe]

That's funny. He wouldn't have to pick up the phone. Hmmm? Maybe I should just tell my BIL that I need some cable for XMas. I don't know why I didn't think about talking to him in the first place, rather than talking to the idiots at Customer NO-Service.

 

[Caroling]

mispelled words.

My mother taught me not to misspell misspelled.

 

[BlueMtnBeachVagrant]

My mother taught me not to misspell misspelled.

I will never misspell misspell again. Thanks for sharing your mother's spelling lessons.;-)