Although Sen. Jay Rockefeller comes from one of America’s wealthiest families, he still feels he must travel by private charter at $4,400 a pop and bill taxpayers for the trips, all the while he could take a $206 commercial flight.
He also feels he must charge taxpayers for amounts as little as $12.75 while he is “in and around Charleston.”
His estimated net worth is $100 million and he lives in a $18 million dollar home that has 11 bathrooms on one floor alone.
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I turn on the news to hear a reporter say … The president needs to schmooze congress more …
The needs of the country, should come before the wants of the government leaders … WAKE UP AMERICA … most of the people holding an office or work for the government … think they are all powerful and every one should bow down to them and think their words are golden … they even want the president to do so … Or they will not work … they have shut down the government to prove … they are all powerful …
Our media thinks and are reporting …The president needs to schmooze congress and the rest of our government leaders more …( gossip and/or chat ) … patronize their feelings and wants above the needs of the country … So they wont rebel again and shut things down … I thought our leaders were working for the country … we the people … but sadly … our government works for their own interests …
schmooze
1.
to chat idly; gossip.
noun
2.
idle conversation; chatter.
REALLY … does the congress go to work to gossip and chat. Is that how we run our country. I hear every one saying … The president needs to work with congress more. Give into their wants more often. WANTS
wants
verb (used with object)
1.
to feel a need or a desire for; wish for:
to want one’s dinner; always wanting something new.
2.
to wish, need, crave, demand, or desire (often followed by an infinitive):
I want to see you. She wants to be notified.
3.
to be without or be deficient in:
to want judgment; to want knowledge.
Needs
adverb
1.
of necessity; necessarily (usually preceded or followed by must):
How about we stop treating congress like royalty and worrying about their feelings and wants … how about we stop treating all of our government leaders like poor little spoiled brats … and start expecting them to work for a living. Bulling, pouting, lie-ing, cheating, stealing, and misusing power. Should not be over looked because our government leaders … wants … Are not being catered to …
The needs of the country, should come before the wants of the government leaders … WAKE UP AMERICA … most of the people holding an office or work for the government … think they are all powerful and every one should bow down to them or worship them … they even want the president to do so … Or they will not work, withhold money’s and they have shut down the government to prove … they are all powerful … Wake up … look at what kind of people we have running things … from the police to the white house … things are broken … and we have lazy … do nothing people running our country … people have to riot in the streets to be heard or get anything done … Why ??? … our country is broken … our government works and leaders … Don’t want to bother with … we the people … we the people are expendable …
hell , Obama spends that much on a week long vacation
Leach
Term limits need to be implemented. Alsp their salaries and benefits should be drastically reduced. The congress was orginally supposed to be a public service like jury duty. If they were paid like jurors we would not have to concern ourselves with term limits..
entitlement class. pay those scumbags minimum wage. it’s more than they’re worth.
vote him out!
And I need to know how long his is? My god he cant do some thing constructive with his time?
UNSAT.
That’s why all the crooks are rich.
Why should he spend his money when a bunch of idiots vote him in office. Then these same idiots complain about businesses making a profit.