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Originally posted by Zamunda
If anyone might recall a few months ago when the democrats filibustered some judge nominations, the senate held a 30 hour debate. There was one classic moment in this debate which I think illustrates my point: A democrat from Nevada, John something, took the floor and asked why they were spending so much time debating a few people who made well over five hundred grand a year when there were many Americans in need of help, many of whom had lost their jobs under the Bush administration. He went on to present, by way of visual aid, what the president had done for these people in the last three years... A large blank piece of cardboard... oh and one more large blank piece of cardboard. There is a point somewhere here, and while in this situation he used it to criticize the republicans for making such a big deal over nominating some very uncompromising judges, it still remains that perhaps some thought should be given to the people losing jobs. Of course there are always people unemployed, and some who really don't want to be, but those that lose their jobs and can't find additional work should be helped. While the Bush administration has been pumping up the economy to get it back on track, assuming that eventually jobs would follow and everything would be fine, in the meantime three years without a job is a long time to wait.
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The blank piece of cardboard is funny... I really have to use that some time in my life.
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