Comments on: The career politician

By: JuliB

JuliB — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 19:29:21 +0000

I wonder how much his various pensions would add up to. I know former Mayor Daley is rolling in the dough from that alone.

By: mousebert

mousebert — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 00:20:52 +0000

ONLY $154,000.00 per year. As a physician who works more far hours than her and have greater responsibilities – I make less than that and know many others who do too! Let him work at McDonnell’s.

By: butch

butch — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 16:56:47 +0000

His mentor, Schmuck Schumer, took the same route: into politics right out of college, never held a productive job in his adult life.

By: grackle

grackle — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 15:53:21 +0000

My theory on Weiner: He’s a classic exhibitionist. Probably has a raincoat, slouch hat and false beard tucked away somewhere that he uses on the subway when the compulsion overtakes him. The internet stuff is merely another outlet for his pathology.

By: Carol Schreiber

Carol Schreiber — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 14:51:10 +0000

Perhaps we should raise the minimum age to serve in Congress to 40 or 45 years so people would have broader life experience before being elected. People are living longer than 200 years ago, and the idea one person of spending 40 years in Congress is really not what the founders envisioned. Career politicians forget where they come from and who elected them.

By: Gary Rosen

Gary Rosen — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 08:01:13 +0000

“In CA, Alan Cranston had to die before we got rid of him.”

… and he was replaced by Barbara Boxer! ba-dump!

By: Gary Rosen

Gary Rosen — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 07:57:42 +0000

“the HUGE headline in the DE newspaper today was about some “interesting”campaign money he [Biden] received in 2008.I believe the word illegal might have been in there,but of course his campaign knows nothing about it.”

No, no, no, you don’t understand. Palin’s e-mail is *much* more important!

By: Parker

Parker — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 05:20:14 +0000

I’m a long time proponent of of amending the Constitution to limit the terms of federal congress critters to 3 four year terms in the house and 2 six year terms in the senate. I believe these limitations would bring a different set of people into politics.

“I’d rather entrust the government of the United States to the first 400 people listed in the Boston telephone directory than to the faculty of Harvard University.” WFB

By: RandomThoughts

RandomThoughts — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 04:14:48 +0000

Weiner went directly from college–where he majored in poly sci, natch–to the staff of then-Congressman Chuck Schumer. After a while, at Schumer’s suggestion he went to work in Brooklyn local politics (District Office) and then ran for NY City Council and won. That explains everything. He's never lived nor worked in the real world, and Chuck You Schumer is his mentor. No wonder he spends his time photographing his own genitals and sending the pics to women he's never met. I'm of two minds about term limits. I hate to see someone who is doing a good job get termed out, but I hate even more the way politicians manage to make their time in office into a lifetime career. In CA, Alan Cranston had to die before we got rid of him. Same with Ted Kennedy.

By: expat

expat — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 03:28:17 +0000

Don Carlos,
I assume Rangel was talking about himself.