http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...actory14m.html

Tsk - tsk - tsk..

Notice that the party affiliation is missing from behind their names.

Wanna bet which party they belong to?

Subtle. Nuanced. Ethically uncompromising.

On Oct 14, 6:01?pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...48586_favorfac...

Tsk - tsk - tsk..

Notice that the party affiliation is missing from behind their names.

Wanna bet which party they belong to?

Subtle. Nuanced. Ethically uncompromising.

Do political trolls live under bridges in CT?

You think this is a partisan issue, but it isn't. While the three
largest whores in Washington DC are D's, six of the ten largest whores
are from your side of the aisle.

Members of congress who got the most campaign money from donors at
companies with defense earmarks in the 2007 budget:

1. John Murtha, House, D-PA $1,699,775
2. Peter Visclosky, House D- IN $673,424
3. James Moran, House D-VA $579,123
4, David Hobson, House R-OH $527,590
5. Duncan Hunter, House R-CA $520,325
6. Jerry Lewis, House R-CA $516,350
7. C.W. Young, House R-FL $460,900
8. Heather Wilson, House R-NM $458,635
9. Arlen Specter, Senate R-PA $441,001
10. Norm Dicks, House D-WA $434,800

So as far as it being a partisan problem, it certainly is not. Among
the top ten congressional whores the R's outnumber the D's by a 6 to 4
margin, but some of the D's have turned a lot more tricks than the R's
so its pretty close to a wash- IMO.

As far as it being a "Seattle" or WA state problem, once again that is
a mischaracterization. Among all members of congress, Baghdad Jim
leads our delegation with the presitgious honor of being in 10th place
on the streetwalker's list. Other WA lawmakers that appear on the
total congressional list, by place, a

37th overall: Patty Murray, Senate D $246k
49th: Maria Cantwell, Senate D $213k
149th: Rick Larsen, House D $102k
180th: Adam Smith, House D $88k
205th: Jay Inslee, House D $74k
266th: Doc Hastings, House R $51k
299th: Dave Reichert, House R $42k
320th: Cathy McMorris Rodgers, House R $37,050
373rd: Brian Baird, House D $24k
449th: Jim McDermott, House D $13k

By the way, Jim McDermott, 449th from the front of the trough,
represents
some of the more liberal suburban areas around Puget Sound.

So- not specifically a Democratic or "liberal" problem (plenty of R's
with hands in the same cookie jar) and hardly a "Seattle" problem- CA
has two whores on the top ten list, PA has two, and the states of VA,
OH, FL, and NM all outwhore the sleaziest guy we can manage to muster
from WA. :-)

On Oct 14, 8:01 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...48586_favorfac...

Tsk - tsk - tsk..

Notice that the party affiliation is missing from behind their names.

Wanna bet which party they belong to?

Subtle. Nuanced. Ethically uncompromising.

"...Earmarks are federal dollars that members of Congress dole out to
favor seekers - often campaign donors. In the process, lawmakers
advocate for the companies, helping them bypass the normal system of
evaluation and competition.

This can result in earmarks that are wasteful or potentially
harmful...."

skulduggery indeed!

On Oct 14, 9:26?pm, Chuck Gould wrote:
On Oct 14, 6:01?pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...48586_favorfac...

Tsk - tsk - tsk..

Notice that the party affiliation is missing from behind their names.

Wanna bet which party they belong to?

Subtle. Nuanced. Ethically uncompromising.

Do political trolls live under bridges in CT?

You think this is a partisan issue, but it isn't. While the three
largest whores in Washington DC are D's, six of the ten largest whores
are from your side of the aisle.

Members of congress who got the most campaign money from donors at
companies with defense earmarks in the 2007 budget:

1. John Murtha, House, D-PA $1,699,775
2. Peter Visclosky, House D- IN $673,424
3. James Moran, House D-VA $579,123
4, David Hobson, House R-OH $527,590
5. Duncan Hunter, House R-CA $520,325
6. Jerry Lewis, House R-CA $516,350
7. C.W. Young, House R-FL $460,900
8. Heather Wilson, House R-NM $458,635
9. Arlen Specter, Senate R-PA $441,001
10. Norm Dicks, House D-WA $434,800

So as far as it being a partisan problem, it certainly is not. Among
the top ten congressional whores the R's outnumber the D's by a 6 to 4
margin, but some of the D's have turned a lot more tricks than the R's
so its pretty close to a wash- IMO.

As far as it being a "Seattle" or WA state problem, once again that is
a mischaracterization. Among all members of congress, Baghdad Jim
leads our delegation with the presitgious honor of being in 10th place
on the streetwalker's list. Other WA lawmakers that appear on the
total congressional list, by place, a

37th overall: Patty Murray, Senate D $246k
49th: Maria Cantwell, Senate D $213k
149th: Rick Larsen, House D $102k
180th: Adam Smith, House D $88k
205th: Jay Inslee, House D $74k
266th: Doc Hastings, House R $51k
299th: Dave Reichert, House R $42k
320th: Cathy McMorris Rodgers, House R $37,050
373rd: Brian Baird, House D $24k
449th: Jim McDermott, House D $13k

By the way, Jim McDermott, 449th from the front of the trough,
represents
some of the more liberal suburban areas around Puget Sound.

So- not specifically a Democratic or "liberal" problem (plenty of R's
with hands in the same cookie jar) and hardly a "Seattle" problem- CA
has two whores on the top ten list, PA has two, and the states of VA,
OH, FL, and NM all outwhore the sleaziest guy we can manage to muster
from WA. :-)

reminds me of:

http://z.about.com/d/politicalhumor/...ickbackmtn.jpg

On Oct 14, 8:01?pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...48586_favorfac...

Tsk - tsk - tsk..

Notice that the party affiliation is missing from behind their names.

Wanna bet which party they belong to?

Subtle. Nuanced. Ethically uncompromising.

But if it was put up on ebay, I'd give 20K for it....

On Oct 14, 10:10?pm, Tim wrote:
On Oct 14, 8:01?pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...48586_favorfac...

Tsk - tsk - tsk..

Notice that the party affiliation is missing from behind their names.

Wanna bet which party they belong to?

Subtle. Nuanced. Ethically uncompromising.

But if it was put up on ebay, I'd give 20K for it....

It would need to compete with the $10,00 toilet seats, $6,000 coffee
pots, and $965 framing hammers earmarked by both D and R lawmakers in
recent decades. One batch of *******s steals for one special interest
group, and the other batch of *******s steals for another. Except when
it comes to defense- everybody tries to steal as much as they can for
their local defen$e contributor...err I mean "contractor".

Speaking of stealing; Monday is the very last day to pay your 2006
income taxes, even with an extension. My CPA wife has just crunched,
munched, and double punched all the numbers detailing what we have to
pay in addition to this year's previously deducted amounts....Holy
Shiite!.....

On Oct 15, 1:20?am, Chuck Gould wrote:
On Oct 14, 10:10?pm, Tim wrote:

On Oct 14, 8:01?pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...48586_favorfac...

Tsk - tsk - tsk..

Notice that the party affiliation is missing from behind their names.

Wanna bet which party they belong to?

Subtle. Nuanced. Ethically uncompromising.

But if it was put up on ebay, I'd give 20K for it....

It would need to compete with the $10,00 toilet seats, $6,000 coffee
pots, and $965 framing hammers earmarked by both D and R lawmakers in
recent decades. One batch of *******s steals for one special interest
group, and the other batch of *******s steals for another. Except when
it comes to defense- everybody tries to steal as much as they can for
their local defen$e contributor...err I mean "contractor".

Speaking of stealing; Monday is the very last day to pay your 2006
income taxes, even with an extension. My CPA wife has just crunched,
munched, and double punched all the numbers detailing what we have to
pay in addition to this year's previously deducted amounts....Holy
Shiite!.....

Sad. ain't it?

On Sun, 14 Oct 2007 23:20:52 -0700, Chuck Gould
wrote:

On Oct 14, 10:10?pm, Tim wrote:
On Oct 14, 8:01?pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...48586_favorfac...

Tsk - tsk - tsk..

Notice that the party affiliation is missing from behind their names.

Wanna bet which party they belong to?

Subtle. Nuanced. Ethically uncompromising.

But if it was put up on ebay, I'd give 20K for it....

It would need to compete with the $10,00 toilet seats, $6,000 coffee
pots, and $965 framing hammers earmarked by both D and R lawmakers in
recent decades. One batch of *******s steals for one special interest
group, and the other batch of *******s steals for another. Except when
it comes to defense- everybody tries to steal as much as they can for
their local defen$e contributor...err I mean "contractor".

Speaking of stealing; Monday is the very last day to pay your 2006
income taxes, even with an extension. My CPA wife has just crunched,
munched, and double punched all the numbers detailing what we have to
pay in addition to this year's previously deducted amounts....Holy
Shiite!.....

Ask your wife what happens if one is three months late with one of their
estimated tax payments. Just curious, ya know.

On Oct 15, 6:06?am, John H. wrote:
On Sun, 14 Oct 2007 23:20:52 -0700, Chuck Gould





wrote:
On Oct 14, 10:10?pm, Tim wrote:
On Oct 14, 8:01?pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...48586_favorfac...

Tsk - tsk - tsk..

Notice that the party affiliation is missing from behind their names.

Wanna bet which party they belong to?

Subtle. Nuanced. Ethically uncompromising.

But if it was put up on ebay, I'd give 20K for it....

It would need to compete with the $10,00 toilet seats, $6,000 coffee
pots, and $965 framing hammers earmarked by both D and R lawmakers in
recent decades. One batch of *******s steals for one special interest
group, and the other batch of *******s steals for another. Except when
it comes to defense- everybody tries to steal as much as they can for
their local defen$e contributor...err I mean "contractor".

Speaking of stealing; Monday is the very last day to pay your 2006
income taxes, even with an extension. My CPA wife has just crunched,
munched, and double punched all the numbers detailing what we have to
pay in addition to this year's previously deducted amounts....Holy
Shiite!.....

Ask your wife what happens if one is three months late with one of their
estimated tax payments. Just curious, ya know.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Send it in right away, along with a letter of explanation and apology.
Ask in advance to have the penalty waived. Point out how for XX years
you have always had your quarterly in on time and that the ovesight
will never happen again. Especially if the penalty is a relatively
small amount, they will often write it off vs. bother to hassle you.
They probably get those letters and say "Oh, oh. Here's one of those
guys who wants to put up a fight over a few hundred bucks. Anybody
want to screw around pursuing this? No? Well then let's forgive the
penalty."

oh....... :-(
I thought this was about Monday Night Football.
How's 'bout them Saints y'all? :-D

Rick

On Mon, 15 Oct 2007, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...actory14m.html
Tsk - tsk - tsk..
Notice that the party affiliation is missing from behind their names.
Wanna bet which party they belong to?
Subtle. Nuanced. Ethically uncompromising.