Gad! So how many congresscritters...

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Post #181,446 by jb4 10/28/04 12:44:09 PM Reply	Gad! So how many congresscritters... ...do you want skulking around Washington DC? Just what we need, more self-important pompous asses strutting around like so many bantam roosters, carving out perks for themselves (e.g. flu shots) while purporting to "represent" "us". No fucking thankyouverymuch! jb4 shrub\ufffdbish (Am., from shrub* + rubbish, after the derisive name for America's 43 president; 2003) n. 1. a form of nonsensical political doubletalk wherein the speaker attempts to defend the indefensible by lying, obfuscation, or otherwise misstating the facts; GIBBERISH. 2. any of a collection of utterances from America's putative 43rd president. cf.* BULLSHIT
Post #181,467 by jake123 10/28/04 1:48:02 PM Reply	I'd say a reasonable ratio would probably be about one per 60-100K people. --\n-------------------------------------------------------------------\n* Jack Troughton jake at consultron.ca \n [link\|http://consultron.ca\|http://consultron.ca] [link\|irc://irc.ecomstation.ca\|irc://irc.ecomstation.ca] \n Kingston Ontario Canada [link\|news://news.consultron.ca\|news://news.consultron.ca] *\n-------------------------------------------------------------------
Post #181,470 by ben_tilly 10/28/04 1:49:58 PM Reply	More is better That way we know where to find them when the Revolution comes. ;-) Cheers, Ben I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
Post #181,483 by jb4 10/28/04 2:07:01 PM Reply	Yeah, but then... ...we need more ammo to make sure we get them all. Raises the cost of the revolution, doncha think? jb4 shrub\ufffdbish (Am., from shrub* + rubbish, after the derisive name for America's 43 president; 2003) n. 1. a form of nonsensical political doubletalk wherein the speaker attempts to defend the indefensible by lying, obfuscation, or otherwise misstating the facts; GIBBERISH. 2. any of a collection of utterances from America's putative 43rd president. cf.* BULLSHIT

Unbelievable - (danreck) - (31) - Oct. 27, 2004, 02:51:43 PM EDT

Hey MFAC... - (folkert) - (2) - Oct. 27, 2004, 03:12:22 PM EDT

Re: Hey MFAC... - (danreck) - (1) - Oct. 27, 2004, 03:36:41 PM EDT

Condolences on your "achievement". - (folkert) - Oct. 27, 2004, 03:49:18 PM EDT

Um, next week the lawsuits will just be starting. :-< -NT - (Another Scott) - Oct. 27, 2004, 03:13:02 PM EDT

Unbelievable? I'd say so - (hnick) - (3) - Oct. 27, 2004, 03:35:34 PM EDT

Re: Unbelievable? I'd say so - (danreck) - (1) - Oct. 27, 2004, 03:49:32 PM EDT

Agree about the candidates - (hnick) - Oct. 27, 2004, 04:09:38 PM EDT

I live in Missouri - (Nightowl) - Oct. 27, 2004, 03:54:09 PM EDT

I live in Michigan... - (admin) - (3) - Oct. 27, 2004, 04:04:39 PM EDT

Blue state I hope? -NT - (deSitter) - Oct. 27, 2004, 04:05:14 PM EDT

That's what I've found odd - (Nightowl) - Oct. 27, 2004, 04:52:40 PM EDT

Florida is bad... - (Simon_Jester) - Oct. 27, 2004, 05:04:04 PM EDT

just as bad here, local paper - (daemon) - Oct. 27, 2004, 05:01:53 PM EDT

It's bad with the local elections here. - (inthane-chan) - (16) - Oct. 27, 2004, 05:10:37 PM EDT

Oh yeah, I forgot actual mail - (Nightowl) - Oct. 27, 2004, 05:18:55 PM EDT

In Santa Monica the candidates show up at your door -NT - (ben_tilly) - (12) - Oct. 27, 2004, 05:32:00 PM EDT

Cool! Do you need a hunting license? -NT - (hnick) - (2) - Oct. 27, 2004, 05:49:30 PM EDT

Ha! -NT - (Another Scott) - Oct. 27, 2004, 06:01:33 PM EDT

**chuckle** - (jb4) - Oct. 28, 2004, 10:19:44 AM EDT

They do up here too - (jake123) - (8) - Oct. 27, 2004, 11:13:12 PM EDT

I was surprised though - (ben_tilly) - (7) - Oct. 27, 2004, 11:28:21 PM EDT

That's too bad - (jake123) - (6) - Oct. 27, 2004, 11:35:47 PM EDT

Have you SEEN the average american district? - (jb4) - (5) - Oct. 28, 2004, 10:22:56 AM EDT

Might be time to consider adding more of them. - (jake123) - (4) - Oct. 28, 2004, 12:16:48 PM EDT

Gad! So how many congresscritters... - (jb4) - (3) - Oct. 28, 2004, 12:44:09 PM EDT

I'd say a reasonable ratio would probably be - (jake123) - Oct. 28, 2004, 01:48:02 PM EDT

More is better - (ben_tilly) - (1) - Oct. 28, 2004, 01:49:58 PM EDT

Yeah, but then... - (jb4) - Oct. 28, 2004, 02:07:01 PM EDT

Imagine your surprise... - (folkert) - (1) - Oct. 27, 2004, 09:04:21 PM EDT

I would have expected it of Barry, not you - (ben_tilly) - Oct. 27, 2004, 09:15:54 PM EDT

Same in Minnesota - (jbrabeck) - Oct. 28, 2004, 10:24:51 AM EDT

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