My morning bus route has had the same substitute driver a few times now. He has been excitedly greeting everyone who gets on the bus, “good morning!”
If every driver had to do that, it would be a horror. But for one driver not every day, it was nice? Maybe.
Wouldn’t it be nice to walk into a government office such as the Post Office or DMV and be treated like a valued customer rather than as a nuisance that the clerk really doesn’t want to help at all?
I am fine with a cheerful greeting. What I find really irritating seems to have started about ten years ago. It’s clerks asking if you have plans to do something fun for the rest of the day, or asking what you have planned for the day or weekend. It is none of their business, and, at best irrelevant to them, at worst it might be unsettling for them. I haven’t done this yet, but I’m tempted to tell them something outrageous, like I’m going out to rob a bank and spend the money on drugs and sex workers. Or adopt a blank expression and say, “no plans, really, at may age one day is much the same as the last.”
NY Dem congresswoman calling for House Dem leadership change.
http://www.msnbc.com/morning-j.....3544515655
“We’re losing, and we have been losing since 2010.”
Thank you, President Obama.
CBC Chair won’t say he thinks Pelosi should stay as Dem Leader.
http://www.msnbc.com/morning-j.....4503491993
Probably no truth to the rumor that SNL is exhuming Nancy Reagan to play Pelosi tomorrow nite.
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Of course, this is really irrelevant until Dems decide whether they can protect Pelosi.
(((Goldy))) @GoldyHA
Part of the message GOP is trying to send to voters with Obamacare repeal is that Democrats can’t protect you.
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Best case scenario is that she’s able to demonstrate that she’s merely as clueless as her husband is.
Jane Sanders Lawyers Up
http://www.politico.com/magazi.....ege-215297
That sounds better than Senator Bernie Sanders engaged actively in bank fraud, at any rate.
I can’t miss making sure you don’t overlook the mentions of Scooter and Dollar Bill:
The couple has retained Rich Cassidy, a well-connected Burlington attorney and Sanders devotee, and Larry Robbins, the renowned Washington-based defense attorney who has represented I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby and disgraced former Rep. Bill Jefferson, to represent Jane Sanders in the matter.
Today is shaping up to be a good day, no?
The problem with socialism and communism is both forms of government require a substantial amount of force to be used against the populace. The force is usually the police or military busting heads to keep the population in line and subservient. Venezuela is the most current example, and it is finally disintegrating into civil war.
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Health care is a right in that anyone has a choice to buy it or not. The payment of said health care is not an obligation to others, however.
In short, you can buy as much health care as you can afford, whether you use you personal funds or the insurance mechanism to do so. But you don’t have the right to say it’s someone else’s obligation to pay for your health care because you think is part of the Bill of Rights. It isn’t.
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Goldy really tortured himself on that one. Surprised it didn’t begin with “Point of parliamentary procedure!”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PYb_anBMus
So let me see if I can get this straight.
Spicer comes on the stage and declares that when Fat Donny claimed there were tapes of his conversations with Comey, he was “just keeping Comey honest” during his congressional inquiry.
So now, after Fat Donny used the claim of those tapes existence to openly denounce Comey as a liar to the press, and make direct accusations of perjury against him, Fat Donny now says that the tapes never really existed and he was just making sure that Comey would not be able to lie in front of Congress.
Does this mean that Comey was in fact, telling the truth about what he know about the Mafia/Sovietist cabal now running the show in Washington?
This looks like witness intimidation at the very least. Certainly Obstruction of Justice.
This Mafiosi turd openly commits felonies for everyone to see and the Trumpanzees are still climbing all over each other for a chance to show each other up on how hard they can lick this “mans” festering anal pustules.
They’re doing everything they can to out-do the Joneses on it.
Meanwhile, his staffers are working overtime to erase campaign period emails and phone records by the tens of thousands.
@11 –
your are heartless cunt. a cunt without morals or empathy.
@1 I don’t work at any of those types of jobs but I’m sure they have to deal with many jerks like you – somewhat understandable that they act that way.
I bet you too would be one of the assholes people would have to deal with.
Do unto other as done to you. They only reflect your piss poor fucking attitude.
@1 Ok so when was the last time you walked into a government office? How long ago was that? Are you in a habit of waling into government offices? Do you not good customer service and bad customer service and fill out the customer service cards that are available or e-mail or something to the appropriate authority over the office that gave you great or substandard service.
Yes if your going to bitch about substandard service you are obligated to get all giddy over just great service. And if the last time you were in a government office was five years ago your sample size is pretty low.
Also you have confused issues by including entities at the Federal and State level. In fact the Post Office is a quasi government office, It’s in fact separate from the US Government which is why it’s knows as the Unites States Postal Service. Been that way since the early 60’s or late 50’s. Even though it’s separate it still has to play by the rules Congress places on it, Congress lays out hours, postal rates, ect. Congress should at least require public companies such as FED EX and UPS to abide by the retirement fund requirements the USPS is required to fund. That would only be fair. Those commercial companies may have a hard time competing, and would raise a rowdy row. Could be some Congress people are sabotaging the post office? They would never do acts that go against the Constitution they have sworn uphold, or would they?
@2 It’s provisions in the Patriot Act that require those questions, they want you to feel that government is your big buddy. Certainly the CIA, FBI, NSA and Homeland Security look forward to your answers, and record them and keep them on government servers until they need them and you say or do something,. Rob a band and well we gotta be able to substantiate the terrorism charges that will be included. Please speak up for the mike. And well of course all the stuff here on HorsesAss is scooped up and on NSA servers. Hi Fellas, you having a great day? Having some great BBQ’s with the family. Well thank you for your service.
@3 Did you know that President Obama estimated worth is now about $100 million and Nancy Pelosi is the 6th richest house member and is worth about $101 million. Her net worth took off in 2008, which is rather odd isn’t it.
@5 Maybe the Democrats will have to not take the house in 2018 before they get the clue. Nancy Pelosi is the nap in the 10th race all the gamblers are betting on, much to the delight of the track.
Will she step down or will the rest of the leadership have the gumption to tell her she’s done, or least tell her now resign or better turn the house or commit hari kari publicly on telegraph hill.
@8 Tom you were dead long before Socialism and Communism were political theories. As it is you revolutionary fellows had some early thoughts that gave birth to both. Some believe you were all closet Socialists and Communist. One only need read the Declaration of Independence and opening of the Constitution to see those traits.
Of course in your day it was Spain busting open heads with the army to maintain the colonies. Hurray Simon Bolivar a revolutionary you supported.
@9 And one could always go to a Catholic Hospital and except for abortion, or help in dying they would treat anyone especially the poor. Helps when a chunk of your staff has taken a vow of poverty.
Of course there is the question as to why there are so few doctors in Africa and rural America in spite of billions of tax payer dollars. Seems a lot of doctors like being in places like New York city, and like making money rather than uphold their oath of service to their fellow man or woman.
@11 Yet the founders believed Government in fact had such an obligation, and it’s in the preamble of the Constitution: “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence,[note 1] promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.” It’s that general welfare bit. While much of medicine was still much quackery, the Continental Congress did see a need to care for wounded and sick soldiers, injured civilians, captured soldiers, ect. Arguable the bulk of health care devolved to the states as a practical matter. Yet patents, science, ect are directly addressed so the sciences would be pursued.
@13 Comey was on borrowed time once Trump took the oath of office. Unlike the previous occupant of the White House ho should have fired him for numerous reasons, he hides in the drapes, and won’t talk to his boss, won’t confront his boss because he might be fired. And the FBI head had better be loyal to the office of President otherwise we just have J Edgar Hoover all over again. And folks the FBI director works for the Department of Justice and the Department of Justice works for the President and is unable to charge a sitting President with any crime. Only after impeachment and removal from office can the President be charged. Separation of Powers and all that.
Right now impeachment is just a Democratic wet dream, and talking point. And a rather silly exercise in rhetoric, brtter to take on issues that matter to Americans.
@15 Oh no we agreed on something. Well he doesn’t realize that the guys and gals in the silos are just itching to serve their customers. All them B 52 crews are all about service. So was Blood and Guts General Paton. After all the Army is a US Government office. Patton had internal and external customers. Still often he was that damned crazy General who would have the poor telephone line workers bosses ass if that telephone line man came down from the telephone pole to deal with the crazy bastard yelling up at him from the ground, which was that very same General Patton who thought he was one of his men who was not properly in Uniform.
Carl Ralph Cramden was all about service as a proper New York bus driver he always greeted all of his patrons with a “Good Morning.” It was required of all New York bus drivers. If Ralph Cramden could do it your new driver can do it.
It would be interesting if government employees lived by this:
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”
― Socrates
And of course if they were all like Socrates we would find them insufferable.