Health & Fitness
Obama Gives Congress Pay Raise
President Obama gave a New Year's gift to Congress, federal workers and Vice President Joe Biden. As of March 27, 2013, they will see a half-percent to one percent pay increase.
Folks, we need to smarten up. Â We need to elect all brand new faces in the next several elections. We need to change the status quo. Â We need change. Â We need courage to elect new faces and stop saying our guy is OK, the others have to go.
We need to read about the details of how this country started with the Sons of Liberty in mind. Â If you really, truly understand what representative government is, then you will know we do not have that anymore. Â We have special interest government. Â
We have got to get angry and we have got to elect new faces. Â They could not do any worse a job and get us into any worse a mess than we are in now. Â Those new faces need to change the way they get benefits and entitlements. Â Salary is OK, but the perks and PAC money has to go. Â
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And how paradoxical it is when we need the media to get our message out and they enable the same special interest folks to stay in office.