Democrats handed out times more of the taxpayers money , didn’t see that coming .

^^^three times^^^

Maybe they should set up tip jars in the reception areas .

Wait, do Democrats admit giving out 3 million and Republicans admit giving out 1 million but there’s another 2 million that nobody is taking “credit” for eh?

I suspect the Republicans are sandbagging.

Oops: “do” = “so”

Mia Kulper said:
Wait, do Democrats admit giving out 3 million and Republicans admit giving out 1 million but there’s another 2 million that nobody is taking “credit” for eh?
I suspect the Republicans are sandbagging.

” 908, 000 by Republicans , 3.1 million by Democrats . The rest by commitees . ”

Might I suggest a Q-Tip

Somehow I can help thinking if the numbers were reversed (908k and 3.1 mil) the headline would have been very different here.

3 to 1, as some commentators pointed out! But there’s another story being missed here, that government shutdown or the threat of it is not what people thought it would be. I don’t really have a problem w/ bonuses if they earned it, but the problem is that bonuses have become a political power play tool for Dems in the real world, criticizing private bonuses. The reality is a bite in the arse, isn’t it! LOL!

tws258 said:
” 908, 000 by Republicans , 3.1 million by Democrats . The rest by commitees . ”

Might I suggest a Q-Tip

I think what Mia is suggesting is that Repubs may have used committees to award bonuses to their staffers whenever possible to make their own numbers artificially low. It should be doable for the investigators to see who the bonuses went to and find out which side of the aisle (if either) that 3.1 million should be attributed to.

Yes, precisely.

And who controls all those House committees where another 2 million disappeared?

Republicans, of course.

atreyue said:
I think what Mia is suggesting is that Repubs may have used committees to award bonuses to their staffers whenever possible to make their own numbers artificially low. It should be doable for the investigators to see who the bonuses went to and find out which side of the aisle (if either) that 3.1 million should be attributed to.

Pity that CNN `s three week analysis of the available expense repoprts didn`t reveal that though .
If Mia only uses one side ot the Q-Tip , perhaps you could use the other .

atreyue said:
I think what Mia is suggesting is that Repubs may have used committees to award bonuses to their staffers whenever possible to make their own numbers artificially low. It should be doable for the investigators to see who the bonuses went to and find out which side of the aisle (if either) that 3.1 million should be attributed to.

Mia Kulper said:
Yes, precisely.
And who controls all those House committees where another 2 million disappeared?
Republicans, of course.

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Republicans: $908,000
Democrats: $3.1 million

Some bonuses are required in certain circumstances, and could therefore be justified. However, when the bonuses by one political party is almost 4 times(3 and half times) more than that of the other, one could easily determine which party is more fiscally responsible and concerned about reining in government spending in Congress.

I’m quite sure CNN(as a Liberal network) would have tried their possible best during the investigative report, to reveal more spending by Republicans rather than Democrats, but apparently the facts stood for itself and could not be altered or disputed by the investigative journalists.They even tried to throw in the term “Tea Party” into the report without expanding further or pointing out a specific figure which might turn out be only a few hundreds.(CNN would take delight in stating a figure affiliated to the Tea Party if it was of any significant amount).

Something seems a little fishy too me. They call it the end of the year bonuses but was paid out in March? Democrats had the majority at the end of the year so it would only make sense they gave out more. The staffers do most of the work and their not compensated very well, so bonuses would be justified. It could also be seen as Republicans are more stingy when it comes to giving out money to their own staff.

Yoda002 said:
Something seems a little fishy too me. They call it the end of the year bonuses but was paid out in March? Democrats had the majority at the end of the year so it would only make sense they gave out more. The staffers do most of the work and their not compensated very well, so bonuses would be justified. It could also be seen as Republicans are more stingy when it comes to giving out money to their own staff.

Wow someone who actually thinks is posting on the Mediaite comments!

Mia Kulper said:
Wait, do Democrats admit giving out 3 million and Republicans admit giving out 1 million but there’s another 2 million that nobody is taking “credit” for eh?

I suspect the Republicans are sandbagging.

Republicans have a reputation of keeping government expenditures off of the books, for instance the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

Mia Kulper said:
Yes, precisely.

And who controls all those House committees where another 2 million disappeared?

Republicans, of course.

Of course the kneejerk reaction of point scoring on the part of idiot Mediaite posters not withstanding, there is definitely something up, someone isn’t being honest, I wonder who that might be?

edisciple said:
I don’t really have a problem w/ bonuses if they earned it, but the problem is that bonuses have become a political power play tool for Dems in the real world, criticizing private bonuses.

Agreed – not a big deal if these bonuses are going to the lowly employees who earn tiny salaries and work their butts off. If they are going to Congressmen, that’s another story. (although $17K is a big bonus!)

But the hypocrisy is that Dems have been whining and moaning about bonuses in the private industry – and there they are, dolling them out to their employees.

sarainitaly said:
Agreed – not a big deal if these bonuses are going to the lowly employees who earn tiny salaries and work their butts off. If they are going to Congressmen, that’s another story. (although $17K is a big bonus!)

But the hypocrisy is that Dems have been whining and moaning about bonuses in the private industry – and there they are, dolling them out to their employees.

There is a big difference. This is pennies compared to people on Wall Street who got billions after destroying the economy, but instead of getting billions they should be sitting in a prison cell.

Yoda002 said:
This is pennies compared to people on Wall Street who got billions after destroying the economy,

If you would include the Federal Government as sharing the problem, your argument would make sense.

The Feds set it up, Wall street just figured out how to make the money.

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sarainitaly said:
Agreed – not a big deal if these bonuses are going to the lowly employees who earn tiny salaries and work their butts off. If they are going to Congressmen, that’s another story. (although $17K is a big bonus!)

But the hypocrisy is that Dems have been whining and moaning about bonuses in the private industry – and there they are, dolling them out to their employees.

Hold on are you trying to say that politicians are hypocritical? Whaaat? Since when??? All joking aside the level of naivety on this site’s comment section is staggering.

Yes Virginia, politicians lie and are complete hypocrites, they say and do anything they can do get elected and then just do whatever the hell they want. Both sides.

Fact: Get back on target here. democrats out spend all others by 3 to 1 margin. ” 908, 000 by Republicans , 3.1 million by Democrats . The rest by commitees . ”
There are 17 Senate committees, with 70 subcommittees, and 23 House committees, with 104 subcommittees. …

Sanders Youth said:
Of course the kneejerk reaction of point scoring on the part of idiot Mediaite posters not withstanding, there is definitely something up, someone isn’t being honest, I wonder who that might be?

I’m going to go out on a limb and suggest the Democrat congressman/woman who didin’t return CNNs calls for comment .
Further , Mia Kulper and atreyue really don`t deserve to be called “ idiot Mediate posters “. I mean sure they inferred things that were not found in CNNs three week investigation , but then you did too.

CNN ‘confirmed with various offices’ the facts of the article, which, to me, means they got the OK from obama’s people to run the article just so CNN can point to it a say “see, we’r not biased”. If the bonus numbers were reversed and Republicans had spent more, then the article would be accompanied with Frankinstine movie music and the look on the “reporters” face would look like his dog just died and would be DEMANDING Congressional Investigations. Instead what we see is a report that would have been done on Disney giving bonuses to Snow White and the Seven Dwrafs. I can hear CNN ‘Whistleing While they work’ now.

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I would love to see a list of who gave how much to staff. Any on the list should be voted out the very next time they come up for reelection. If the economy was buzzing and everyone had jobs, out National Debt was about 4% of GDP, it would be different once the voters approved on a ballot. All elections should be scheduled so we have one per year maximum. The States try to run local elections when there is no big Congressional or Senate seats involved. Why, because very few people bother to vote in those elections. that is how we wind up with the same Judges every election, those who do vote vote for the name they recognize, meaning the incumbent.

CNN Investigation Reveals Congressional Staffers Received $6.1 Million In Bonuses

Meanwhile, those same politicians who decry bonuses for top performers in the private sector see no problem with doling out the taxpayers’ hard-earned cash to their own staffers.

Tell me this game ain’t rigged.

X-3 said:
Meanwhile, those same politicians who decry bonuses for top performers in the private sector see no problem with doling out the taxpayers’ hard-earned cash to their own staffers.

Tell me this game ain’t rigged.

Good Point.

“He who is without sin…” Some might say this is a stretch. I find the analogy compelling.

I get angry when a Politico pooh poohs: “its only a million here, only a million there.” This is the fundamental essence of the problem–profligate spending.

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purveyor said:
I get angry when a Politico pooh poohs: “its only a million here, only a million there.” This is the fundamental essence of the problem–profligate spending.

Is “angry” all you get? You should be totally outraged. NO, WAIT, I would not pretend to tell you how YOU should think, but when I see our government waste more money on one worthless program (e.g. the shrimp on a treadmill) than most people earn in ten years, I get really…_________ (your choice.)

Sanders Youth said:
Hold on are you trying to say that politicians are hypocritical? Whaaat? Since when??? All joking aside the level of naivety on this site’s comment section is staggering.

Yes Virginia, politicians lie and are complete hypocrites, they say and do anything they can do get elected and then just do whatever the hell they want. Both sides.

Which is why i am an Indy. I know they are all hypocritical – doesn’t mean when the Dems do it, no one should point it out.

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