Ted Cruz talks to CNN’s Dana Bash about his Republican colleagues anger over the shutdown strategy.
Ted is looking better and better as the Republican nominee in 2016.
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Fiscal Cliff Survival Pack
I wanted to let you all know that earlier today I received my “Fiscal Cliff Survival Pack” from the White House.
It contained:
- A parachute
- An ‘Obama Hope and Change’ bumper sticker
- A ‘Bush’s Fault’ yard sign
- A ‘Blame Boehner’ poster
- A ‘Tax the Rich’ banner
- An application for unemployment
- An application for food stamps
- A prayer rug
- A letter assigning my debt to my grandchildren
- And if that was not enough, there was a coupon for a machine that blows smoke up my ass.
Everything was made in “China” and all directions were in Spanish.
Could They Be More Out Of Touch?
These salary figures may help explain why so many members of Congress seem so out of touch with the average American.
Rank-and-File Members:
The current salary (2013) for rank-and-file members of the House and Senate is $174,000 per year.
Congress: Leadership Members’ Salary (2013)
Leaders of the House and Senate are paid a higher salary than rank-and-file members.
Senate Leadership
Majority Party Leader – $193,400
Minority Party Leader – $193,400
House Leadership
Speaker of the House – $223,500
Majority Leader – $193,400
Minority Leader – $193,400
Ben Sasse, Nebraska Republican for Senate, calls on Leader McConnell and DC Republicans – who make $172,000/year – to show some leadership and give up their taxpayer funded ObamaCare subsidy.
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