Comments on: Give Congress Perks And A Raise

CBS's Meyer: It's Easy To Gripe About Lobbyists, But You Get The Politicians You Pay For

[houser123]

I want to go on record as agreeing with Meyer on this one. Top pay for a congressional seat is paltry compared to what it should pay. I would be in favor of paying these people upwards of $10 million annually for Senators and $5 million for Representatives. This way more highly qualified people may decide to run for office.Let''s face reality here, most if not all these people can make considerably more money in the private sector.

[oleander8]

Forget more pay and perks for Congress...rein in the lobbyists!

[random_radar]

A better idea would be to put congressmen to death after one term in office. Then we would only have true patriots willing to die for their country in office.

I doubt that anyone willing to sacrifice their life to hold office would stoop to taking bribes or being pressured by lobbyists. And I doubt anyone in it for the money would take office if it was the last thing they were going to do in life.

Yes, putting congressmen to death after a term in office is a sure cure for corruption--and it would save a bundle on retirement pensions, too!

[Netterz]

They shouldnt be allowed to take any $ from lobbyist who want to buy them for there cause. What do we do to a dirty cop or military person? Fire him, and put him in prison. Same should go for those in the Gov''t who are bought and sold. Cops or military persons have far more dangerous jobs, dont even pull down a quarter of what a congressman does, and no where NEAR the side benefits. The job should be done on he same pretense, do it for the love of your country, not he amount of $ you can make, and who you can screw over. Kick the greedy bastages out who are only in it for the $ and the bennies, and get some true Americans in there.

[wogerwabbit]

Give Congress A Kick In The A$$ And A One Way Ticket Home

[simonsez40]

If you do your research on Thailand they pay their officials millions so they are above bribery.........it sounds insane but the majority of humanity is corrupt. Maybe the Thai''s have it right after all??? Couldn''t get any worse than what we already have......

[aaabee-2009]

This article was a joke, right.
Posted by enriquecalie at 09:53 PM : Jan 17, 2008

If it is, only two people get Mr Meyers sense of humor, himself being one. We have yet to hear from the other.

Mr Meyer likes to look at hot issues deeply and intensely, then uses a national information outlet from which to make consistently frivolous statements about them. And is paid to do so. These kinds of articles fill up the media, so that real news and commentary can''t get published.

Real news and commentary are too against the current regime right now, and since the media is so "liberal-biased" Bush antics don%u2019t get out to the public.

Oh, did you hear? Bush is paying us $800 to shut up for the remainder of his overwhelming lackluster presidency.

[ioweign]

Congress should be staffed by Ordinary Citizens, chosen like we do Juries, for no more than two terms,
and paid $100K per year.
Lobbyists would be banned from washington altogether, and anyone caught trying to bribe one of these elected officials, would recieve the Death Penalty.
There would be a Presidential Election Process, that would have NO cost to the Candidates, payed for by Government, with Scheduled Debates on Public Television, and 10 individual 5 minute commercials allowed per Candidate, and 5 Gladhanding Town Hall meetups per State. Anyone caught doing anything else would be out on their assses.
After a couple years of this, all corruption would be eliminated from Washington. There wouldn''''t be any future in it, so the Scumbags would just move on to other Countries. Problem Solved.


Posted by veteran71 at 10:16 PM : Jan 17, 2008

What you are describing maybe unconstitutional.

I as a private individual have the right to assemble for whatever reason be it political or non-political.

[cfin5]

For some reason this subject stuck with me tonight. I have to tell you, some of the most intelligent thinkers in the "common sense" department I have ever had the pleasure of talking to look like some kind of certain ethnic Appalachian non-dental patient. I''ve never met anyone even close to their level of CS IQ. However, it seems to me most of the time when listening to Washington DC politicians talk, their intellect reminds me of the way those good old country boys look. I''ll listen up to the former.

[ov442]

"A generation ago it would have been unthinkable for young, powerful legislators to willingly leave Congress unless it was for other public service."

GOOD, if you''re in it to get rich, get out!
This *** Meyer guy is the dumbest human being on earth, no wait, hes just a corrupt bashturd also.

Apparently, nowadays, if we keep the salary lower and they can earn huge amounts in the private sector, we''ll quickly get rid of all the greedy scumbags that we dont want making laws for us poor people in need of a politician to do their elected job which is to help their constituents.
To do a stressful job like that, for low pay, would prove you are dedicated to helping the people not there to get rich and fat and be useless and criminal.