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2009 begins tomorrow and the Beltway Blowhards, those 535 geniuses in both the House and Senate, are scheduled to get an automatic cost of living increase of about $4,700 each (about $2.5 million in total).  This amount of money may not sound like much considering how much loot  these morons waste each day bailing out the banks, insurance companies, auto makers and, in their spare time, sending a a few billion dollars of pork to their districts.

HOWEVER, with hundreds of thousands of Americans getting layed off, downsized, or facing salary freezes or cuts, these Potomac Pontificators should reject these raises and take a VOTE so we know where each and every one of them stands on this issue. These lawmakers should be happy to have a job, considering how poorly they perform. If they worked in the private sector, they would have been terminated long ago for sub-standard performance.

A few members of Congress have introduced legislation to stop the automatic pay adjustments, but the bills have died in committee.

They should also pass legislation FREEZING all federal, non-military, salaries until the federal budget has been balanced.

These blowhards ranted and raved at the auto CEO's a few weeks ago to take $1.00 in salary per year until their companies turned a profit. At the same time they spend our money like drunken sailors with little regard for the future fiscal consequences. The only thing they seem to care about is getting re-elected.

The solution to this problem  is real simple. DOUBLE the pay raise for each and every blowhard to $9,400 on only ONE condition - that they stay home the ENTIRE year, pass no legislation, and conduct weekly town hall meetings so they can listen to how fed up we are with their moronic behavior.

HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone, even the Beltway Blowhards!