In Colorado, Pawlenty proposes slashing benefits for federal employees

If there is a just and caring God – this prick will have to face Obama on a stage debating issues – real costs and real effects.
He doesn’t stand a snowball’s chance in hell.

What are we hoping for Palin/Pawlenty or Pawlenty/Palin?

T-paw is still a prick.

The link for MN2020 is broken – it should take you to this article: http://www.mn2020hindsight.org/?p=5113

Link fixed. Thanks, Rachel.

Yes T-Paw is a bigger prick than ever, but unfortunately those who cheer for him and all the other pricks like him don’t understand or don’t care to understand real issues, especially complex ones. And with a corporate media eager to distort the truth or lie outright to further this kind of insanity, we need to realize he just may have better than a snowball’s chance. Be afraid, but be willing to kick some wingnut ass.

Perhaps he could model this by turning off the government benefits he and his wife get.

Better yet, he could just go away.

Sounds like George W. Pawlenty’s National budget is going to mirror what he has done to Minnesota..

What a Douche!

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What he’s talking about, is that while the rest of the nation is suffering double-digit unemployment in some cases, the Washington DC area has a 6% unemployment rate.

The federal government pays 85% higher wages and benefits than the private sector.

http://tinyurl.com/322629q

It’s the “let them eat cake” syndrome.

As of June 15 according to US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rates not seasonally adjusted as of April 2010 for DC and MN are 9.8% and 7% respectively.

The chart at the link Dennis provided is from The Heritage Foundation.

“Founded in 1973, The Heritage Foundation is a research and educational institution—a think tank — whose mission is to formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense.”

Finally, the federal civilian workforce tends to be more highly educated – i.e. possessing college degrees – compared to the private sector which includes positions that pay minimum wage and no benefits.

So Lane, which is it? Are you saying the figures are wrong or are you saying they deserve it?

Do you think the founders envisioned a government that served the people or one that ruled the people? Just asking.

Denise>>Heritage foundation.Another conservative group that has no use for the little people.You must have a lot of money Denise.

I don’t believe in the concept of “little people.” That’s a democrat construct.

But, sorry if you happen to be one, little Buddy.

Better to be one of the little people than to have a small mind like mealy-mouthed Dennis.

Plenty has only one idea — reduce government. That ideological goal is accomplished by reducing taxes and cutting budgets. Who cares if little people (i.e., middle class and poor) get in the way? The big people (i.e., the super wealthy) will benefit as they fill in the void caused by government reduction. This idea is based on flawed logic and ignorance of clear historical evidence. The misconception, mindlessly repeated so much by businessmen and conservatives (including ideological economists) is that businesses are able to operate more efficiently and better achieve goals. This idea flies in the face of the fact that most (or all) businesses fail and that businesses have only one goal–to maximize profits, not solve problems.

Historically, “free market” business has repeatedly failed to delivery on the expected efficiency and solutions and instead tend to implode every so often due to greed and other factors (such as a focus on the short term). Government has repeatedly had to bail out capitalist business despite bending over backwards to appease it. I believe as long ago as, well 2008, businesses demonstrated that they cannot manage themselves or even act in their own best interest in the long run. Who will bail them out when we at last obtain the conservative ideal of a government that only runs the military and protects “free” trade?

Whatever their relative efficiencies, we get to vote for the government, not members of the board. I’ll take big government over big business any day, and I don’t like authority.

Wow, if Pawlenty didn’t pander to the unions of his choosing, I might be more apt to believe him.

Obama signs financial control bill today. T-minus one year to Armageddon. 2012 is looking more feasible every day.

“I’ll take big government over big business any day, and I don’t like authority.”

Who’s more likely to send you to prison:

a. The IRS
b. Coca Cola
c. Microsoft

When you got your BS year end bonuses and swollen profit sharing, office extravaganzas and golfing Thurs you didn’t give a damn about federal wages and benefits you laughed at our 3% wage hikes. Now your boss is crawling up inside your wages, benefits to make his Caribbean condo payment and child support and your PO’d at federal employees who are plugging along 1) working max security penitentiary units for 40K, 2) running through the desert dirt tracking illegals for 45K 3)giving disabled Vets therapy for 1/2 the market rate Why? because they chose a job security over sales commissions and corporate greed. Dennis, if you knew my federal law enforcement retirement at 52 yrs old, you’d slash your wrists. Here’s a K-Bar knock yourself out. Whoops, wait, send some money to that moron Polenta first.

Only a judge so authorized by law can sentence a lawbreaker to jail.

Only in America are parasites proud of their scam.

So … Mr. Emmer thinks hospitality servers make too much money, need a wage cut.

Now Mr. Pawlenty thinks federal employees are treated too generously, need a benefits cut.

Had either man criticized the tens of millions of dollars in bonuses that individual Wall Street executives received even as they were crashing the US economy?

Trying to understand here …. middle class people need a wage cut. That’s the Emmer/Pawlenty policy for the US economy. Rather than have insurance for everybody, take it away from transit workers, because others don’t get that benefit. But not governors apparently. They keep their benefits.

Republican class warfare against middle class Americans rages onward!

In Colorado, Pawlenty proposes slashing benefits for federal employees…

"Gov. Tim Pawlenty, speaking to Republicans at a Lincoln Day Dinner fundraiser in Colorado, proposed cutting the federal budget by removing government employee benefits. He pitched the move as a way to re-secure the culture of American liberty….

Hey, King Timmy! Why don’t we start by slashing military pensions and benefits and then cut the military budget by 50%? With those minor cuts we could afford bridges that don’t fall down, adequate policing, full funding for eduction AND health care for all.

“Only in America are parasites proud of their scam.”

And no one here displays more pride than Dennis.

“If there is a just and caring God – this prick will have to face Obama on a stage debating issues – real costs and real effects.”
You are an “asshat.”

Dano –

You are just an ass.

Thomas, what do you have against asses?

Republicans won’t be happy until all of America is making $5 an hour with no benefits. I’m not sure what part of America it is that they claim to love, but it should be obvious to all but the dullest observer that they truly hate Americans.

Obviously T-Paw should lead the way by forfeiting his own pension, medical and other benefits. Or is this great cost-cutting idea only to be imposed upon others?

Dave,
His wife has a big one.