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The Velveteen Ocelot

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9. Sure, he won't go hungry; but he worked for that pension

Reply to oberliner (Reply #8)

Sun Mar 18, 2018, 12:35 PM

Mar 2018

and he ought to get it. Trump is in effect telling all federal employees that if they do anything he opposes he'll publicly humiliate them, ruin their careers and take away their pensions and benefits. That McCabe can do without the money is irrelevant (and he seems to think so, too, since he's fighting back). Trump can't be allowed to get away with this.

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McCabe offered a job by rep Luis Gutierrez so he can collect his full retirement benefits. [View all] onecaliberal Mar 2018 OP

Anyone Notice it's Only the Dems Who are Stepping Up to Help Out McCabe? dlk Mar 2018 #1

It is certainly not lost on me that all of these career people in the FBI and DOJ, dump is trashing onecaliberal Mar 2018 #2

It would be better if a Republican did it exboyfil Mar 2018 #5

That's the fourth job offer from Dem congresspeople I've read about. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2018 #3

He deserves to receive what he worked for. No question. onecaliberal Mar 2018 #4

Still think when the Wellstone ruled Mar 2018 #7

He should take all 4 jobs at once MichMan Mar 2018 #6

He's a pretty wealthy guy oberliner Mar 2018 #8

Sure, he won't go hungry; but he worked for that pension The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2018 #9

Agreed oberliner Mar 2018 #11

Mark Pocan D-WI made the same offer! n/t Greybnk48 Mar 2018 #10

So did Tim Walz in MN. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2018 #12

R#4, one for each job offer!1 UTUSN Mar 2018 #13