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BikeWriter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-16-05 01:58 PM
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"Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress."
"Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself."

~ Mark Twain (1835-1910)
American author, humorist
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Nicholas D Wolfwood Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-16-05 01:59 PM
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1. True, but Members of Congress truly are nothing more than representatives.
you can draw your own conclusions.
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BikeWriter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-16-05 02:07 PM
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3. You're right, they reflect the electorate. ;-(
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rman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-16-05 02:09 PM
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5. Right, they're not payed for by Big Capital.
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BikeWriter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-16-05 03:57 PM
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8. I was refering to the mental state of Congress reflecting that of...
...the electorate. ie, the republicans...
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loro mi dicevano Donating Member (265 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-16-05 02:07 PM
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2. I would be a part of the majority leadership...
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BikeWriter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-16-05 02:08 PM
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4. Hee hee hee! :-)
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jedicord Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-16-05 02:10 PM
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6. My son was Mark Twain in a Wax Museum at school.
He had to pick two quotes to repeat when asked. This was one of them (my activist 11 year old!). The other one was:

"Don't let school interfere with your education."

Amazingly, he still got an A.
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BikeWriter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-16-05 02:49 PM
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7. ROFL! Your kid rocks! :-)
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