Congress isn't doing their job!
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Mauer
Pompous Noble
What am I missing here?
Masquerouge
Deity
What has Congress to do with that?
The OP is trolling
Mauer
Pompous Noble
Now if you had a picture of Nancy Pelosi or Harry Reid as your avatar, then I might be able to fill in the blank. Ronnie is kind of throwing me off as to your direction here though.
Perfection
The Great Head.
Airlines shouldn't be allowed to have profits at the expensive of those poor starving baggage handlers. 
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SPOILSPORT!
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SPOILSPORT!
Little Raven
On Walkabout
Actually, I'm relatively pleased with Congress lately. Democrats actually called the Republicans out on their filibuster challenge, and made everyone stay up all night. Damn straight. If you're going to threaten a filibuster, be prepared to stick it out.
amadeus
rad thibodeaux-xs
The Congress generally tends to stand in the way of airlines making any sort of progress towards generating a profit.
Godwynn
March to the Sea
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We need to tax those profits more we have health care, welfare, foreign aid, pork projects, and social security to fund!
Masquerouge
Deity
Seriously, could someone explain to me the OP?
Mauer
Pompous Noble
Actually, I'm relatively pleased with Congress lately. Democrats actually called the Republicans out on their filibuster challenge, and made everyone stay up all night. Damn straight. If you're going to threaten a filibuster, be prepared to stick it out.
Is this coming from the same democrats that "fillibustered"
Bush judicial nominees? Just curious.....hypocrites.
Cuivienen
Deity
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Apparently the evil Congress usually tries to steal away the profits of the hard-working airline companies. Or something. That really has nothing to do with most of the US's airline companies being incapable.
Perfection
The Great Head.
The US congress is notorious (at least in Ama's eyes) for preventing the airlines from implementing wage cuts and preventing the abandomnent of profitless routes.
"Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it." - Ronald Reagan
It's a tool used by both parties; hypocrisy really has nothing to do with it.
As for the OP, poor quality. If you're going to troll, make it in such a way that the people actually understand or care what it is about. Really, amad, you could do much better.
Little Raven
On Walkabout
There's nothing hypocritical here. Republicans have every right to filibuster, (just as Democrats did) but I appreciate that Democrats actually made them stay up all night in order to do it. Generally, even the threat of a filibuster is enough to silence debate. Screw that. Filibuster all you like, but let's bring back the element of suffering.Is this coming from the same democrats that "fillibustered"
Masquerouge
Deity
So what I remember was that airlines in the US were at some point in the past heavily regulated. People said things looked grim and airlines were not doing well.
Then Reagan came and got rid of the regulations so that the airlines could do a lot better.
But apparently the airlines still failed.
So, regulation or deregulation, it's always the government's fault if airlines go bankrupt?
Then Reagan came and got rid of the regulations so that the airlines could do a lot better.
But apparently the airlines still failed.
So, regulation or deregulation, it's always the government's fault if airlines go bankrupt?
Mr. Dictator
A Chain-Smoking Fox
OP fails at trolling.
Apparently you're the only one.Actually, I'm relatively pleased with Congress lately. Democrats actually called the Republicans out on their filibuster challenge, and made everyone stay up all night. Damn straight. If you're going to threaten a filibuster, be prepared to stick it out.
