Keeping GOP Families Together

[NanceGreggs]

Representative Jack Kingston
2242 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C.

Sir:

Having read your quote of last week in response to the announcement that under the newly elected Democratic majority, you will be working a five-day week as opposed to your traditional three-day workweek, I have to say that I truly commiserate with your desire to spend more valuable time with your family.

As you so graciously put it, "Keeping us up here eats away at families,” and who could possibly argue with that statement?

When one thinks about all of the people who will not be spending time with their families, especially as the holidays draw near, it is a truly depressing state of affairs.

There are those who, thanks to your support of this president and his policies, will be missing family members who they will never see again, because they died in Iraq fighting for that Noble Cause we’ve heard so much about. I’m sure that many of them would be willing to work 12-hour workdays, without a single day off for the rest of their lives, if they could spend one day, or even one hour, with their child, their spouse, their best friend who is no more.

There are those from New Orleans who will not be spending any time at home with their families, because their homes no longer exist. They were destroyed while you and your colleagues did nothing, and still stand in ruins in a city that waited for assistance that never came.

There are those who cannot spend time with their families because they now have to work two jobs, sometimes three, in order to make ends meet, while your party supported the outsourcing of the one good-paying job they used to hold.

There are those who cannot see distant relatives as frequently as they used to, because the price of gas has made driving long distances unaffordable, in spite of the tax breaks you supported for the oil companies and their record-breaking profits.

There are others who cannot afford to travel because they are paying for the prescription drugs their elderly parents need to survive – drugs on which, due to your party’s endorsement, pharmaceutical companies reap enormous profits without having to offer any discounts to those in dire need.

And sadly, there are those whose families were scattered when they fell below the poverty level under your party’s rule, families that can no longer afford to stay together under one roof – unless it is the roof of a cardboard box on a street corner, or the roof of an abandoned car.

Yes, there is nothing more important than being able to spend more time with one’s family – especially someone like yourself, who has worked so tirelessly for the good of your constituents, and for our nation as a whole.

One can only imagine how exhausting it has been to spend three days per week rubber-stamping Bush’s every whim, trying to act busy when you are supposed to be exercising oversight and are instead doing nothing, staying ever-vigilant about your colleagues lest you get caught up in the corruption that seems to be rampant among Republican elected officials these days.

No one would dispute the fact that bearing such a heavy workload for three days out of every seven would require long periods of relaxation with your family.

I would strongly suggest that if the Democrats are going to insist on a full workweek for the paltry $165,200 they pay you (plus benefits, pension and perks), perhaps you should just hand in your resignation now. I have no doubt that a hard-working American like yourself will have no trouble finding more reasonable employment in the booming economy that you and your party have worked so hard to create.

In closing, I would be remiss if I did not mention your statement that “the Democrats could care less about families -- that's what this says."

Well, that’s the Democrats for you, and you should have seen it coming. They are just too focused on making things better for all American families to devote their time exclusively to you and your family. What a bunch of uncaring, unpatriotic bastards.

I sincerely wish you and yours a wonderful holiday season and a Happy New Year, and hope I have not ruined your family togetherness by reminding you that your family is not the only family in the country experiencing rough times.

Yours with all the respect you rightfully deserve,
Nancy Greggs

[Viva_La_Revolution]

1. oh, SNAP!!!

beautifully done, Nance!

[Roland99]

29. With a twist!

[annabanana]

2. It makes my blood boil when their feckless,

blind lack of awareness, much less compassion, rises to the surface like this. It justifies all my fury.

[BR_Parkway]

3. K&R - I (heart) Nancy Greggs

[annabanana]

4. I sincerely hope that you DID actually send this to him. . . n/t

[NanceGreggs]

7. Yes, I emailed it to him ...

... before posting it here.

I am sure this message will resignate with him, and all of the other hard-working elected Republicans who are struggling to put food on their families.

[kay1864]

37. Only one problem there...

I don't think this guy knows how to use the internets. Maybe someone will print it out for him. And help him with the big words.

Excellent letter and post!

[nebenaube]

50. haaaa loved the malapropism! you go girl!

isn't wordplay such fun? Great post I hope it stuns him so much it ruins his xmas...

[NanceGreggs]

53. "Resignate?"

A Bushism from his early days in office -- I only wish he would "resignate" his position and get the f&ck out of our White House!

[The Doctor.]

58. What an excellent choice of words.

One can hope that it will definitely resignate.

[silverweb]

5. Well said!

[JeffR]

6. In this joyous Christmas season

Is there not one American company generous enough to give this man a Gulfstream so he can get back to his family faster at the end of a grueling workweek?

Is there not one Swiftboat Veteran for Truth willing to man the tiller and guide him home?

Is there not one ultra-right megachurch somewhere whose congregation can dig deep to buy this man a soothing massage and hold his hand while he thinks about the green, green grass of home?

Is there not one Congressional page who can give him succor?

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

8. All right!

A well placed rhetorical boot to the hindquarters of that sniveling person! Bravo!

[vixengrl]

9. Absolutely well-said.

K&R

[ms liberty]

10. Bravo!!!! K&R n/t

[Warpy]

11. I sincerely hope you mailed that one to him

It's far too good not to be shared with him.

[NanceGreggs]

12. I did. n/t

[Warpy]

18. Good for you!

[Bjorn Against]

13. That was a truly brilliant letter...

Thank you once again Nance.

[Raster]

14. Keep knitting!

FOURTEEN!

[NanceGreggs]

15. Shrouds, citizen ...

... I am knitting shrouds.

[tblue37]

16. They haven't worked three-day weeks.

More like 2 1/2 days each week.

[RiverStone]

17. Hypocrisy = Jack Kingston

Great letter Nance! Hope he gets it with his Christmas cards!

Anyone know if Jack ever ate any crow down in GA for the bile he spewed forth?

[NanceGreggs]

19. Oh, I'm sure his constituents ...

... are taking time away from their minimum-wage jobs in order to rally to his defence.

[RiverStone]

23. kick that too!

[Misha2]

52. Thank you for sending this to him

I couldn't have written anything close to being as good. I was so pissed when I heard what he was saying that I thought I would spit. How rude and disrespectful to the hard working American citizens who have to work 40+ hours to make it these days.

[hwmnbn]

54. Welcome to DU, Misha2.....

[silverojo]

20. Best...post...EVER!!!!!!

That's tellin' the lazy, evil bastards!!!!

[nicknameless]

21. How about that “uniquely American” experience of having to work 3 jobs

... and still struggling to stay above the poverty line?

This rethug has absolutely no idea what hard work is.

[NanceGreggs]

22. I'm just wondering how long it will take ...

... before those hard-working Republicans start demanding a raise to cover those two extra days they're expected to put in.

10 seconds and counting ... 9 ... 8 ... 7 ... 6 ...

[nicknameless]

24. Word has it that they're being made to wait clear until February!

Those weasels have given themselves nine raises in the last ten years, totaling nearly $35,000
... while preventing increases in the minimum wage.
http://www.unionyes.org/what_new.htm

[Lugnut]

25. K&R

[Erika]

26. Dickens would have loved you

Go for it!

[Jeffersons Ghost]

27. you're at the top of your game with this OP, nance. K&R

[Mythsaje]

28. Another perfect post, Nance...

When you have a chance, I'd like you to wander through my journal and read my most recent ones as well. Particularly the one that means I won't be able to post so many good ones here for a while myself.

Keep up the great work.

[Midlodemocrat]

30. What a great letter! K & R!!

[Aviation Pro]

31. When is this moop up for reelection?

2008? Good, let's start the campaign now with this one line being played over and over and over again in his home district.

[ashling]

32. Once again, Nance nails it

Bob Scheiffer's comment was : "Perhaps you should find a job that better suits your lifestyle."


Great job, Nance!

[mnhtnbb]

33. Nancy, what a great post. Love the closing--love the whole thing!

[kiteinthewind]

34. Recommend: Great letter!!!

[ThomCat]

35. Again, very very well written!

[VP505]

36. I have to tell ya

Nance that I too sent Mr Kingston a little fax, making some of the same points. However, in no way did mine even come close to expressing as poignantly and elegantly as your's, how most of us feel about his whining over having a five day work week. Thank you so much for using your talent and skill to address what Congress people, especially the Republicans, need to hear.

[intheflow]

38. This should be required reading for every Repuke.

Not that it would do any good, but they might at least understand it because you used small words. Thanks, Nance. Brilliant as always.

K&R

[volstork]

39. BRAVO, Nance! n/t

[calimary]

40. This is EXCELLENT!

This jackass should indeed see this and have every word of it shoved in his face (and up his ass, too, might be nice). Unfortunately it's probably a little long (especially since he's gotta go spend so much time with his family and probably just can't find the time in his busy, busy schedule to read this all the way through.

Still glad you sent it, though. Might wanna snail mail it, too. In fact, I'd type it out and reduce it so it fits on a large-size post card, and mail it in, that way. Then it would be out in the open where ANYBODY handling it could read it.

AND, I'd keep a copy of this handy when calling into his office (see my sig line for TOLL FREE Capitol Hill switchboard numbers that still work), so the talking points are fresh and conveniently close by.

[Old Smokey]

41. Fantastic letter

great job !!!!!

[Bluestar]

42. Thank you for this

I saw his smug ass on the teevee last night and I just about exploded!

[hashibabba]

43. This has to be one of your best!! Thanks for an awesome job! n/t

[SemperEadem]

44. Dag!!

That's handing him his ass! Good job.

[kentuck]

45. Nance, you did mail this?

It hits the nail on the head!

[Imagevision]

46. NanceGreggs, aren't you being a wee bit narrow minded?

-->gotcha!... excellant piece!!

[Cheap_Trick]

47. Damn these Democrats

Now those GOPers won't have as much time to spend with their mistresses.

[A Simple Game]

48. The first post by NanceGreggs that I have been disappointed in.

I was expecting a post about family oriented prisons for Republicans!

Other than that, an excellent job.

Thanks for your as always, excellent work.

[spooky3]

49. Nance, I always love your posts. Thank you!

[bvar22]

51. K&R Well Done

Please make this an "Open" letter, and send it to the Print Media & Keith O.

[Tactical Progressive]

55. That was really good

Maybe you could fit it into a LTTE in a Jack Kingston voting district newspaper, in response to his statement.

This is the kind of blowback to their phony 'values' rhetoric that regular people need to be exposed to.

[Joe Chi Minh]

56. Love the valediction... "With all the respect due to you...."!!!

[ladym55]

57. Kingston is a classic Repug whining jerk

He values his family time--and all the time he needs to chill with all the good lobbyists that make his family life so comfy.

I saw this idiot on Colbert--and the guy was too dumb to know he was being set up. He whined that the Dems hating families and how he already worked 50 hours a week (he worked hard back in his district!!) and how we'd have to "watch our wallets" with the Dems in power.

Geez.