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1StrongBlackMan

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4. And the funny thing is ...

Reply to wandy (Reply #2)

Fri Apr 13, 2012, 07:36 PM

Apr 2012

He works (for the time being) for government!

I remember his glee when the GOP swept 2010 ... His comment was, "Good now we can shrink the size of government!"

I asked him, "You do realize that you work FOR government, right? And you do realize that, on those days that you take off, the court doesn't close down, right?"

He didn't seem to make the connection. I guess for teaparty government employees, the government is everyone except them.

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Interesting Decision to be made ... [View all] 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2012 OP

You came to about the same place I would have. Jackpine Radical Apr 2012 #1

From what you have said this would be one of the first people to deny unemployment benifets...... wandy Apr 2012 #2

And the funny thing is ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2012 #4

Not to tell you what to do....... wandy Apr 2012 #7

You sound very ..gasp...fair and balanced (sorry) in your decision-process..n/t monmouth Apr 2012 #3

I tell my daughter ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2012 #5

Do what you know is right to do. MineralMan Apr 2012 #6

Put it this way. If you succeeded, he'd still be working there, and he'd likely do it again. saras Apr 2012 #8