Monthly Archives: December 2011

This is the Absurd Disconnect buying the souvenir mug right here–the above “quote of the day” comes from the NYTimes daily top headlines email. Just so Google can see it, here it is in the text:

QUOTATION OF THE DAY

“To say that I’m enjoying a millionaire’s lifestyle – well, I can tell you, I guess a millionaire’s income doesn’t go very far these days.”
ED PASTOR, an Arizona Democrat who is among 250 members of Congress with a net worth of $1 million or more.

What a douchebag. Um, hey man, you want to try trading incomes with me? Because I’ll gladly take the tough life you’ve got going on and then you can see how the other half lives–er–the other 99% lives, I mean.

Ed Pastor is profiled in an NYT article today where his comments clearly show that, Republican or Democrat, money makes you stupid–or at least amoral, or maybe both–I mean, how, in today’s economic climate, do you talk about being a millionaire and that a million doesn’t go very far these days??? Did Pastor even stop for a split second to consider how that sounds to himself, let alone the rest of us?

The article also reports on how the income gap between our leaders and us is more dramatic than it has ever been. It even goes so far as to refer to Pastor and other millionaires in Congress as “aristocrats.” That sure sounds accurate to me. These guys need to wake up and smell the reality that their corporate overlords/golf-buddies are robbing us to pay them. If they can’t make a million go very far then maybe they should try giving the money to people who will put it to better use. For instance, shelters, hospitals that can’t afford to stay open, schools, charities that provide relief to disaster-stricken areas or ANYONE who isn’t a rich, jerk-off, politician.