Comments on: Poor timing on House GOP bonuses

By: killerpizza

killerpizza — Thu, 07 May 2009 05:47:49 +0000

Were other branches of Kansas government paid bonuses?

Or is this yet another narrowly focused biased article?

it’s so easy for a repuke to shift the attention to the democrats.

it’s been going on for decades.

soon kansass may be one of the few places where repukes are elected to any office.

remember…

point and say in your loudest lumbaugh voice… hey whatta bout them huh.

By: moostang

moostang — Thu, 07 May 2009 03:10:43 +0000

Once again the Republicans bring out the Grand Old Phrase “Do as we say, not as we do”.

By: JMWalker

JMWalker — Thu, 07 May 2009 02:54:09 +0000

When they can do something productive, like pass the seat belt law, they wimp out. But show them the money, and its Kati bar the door. And you moronic cons complain about the Democrats?

Frikin nitwits.

By: Newt

Newt — Thu, 07 May 2009 01:49:06 +0000

This shows the normal position of the republicans in the Kansas house.
With their hands unashamedly in our wallets.

By: Political_mama

Political_mama — Thu, 07 May 2009 00:35:14 +0000

That’s for those staunch toe-the-party-line idiots. Isn’t that fantastic that they do this right after the coal plant gets the nod?

Also, FU to ONeil and his goons who tried to cut the salary of state employees. You cons really need to vote him and his posse out of office now.

By: Phantom

Phantom — Wed, 06 May 2009 23:16:51 +0000

We’re in the midst of the bush Great Recession with a budget shortfall, and what’s the repub answer, why give yourself a performance bonus.

By: Phantom

Phantom — Wed, 06 May 2009 23:15:18 +0000

Guess the bonus was for blind persistence on getting the sunflower coal plant and holding up just about any other non-essential legislation. Good work, if you can get it.
I’d like to see their Sunflower bonuses.

By: Phantom

Phantom — Wed, 06 May 2009 23:13:39 +0000

Congress got a cola raise (built into the system), not a bonus. A bonus is a little something extra you get (or in the case mentioned, give yourself).
Where’s the outrage?

By: Jed

Jed — Wed, 06 May 2009 21:31:08 +0000

What I’d like to know is what the legislature has done during the last year that’s so over-and-above what they were elected to do that warrants us paying them bonuses? Can anybody think of anything?

By: Monkeyhawk

Monkeyhawk — Wed, 06 May 2009 20:41:03 +0000

Amazing how the CONs aren’t in a frenzy to defend the Republic Party legislators’ money grab.

Perhaps they actually have a modicum of shame after all!

By: Maggotpunk

Maggotpunk — Wed, 06 May 2009 18:39:35 +0000

Sol, Barbara Boxer doesn’t vote in the Kansas House. Hence the reason Democrats in other states aren’t mentioned. Is the conservative’s excuse that if a Democrat in a different state gets a pay raise then it’s okay for Republicans to give themselves a pay raise on a state level?

Nice grade school mentality, jump off that bridge with the rest of your friends.

By: Pedant

Pedant — Wed, 06 May 2009 18:34:08 +0000

fleettwood
Posted May 6, 2009 at 1:25 pm | Permalink
It’s easier to color you a non-native since Kansas hasn’t sent a D to the US Senate since 1932 or so (it’s pretty well known among the natives).
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pedant is a buffon. She doesn’t know this is about the state senate.s was your question, “No mention of the (D) senators in the federal senate?”
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2025 and not a day later.

lol

By: Regular

Regular — Wed, 06 May 2009 18:30:15 +0000

#
fleettwood
Posted May 6, 2009 at 1:25 pm | Permalink

It’s easier to color you a non-native since Kansas hasn’t sent a D to the US Senate since 1932 or so (it’s pretty well known among the natives).
____________________________________________

pedant is a buffon. She doesn’t know this is about the state senate.
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I think there is too much Lib caterwauling going on.

IDOTS

By: SolDevVB

SolDevVB — Wed, 06 May 2009 18:26:51 +0000

I am non-native to Kansas. I am a displaced Texan in the Great White North.

My comment was reflective of the Democratic Party in stark contrast the thread header.

By: fleettwood

fleettwood — Wed, 06 May 2009 18:25:32 +0000

It’s easier to color you a non-native since Kansas hasn’t sent a D to the US Senate since 1932 or so (it’s pretty well known among the natives).
____________________________________________

pedant is a buffon. She doesn’t know this is about the state senate.

By: DFB

DFB — Wed, 06 May 2009 18:25:06 +0000

They did the exact same thing in the US congress with their staffers. Note, those were handed out at a time when congress had an approval rating that fluctuated between 9 & 18%. Dem leadership approved these bonus’ at a time when they were screaming about AIG/etc bonus….yeah, I’m sure this paper’s editorial staff wrote something along that line then too….

By: Pedant

Pedant — Wed, 06 May 2009 18:23:16 +0000

SolDevVB
Posted May 6, 2009 at 1:20 pm | Permalink
No mention of the (D) senators in the federal senate?

Color me shocked.
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It’s easier to color you a non-native since Kansas hasn’t sent a D to the US Senate since 1932 or so (it’s pretty well known among the natives).

By: SolDevVB

SolDevVB — Wed, 06 May 2009 18:20:45 +0000

No mention of the (D) senators in the federal senate?

Color me shocked.

By: Regular

Regular — Wed, 06 May 2009 18:17:23 +0000

I dunno, if they are State Civil Servants, what does the state law say about merit raises and bonuses?

If it is part of the Civil Service system, then it would be up to the Executive branch to halt the payments, if that is even legal.

Were other branches of Kansas government paid bonuses?

Or is this yet another narrowly focused biased article?

By: fleettwood

fleettwood — Wed, 06 May 2009 18:10:26 +0000

Something smells here.