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elizm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 11:26 AM Original message |
Justice Roberts says inflation outpacing his pay... |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
1. Judge Roberts could simply resign and go back into the private sector |
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704wipes (966 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 12:01 PM Response to Reply #1 |
24. yeah but let him wait until jan 21 to resign |
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opihimoimoi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
2. Fuck him.....give him shit until America is FIXED |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
3. feel free to embrace your god any time you wish |
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TexasProgresive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
4. AWWWWW! |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
5. Let's have a look at some of his decisions coming up and see if his |
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EconomicLiberal (554 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 11:39 AM Response to Reply #5 |
10. Or his decisions previously. |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 11:42 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Indeed. |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 11:57 AM Response to Reply #11 |
20. Hell, he could resign and take a top management post with |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 11:59 AM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Someone should offer him a deal he can't refuse, with major bucks |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 12:18 PM Response to Reply #22 |
32. Hell, if it meant his resignation |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 12:23 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. Yep. The good Justice Roberts is doing Victim Porn. He is by no means |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 12:26 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. Of course you know, the rationale for paying judges so much |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 12:28 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. It's odd, isn't it, that not so long after they busted Duke Cunningham, |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 12:38 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. guess the good chief justice |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 12:39 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Yep. Ol' Duke could barely get those words out, sobbing as he was |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 12:47 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. remorse that he got caught |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 12:54 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. Yes. An understandable remorse over getting caught, since from all |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 01:03 PM Original message |
well, I'm sure there are some in prison |
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madamesilverspurs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 02:42 AM Response to Reply #11 |
74. Seems to me |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 11:55 AM Response to Reply #5 |
17. OT -- |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 11:56 AM Response to Reply #17 |
19. hey there gateley. And Happy 2009 to ya. |
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rvablue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 02:12 PM Response to Reply #5 |
55. This was my first thought, too. But, if there are, of course he won't cast a vote in the same spirit |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 02:17 PM Response to Reply #55 |
57. LOL. Durn it all, I keep FORGETTING. |
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MichiganVote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
6. Oh did the taxpayers guarantee you a free lunch too Roberts? |
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Deb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
7. Spill in aisle 5 |
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stevedeshazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
8. As an American citizen, I'd be happy to accept his RESIGNATION. |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 11:37 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Agree. A Roberts resignation, say, this afternoon at the latest, would be |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 11:46 AM Response to Original message |
12. Those poor bastards |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 11:49 AM Response to Original message |
13. Well gee Judge, the rest of us have been exoeriencing that same |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 11:54 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. My thoughts exactly -- what does he think has been happening to the |
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Sanity Claws (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
14. What inflation? |
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salguine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
15. You know what? Congress should catch a piece of voter wrath over this. Recalls! Recalls! |
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goddess40 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
18. Then he should quit |
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Nipper1959 (322 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
21. WAH WAH WAH |
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Hansel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
23. Another Republican with a tin ear. Keep digging morons. n/t |
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704wipes (966 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
25. But the inflation rate is LOW |
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hulklogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
26. Now this is an activist judge. |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
27. Go fuck yourself, Smeghead. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
28. Good! No pay increases until the GOP justices lose their majority. |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
29. Maybe he should sell his summer home in Maine. |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 12:16 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. : ) |
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spooky3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
30. Don't Republicans support merit pay? He wouldn't have gotten a dime under that system. |
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NV Whino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
33. Feel free to resign and get a real job, Jonnie. |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
37. Maybe he should...pray for more money? |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 12:29 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. LOL! Faith-based salary increases. |
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whistler162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
42. I wonder if he would be qualified for a job at WalMart as a |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 12:55 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. LOL! It would be one more reason for me to avoid Wal-Mart. |
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MadMaddie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
45. Yawn....too bad!! |
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retread (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
46. Good one! I didn't know he had such a baroque sense of humor. Wait! He's not joking? |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
47. The height of greed. |
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Sebastian Doyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
48. You should resign in protest, Mr Chief Injustice |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
49. I think Roberts should stepdown and get a job in private sector |
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CatWoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
50. I remember Rehnquist whining about his pay in 2001 |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
51. Roberts' perks are outpacing inflation. |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
52. Criminy, does anyone READ anymore? |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 01:38 AM Response to Reply #52 |
70. Yep, I don't think anyone really read the whole thing |
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MajorChode (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 08:47 AM Response to Reply #70 |
88. It's just more reactionary whining |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 02:22 PM Response to Reply #52 |
89. Point taken, but I think people are having way too much fun dissing Roberts to stop |
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ShadowLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
53. What's most ironic is that as chief justice he's already paid more then the other judges |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 02:08 PM Response to Original message |
54. So Much For Public Service |
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JohnnieGordon (415 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
56. Petulant, penny-pinching asshole |
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Pin Ball (23 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 02:51 PM Response to Original message |
58. Write a damn book or something. |
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MoonRiver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
59. ... |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 07:19 PM Response to Reply #59 |
68. Glad I read the whole thread... |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
60. I vote no, we need some incentive for these people to retire |
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fortyfeetunder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
61. Where's a WAAAAAHmublance? |
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ElsewheresDaughter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
62. cry me a f#%king river Johnny Boy Roberts!!! |
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Phx_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
63. Boo hoo. |
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my3boyz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
64. Fuck you Justice Roberts! Oh poor you having to survive on |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
65. Sure, after the minimum wage is adjusted for inflation. |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
66. Welcome to America |
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hollowdweller (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-01-09 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
67. Lilly Leadbetter karma coming back on them |
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Monk06 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 01:33 AM Response to Original message |
69. Roberts should resign and take his gold watch from the NeoCons while he still |
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LaPera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 01:43 AM Response to Original message |
71. The republican pig - try living lighter with less - corporate republican scumbag! |
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avaistheone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 01:53 AM Response to Original message |
72. Is this the most important issue on Robert's plate? He is constantly whining about money. |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 02:02 AM Response to Original message |
73. fuck him, if he wants more money get another job asshole |
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PurityOfEssence (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 03:01 AM Response to Original message |
75. As financial ruin stalks the land, Torquemada snivels that his LIFETIME GUARANTEED SALARY is paltry |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 03:30 AM Response to Original message |
76. he's got some fucking balls asking this |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
77. Where was this bitter outrage when Congress voted itself a raise? |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 10:59 PM Response to Reply #77 |
80. Agreed. |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
78. I'd like Congress to relieve him of this burden by impeaching him |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
79. buzzflash calls it .."the latest |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-02-09 11:09 PM Response to Original message |
81. CUT it, guys. |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 12:54 AM Response to Reply #81 |
82. Here's a helpful link |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 12:57 AM Response to Reply #82 |
83. ??? |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 12:59 AM Response to Reply #83 |
84. I was bolstering your point |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 01:04 AM Response to Reply #84 |
85. THANKS! |
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book_worm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 01:32 AM Response to Original message |
86. Perhaps he should do what other folks have to do--get a part time job... |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-03-09 06:15 AM Response to Original message |
87. I guess he'll just have to resign and take a private sector job then. And take Scalia with him... |
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