This is absolutely obscene.....b

http://www.politicsdaily.com/2009/07...staffers-earn/

and assistants are a figment of the manager who claims they need them. We eliminated all of the no questions asked. The pre condition was to find a way to do without one or we would find some one who could. Not one complaint! Not one problem.

Of course we all know it doesn't work that way in Washington becuase they have all the money they want to pay people to do nothing.

A side note....based on what we see publicly.....she certanly ain't gettin' her monies worth

btk

Originally Posted by billethkid

and assistants are a figment of the manager who claims they need them. We eliminated all of the no questions asked. The pre condition was to find a way to do without one or we would find some one who could. Not one complaint! Not one problem.

Of course we all know it doesn't work that way in Washington becuase they have all the money they want to pay people to do nothing.

A side note....based on what we see publicly.....she certanly ain't gettin' her monies worth

btk

...You mean Our Money's Worth, right?

Originally Posted by Fourpar

...You mean Our Money's Worth, right?

There a $1Million+ in salaries, plus approx 28% fringe benefits, plus whatever other expenses they have - per year, plus inflation.

I guess the stimulus is creating more jobs....

Pick a Senator....any Senator.
http://www.legistorm.com/browse_by_senator.html

Government spending reductions have to begin somewhere. But I've got to be honest--in the grand scheme of things in Washington, spending $1.2 million on the First Lady doesn't really get my dander up.

I'll tell you what gets me more excited, as an example...the Obama administration made it clear it opposes any further funding for the production of F-22 Raptor jet fighters. The Office of Management and Budget said the funding for more F-22 fighters runs counter to the "collective judgment" of the military's top leaders and the Defense Department. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said production of the jets should stop after 187 have been built. He said the jet does not fit well into 21st century warfare and further production costs are not included in his proposed DOD budget. Congress has decided it knows better and has included $1.75 billion in appropriations so that more of the jets can be built. (Lots of constituents in New York and California work in the plane plants, you know.)

Now that's the kind of crap that gets me excited. Michelle Obama can have three social secretaries as far as I'm concerned. When Congress starts to get serious about spending, they can cut the budget for the operation of the Office of the President. The House can do that, you know. Let's place the blame where it belongs. At least the President rejected the idea of a new fleet of helicopters for use as "Marine Ones". He was happy with the old helicopters and nixed the idea of spending $6.1 billion to build the 28 new "star wars-equipped" helicopters to form the Marine One fleet.

Kayaker is right. Every single Senator--all 100 of them--spend more on their staffs, many a whole lot more, than Michelle Obama spends for her staff. Social secretaries?...phfisssh. Let's get serious.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com...salary-list-2/

Did anyone check to see how much Laura Bush's aids made during the Bush Adminstration?

Originally Posted by Villages Kahuna

**snip**At least the President rejected the idea of a new fleet of helicopters for use as "Marine Ones". He was happy with the old helicopters and nixed the idea of spending $6.1 billion to build the 28 new "star wars-equipped" helicopters to form the Marine One fleet.
Kayaker is right. Every single Senator--all 100 of them--spend more on their staffs, many a whole lot more, than Michelle Obama spends for her staff. Social secretaries?...phfisssh. Let's get serious.

I think the nixing of new Presidential Fleet Copters was a mistake.
The current birds (Vietnam era) are a heck of a lot older than the pilots that fly them. Spare parts are a BIG problem, since a lot of the OEM's no longer exist. It's not like walking into your local Chevy dealer's parts department. I think they are close to the point where a new Fleet, based on current birds, would be cheaper than the upkeep on the old Fleet.

Originally Posted by cologal

Did anyone check to see how much Laura Bush's aids made during the Bush Adminstration?

Get with the program....this is a non partisan witch hunt..jeesssssssss

Originally Posted by cologal

Did anyone check to see how much Laura Bush's aids made during the Bush Adminstration?

On the link I posted, if you read down the article, I am sure it mentions the salaries of Mrs. Bush's staff............NOT MUCH DIFFERENCE!

Originally Posted by Keedy

Get with the program....this is a non partisan witch hunt..jeesssssssss

Would that be Fox?

They need to hire a fashion consultant for Michelle. It would be well worth the money.

Originally Posted by Sally Jo

They need to hire a fashion consultant for Michelle. It would be well worth the money.

LOL I wonder what kind of gift they gave the Kremlin crowd. Maybe a DVD set of Obama's favorite apology speeches?

Thanks a lot Keedy. Now I'll be up all night laughing about that gift.