Originally Posted by sids1045
Rush may be on the mark on some of his comments, but as usual he shades the facts when it fits his agenda to do so. Congress can NOT raise its own pay.
Did you skip that day of high school goverment class?
They can... and DO on a semi-regular basis. The president's last raise in salary was due ONLY to the fact that Congress had again voted their own salaries so high that they were on the verge of making more than the pres. Seeing that, they raised the president's salary, then raised their own again.
Don't try too hard to fault supporters of the right, you might make yourself look stupid in the process.
That being said. Rush does make a good point. I'm not voting any-damn-ways, so it doesn't matter too much to me. But it is good to know.