Comments on: House passes legislation fighting wage discrimination.

By: luxeluxe

luxeluxe — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 08:18:41 +0000

And let’s not forget that bill is Hillary Clinton’s and Tom Harkin’s bill. Obama will take all the credit (par for the course)but any democrat and many a republic would have signed that bill into law. Oh, ahe original bill from 2007 was George Miller. Just giving credit where credit is due.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vskZ3iOqgYU

By: Jackie

Jackie — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:16:48 +0000

Obama kept the promise he made during the campaign. Now what’s interesting is Obama is no longer a Senator and he’s not yet a President but he’s working without pay day and night for the American people. I have noticed how Americans don’t really care that the President Elect isn’t getting paid but their deamanding him to fix the problem. Now Bush who’s on the pay role is doing nothing but continue to steal. Law Makers got a really big raise in salary but do very little work for such a large amount of money. I guess when enough Americans get unemployed they will figure out the scam the Law Makers are running.

By: sectionop92

sectionop92 — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:39:20 +0000

McConnell and Lindsey “the Bad Soldier” Graham will probably say something like “It is God’s will for men to make more money than women”.

You can’t really win an argument with Elmer Fudd and Fogg Horn Leghorn.

By: Frosty Cupcake

Frosty Cupcake — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:53:01 +0000

Why do Republicans hate fairness?

By: Uosdwis

Uosdwis — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:41:39 +0000

Hahahahahaha! Get used to those numbers, pure party line result and falls short by SEVENTY-SIX VOTES!! The only possible fly in the ointment is that they don’t have a pure party line veto-override (290), but that should be very rare if the Democratic congress only sends him bills they know he will sign.

By: Hoodathunk

Hoodathunk — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:46:15 +0000

While I am greatly heartened and encouraged that this was accomplished, the odds on it being anything but a symbolic gesture are right up there with the possibility of the troops being home for the inauguration. Even if it makes it to Bush.

Hopefully they can do it again in 12 days.

And Nancy, no cookie for you. If you MOC’s had done your job two years ago we wouldn’t still be waiting for this though I have to admit the idea of you getting to sign the bill is scary enough.

By: Max-1

Max-1 — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:26:27 +0000

Fred,
thanks for making my point.

By: CZ-1

CZ-1 — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:23:21 +0000

Short answer: Nay = 166 Republiscums, 5 Democrats

Note: 3 Republicans actually voted Yea. Go figure.

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.xpd?vote=h2009-9

By: JBaddo

JBaddo — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:20:13 +0000

Nazi Pelosi

By: Roket

Roket — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:19:42 +0000

As expected the voting pretty much followed party affiliation. I suppose we should get used to these types of vote counts. If you hear a republican utter the word bipartisanship, he will be using reverse logic.

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll009.xml

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll008.xml

By: SP Biloxi

SP Biloxi — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:16:36 +0000

Good news. And about time!

By: The Dogfather

The Dogfather — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:57:40 +0000

This is only “good news” if it actually becomes law — which minority leader Sen. Beyotch McConnell (R-Idiot) said on NPR this morning won’t happen because he’s going to lead a fillibuster against it.

I can’t wait to see the repukes try to explain that to working women suffering through the economic disaster that 8 years of repuke mismanagement have now thrust us all into…

By: Fred

Fred — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:57:12 +0000

approval ratings for:
bush 29%
repubs 25%
dems 37%

disaproval:
bush 67%
repubs 69%
dems 55%

By: Fred

Fred — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:55:17 +0000

Max-1 Says:
Fred,
Are you sure it was the Republicans that aided the demise of Congressional approval?
What did the opposition Party do to affect it?

Even right now, today.
approval ratings for:
bush 29%
repubs 25%
dems 37&

gallop

By: misshusseinmolly

misshusseinmolly — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:52:31 +0000

Frosty Cupcake Says
January 9th, 2009 at 2:21 pm

In every job I’ve ever held what every employee made was a closely guarded secret. Always, employees were routinely threatened with termination if they were caught discussing their pay.
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Mine, too. In fact, the only job I’ve ever had where there was transparency in what people got paid was when I was in the armed forces. There, only two things affected your base pay — your rank/rate and your length of service. Pay charts were all over the place, and anybody could look to see what their pay was or what anybody else’s was. Furthermore, one could see get the two factors required to determine someone’s pay just by looking at the sleeve of their uniform.

What would happen if similar transparency were to be applied to the average workplace? What if a company of — say — 30 employees had a chart listing all employees with name, job title, and yearly salary (plus applicable bonuses) — and posted this chart in the breakroom? Or, in the case of a large company, have this information available on the company intranet? If every employee is being paid fairly according to their job description and skill level, what terrible catastrophe would occur?

The only things I can think of are A) the conflicts that would arise if an employer ISN’T being fair, and B) the aspect of our culture that deems it unseemly to discuss what a person makes. However, the former is what we’re trying to avoid, and the latter is something we can surely get over.

Just a thought.

By: Buckie Boy

Buckie Boy — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:48:24 +0000

171 voted against equal pay?

I wonder who’s party they belong to?

Repukes?

By: Max-1

Max-1 — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:47:09 +0000

Fred,
Are you sure it was the Republicans that aided the demise of Congressional approval?
What did the opposition Party do to affect it?

By: arco

arco — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:45:40 +0000

Yes, labor is too expensive. Men’s salaries should be lowered to equal women’s salaries. Women are helping companies stay in business by accepting low wages. It’s time for men to step up and take a pay cut.

By: Fred

Fred — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:42:47 +0000

Now that the republicans are leaving congress and bush is gone good things like this will happen.

With the republicans gone congress’s approval rating will improve dramatically. They have been pulling us down for far too long.

By: Marie

Marie — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:36:01 +0000

This is good news, but if preznit dubya chooses to veto the measure, it will be moot.
And why would dumbya do anything for the average worker?