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[chibininja]

I am tired of people complaining about bipartisan political gridlock. The Democrats have 59 votes in the Senate, and about (not just of exact numbers) 257 votes in the House. The Republicans have 41 and about 178 respectively, meaning that they can might as well just not show up if the Democrats actually had their crap together.  They effectively

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[chibininja]

Actually, I think the TSA guy got held up over unionization concerns; the candidate may have been for unionizing airport security. While I am all for the workers having a voice at the bargaining table, I'm not so sure that unionizing airport security would be a good idea.

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[chibininja]

No, just massive financial issues due to budget-busting pensions and benefits that the unions are able to secure for their members. I'm not against having a retirement plan in place for people, especially folks who put their lives on the line for their fellow citizens. However, when you put in about 100k and get about 3 million back (especially when the 3 million ain't there), there is a bit of a concern.