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This woman's problems would have been over almost a year ago if he had issued an EO to re-hire her...

I'm sorry, but nothing this woman could have done for us could ever be worth 100 grand a year. Nothing. I think they should look at other positions and drop the axe. This is an absurd amount to make for what they do.

I think they should look at other positions and drop the axe. This is an absurd amount to make for what they do.

Hasn't the Republican Party been promising to do this for decades? Are there fewer "workers" in D.C. than there used to be? Is the Federal government (or ANY government, for that matter) budget smaller than it used to be?

And Republicans wonder why OldBob Dole didn't get elected easily.

I know you are refering to the cost of government salaries in general, and not to Linda's particulars. But as I have a kid working in DC I might chime in a fact about the cost of living issue to put some perspective to it.

If you live in, for instance, Grand Rapids, Michigan, own a home and want to own a town house or home in DC, there is a vast difference in cost-of-living and real estate that must be acknowledged. If you are a high level executive administrative assistant for the government, with long service and you make $65,789 after years of dedication in Grand Rapids....well go to any salary conversion calculator that adjusts for real estate as well as cost of living and you will find that it would be an even trade to earn $100,000 in the District of Columbia and perhaps worse in the suburbs.

We need to keep that in mind when looking at what these employees make as we always naturally compare it to our own local salaries.