Perk from the president

Waterbury Republican-American ^ | December 12, 2007 | Editorial

[Graybeard58]

the majority of federal workers do not fit the stereotype!

As a retired union worker, I'm not too fond of stereotypes either, nor is my son who is a cop, or my daughter who is a public school teacher or my other son who is a union iron worker.

[the gillman@blacklagoon.com]

I hope you’re not posting on my time.

[BamaDi]

since I retired two years ago, it’s my time....

[the gillman@blacklagoon.com]

Well then I’m still paying for you.

[steve-b]

Precisely my point. By yoking these useful employees to the same one-size-fits-all system as the useless paper-pushers, the politicians get a chance to either shell out money to buy votes from the latter or use them as a target of cheap demagoguery. (Really slick politicians can do both.)

The ultimate result is that the Muslim extremists are monitored by the kinda-sorta-adequate spies (the brighter ones got jobs in corporate security, doing half the work for twice the pay). And the ultimate result of that... well, you can fill in the dots.

[BamaDi]

sorry you feel that way but after 36 years I earned my retirement....but let me remind you, I pay taxes also so looks like I’m paying myself too....Merry Christmas

[GunsareOK]

What about a pardon for Ramos, Compean, and Hernandez?

[the gillman@blacklagoon.com]

Merry Christmas to you.

[Bommer]

I think you busted him! Good one man! Taxpayers money at work...on the net

[SF Republican]

LOL - you are the only one that responded! he certainly did not.

[Poundstone]

Graybeard, don’t get your knickers in a knot. Listen to the comments of other Freepers here and lighten up.

Federal employees are just like employees in any other large organization. Most are competent and hardworking, a few are lazy.

I assure you letting the federal workforce have Christmas Eve off will not lead to the demise of our Republic!

[clooney4824]

TRUE!!!! I had to forfeit 600 hours of sick leave...that is 75 days or 2 1/2 MONTHS of sick leave. Bet no non-GOV employee ever forfeits 1 day of sick leave.

[Graybeard58]

The question I posed in that reply hasn't been answered yet. I softened my stance in later replies anyway. Read on.

[Ax]

This "useless lazy bastard" retired 31 Jul 1997.

As a civil service employee, I rode in helicopters in Vietnam, walked the streets of Teheran, Riyadh, Baghdad, Jeddah, Cairo, a lot of bad neighborhoods in Africa and Central America. To be sure, I had some good posts, too. I think I earned all my bucks and bennies.

[ejonesie22]

Yeah, it’s those little details in the Good Book that can mess up a good rant...

Celebrate all of Christ’s life, just as it was written, just as it was told...

[ejonesie22]

Amen...

[BamaDi]

thank you for the amen....I was a little po’d and getting really really sick of all the jabs at federal employees....I worked hard for 36 years - am republican to the bone and have taken personal offense at the constant smears federal employees take....the majority of us are very very loyal to this country....and work hard....and like I said - we’re not the sterotype of what’s out there as a Federal employee....

[ejonesie22]

After 20+ years of private sector and owning my own business I sold after a rough divorce, I tool a little time off and taught, got married and decided to look for a 3rd career. Ended up with the Federal Government earlier this year. It is an adjustment and there are a few of those “employees” but most are doing their jobs as well as any I ever hired in the private sector.

[Manfred the Wonder Dawg]

“What on earth does giving crap to one another have to do with the birth of Jesus the Christ child?”

“Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh”

Then gifts ought to be to given to build the kingdom of God - perhaps sending Bibles to China. Giving stuff to one another is in no way similar to the wise men giving gifts to Christ.

[Manfred the Wonder Dawg]

I’m not opposed to fun - just to unbiblical crap being declared as Christian.