Posted on 11/01/2014 9:02:06 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
With projections of a GOP win growing daily, nervousness in Senate committee offices has turned to panic as an army of Democratic staffers braces to be fired, replaced by a Republican majority and their aides.
The spoils of political war? Estimates are that 300-600 Democratic committee and personal staff jobs would be on the chopping block if the Republicans pull off the expected victory.
There will be a mass exodus of Senate Democrat staff from committees, said one insider.
And Republicans will get to hire hundreds more aides. A loss on Tuesday that keeps the Democrats in charge of the Senate will cost no GOP jobs, other than those working for retiring lawmakers.
Under a Senate deal cut by Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, the funding and staff breakdown on committees is about 60 percent for the majority, and 40 percent for the minority. It had been two-thirds majority, one-third minority, but the GOP cut the deal in order to keep their minimum funding at 40 percent.
Also getting hit would be the offices of Reid and other Democratic leaders.
For Democratic staffers, the potential layoffs couldnt come at a worse time. According to officials, some will find jobs in the Obama administration, but those openings are few and will last only two years. And Hillary Clintons team is already loaded up with long-time aides, leaving few policy jobs for outsiders.
"There will be nowhere in the downtown private sector to go. Maybe 10 percent can find a slot in the Obama administration. It will be ugly," said a former White House aide now working on K Street.
That's because many lobbying firms are full-up with Democrats.
And there are already a sizable number of Democratic staffers already looking for work since their bosses are retiring.
It could be a lot of individuals. And thats not even counting all the people looking for work now with a retirement coming up, said a key Senate Democratic staffer.
Well then, we'll go with your feelings. Forget I said anything to you.
That SHOULD be a wakeup call to FR’s RINO enablers. But they would rather have their RINO than conservatives in govt. If they wanted conservatives, they would not elect the people screwing them at literally every opportunity.
After what they have done to America, they need to share our pain.
I wish congress would get rid of their staffers. I know it is a pipe dream, but they really don’t need any and that would save a lot of money.
Actually, like you, I knew that it was ‘practice’.... motive is the key here. Cheers FRiend.
I agree. We are in a bad situation and provided the Senate is taken and I do believe it will be with room to spare this issue will come to a head. If this new congress does not lead on conservative constitutionalist issues and take this President to task they will suffer in 2016 especially if they choose stupidly and go with a Christie or some other Army of One Republicrat.
People are tired of the Democrats. There’s no other reason for the change.
It’s different because we didn’t see these kind of sob stories in the media when the ‘Rats won.
How bout just Obummer and his minions? Forget hundreds. I’d be satisfied with just the WH staff...
And in 16 the same people will come out screaming about Hillary and demand we elect Mitt/Jeb and the next cadre of RINOs otherwise Herself will rule the world.
Then people will come here crying when the slaughter is complete and we return to total Dem dominance. They will blame people that voted for conservatives, again, and cry the blues about not having conservatives in power.
Doesn’t make a lick of sense, but they did it last time and still bitch today. Or they could join with the rest of us and maybe win. Mayne make progress in getting actual conservatives elected. But I guess they just have to spread the RINO love ‘no matter what’.
"Hundreds? How about millions?"
Yes! That would be beautiful! Only having "hundreds" of Demonicrat bloodsuckers lose their "jobs" would be ugly.
> Let em HAVE their food stamps ... for three months ONLY !
They are about to discover the Utopian world they created and they will find it is the stuff of nightmares not dreams. No unicorns, no 4 leaf clovers, no pots of gold, just a huge income tax thats tripled to pay for the Unaffordable Healthcare Act, bills stacking up, and no work coming in to pay them. Welcome to our world, jerks...
Well, then they can get Obamacare and an Obamaphone!
“Frankly, firing 600 dogmatic, ideological terrorists that support the Democrat demons in Congress is not nearly enough.”
Right! Unfortunately, all the underlings in the US Attorney’s Offices are likely to be RATs too. Just like the Departments of the Government, the change cuts off only the head. Gays would riot if the new administration actually did some substantial cutting at the State Department. It’s a nest of queers.
The Manna goes away
Perhaps they could consider real jobs where they produce something or provide a service. The type of jobs where people choose to pay the provider. This is the technique most Republicans use to redistribute wealth. And the best part is that really, really works; it requires no government assistance. I call it voluntary income redistribution.
Be still my beating heart.
No nightly cocktail parties with unlimited canapes, no brought-in lunches, cheap cafeterias, Starbucks deliveries, they’re going to have to learn how to brew coffee AND cook as they move in with their family.
And do laundry, yardwork, all that lowly human stuff.
Don’t you remember the similar stories expressing concern about all the republicans who lost their jobs when the democrats took over the senate and then the presidency?
Me neither.
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