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ultralite001

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20. Grifters gotta grift...

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Sat Nov 22, 2025, 02:48 PM

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Just sayin'...

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Date MTG has chosen to quit is TWO DAYS after her generous congressional pension vests [View all] douglas9 Saturday OP

Just for the record, marge will receIve FIVE PERCENT of her annual niyad Saturday #1

Oh, the reality of it! MineralMan Saturday #7

She gets the healthcare though, IrishAfricanAmerican Saturday #39

Outrage where outrage is due...but this is exactly what every retiree in America tries to negotiate when leaving a job. CincyDem Saturday #2

I feel the same way. Prof. Toru Tanaka Saturday #6

See post 1 niyad Saturday #9

You're exactly right Boo1 Saturday #16

I'm upset that a person like MTG could get elected in the first place, but she was William Seger Saturday #37

+1 We should ALL have pensions leftstreet Saturday #18

Right there with you. Captain Stern Saturday #24

100% agree obamanut2012 Saturday #28

Wow, what a coinkydink! tanyev Saturday #3

see post1 niyad Saturday #10

Hard to believe she's only been in Congress for five years Fiendish Thingy Saturday #4

She barely did shit purr-rat beauty Saturday #5

see post 1 niyad Saturday #11

Duh! malaise Saturday #8

Ummm? But, in the case just presented .. ? Wouldn't the reverse .. ? - - -(nt)- stopdiggin Saturday #15

Some say, she got more out of insider trading than any pension would pay. flvegan Saturday #12

I'm going to be the next person to say, "And, so ..?" stopdiggin Saturday #13

I've done this too Boo1 Saturday #14

the (manufactured) 'outrage machine' works with a certain portion of the population stopdiggin Saturday #17

The boy who cried wolf Boo1 Saturday #19

Sounds like you have some issues with AOC Mysterian Sunday #44

Grifters gotta grift... ultralite001 Saturday #20

Speaking of: "Outrage farming" nt Disaffected Saturday #21

An earned pension isn't grifting obamanut2012 Saturday #29

Old Marge is shanti Saturday #22

What about MTG's Congressional health insurance? I would imagine... keep_left Saturday #23

She gets FEHB, the same as any Federal retiree obamanut2012 Saturday #27

Oh, I thought that retired members of Congress... keep_left Saturday #41

She has a right to her pension obamanut2012 Saturday #25

As Trump receives SAG-AFTRA benefits, I don't fault her for this. SleeplessinSoCal Saturday #26

Me thinks MTG may have a hard time spending her pension from inside jail after she is convicted of assorted crimes. flashman13 Saturday #30

Really Mblaze Saturday #31

Would love to see the House expel her before then! nt wiggs Saturday #32

She can't collect it right away Warpy Saturday #33

congressional pensions--not what you may think niyad Saturday #34

Pretty smart Greg_In_SF Saturday #35

She may be ignorant but she's not stupid Iris Saturday #36

She may be a nutty. beemerphill Saturday #38

That's smart Polybius Saturday #40

This message was self-deleted by its author Raine Sunday #42

The outrage here is ridiculous Wiz Imp Sunday #43