Editor:Aren't our taxes paying for all of Dick Cheney's medical problems.....oh wait, but he's a man. Mr. Blachut was probably all in favor of Rep. Sweeney abusing his wife. But Sweeney is a Republican.
Regarding a story that appeared in
The Post-Star
on Dec. 6: "Rep. Gillibrand announces she is pregnant."
First of all, I must admit that I am a male chauvinist and that there are, thankfully, differences between men and women. There are many occupations suitable for women and their physical attributes. Carrying a weapon while serving in the Armed Forces and firefighting are not suitable lines of work for women to prove that they are physically equal to men. How many male police officers feel comfortable with a 100 pound female backup?
And now, I have to add serving in the U.S. House and Senate as an occupation that may not be suitable for women.
Ms. Gillibrand's current pregnancy makes a strong case for my opinion. Ms. Gillibrand was elected to serve her constituency, and while she is away from her elected office she cannot perform those duties. The taxpayers who were duped into voting for her will have to pay for her medical benefits. Yes, Mr. and Mrs. Taxpayer, Ms. Gillibrand receives excellent health benefits, courtesy of her constituents. We will be without representation in Congress for a time leading up to and following the child's birth. There will be times when she and the new baby will visit doctors. You can add those days to the total that she will not be serving her constituents.
The current base salary (2006) for members of the House and Senate is $165,200 per year. I wonder if Ms. Gillibrand will do the right thing and reimburse the U.S. Treasury in the amount of $452.60, her daily salary, for each day that she is unable to perform her elected duties. For some reason, I doubt it.
RON BLACHUT
Definitely go to Fundie Watch and read what they have to say.
6 comments:
I wonder what relation Ron is to John Sweeney
As a Glens Falls resident, I'd hasten to point out that Blachut is from Queensbury.
Good comment about Cheney.
Frankly, it amazes me that someone is worried about $452 a day when we're spending many multiples of that every second in Iraq.
Thanks for the plug! I look forward to seeing the end of this misogynistic nonsense, but I doubt it will be in my lifetime.
-The Guy Who Writes Fundie Watch
Wouldn't any of you Kennedy-crazed blue state liberals be up in arms if she took 9-12 months off at a cost of nearly $200K to us taxpayers? If so, you would have your precious President "Slick Willy" Clinton to thank for signing The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. You should get paid for work completed.
R. BLACHUT
Maybe Mr. Blachut can tell us exactly what jobs women should be allowed to do.
The Family and Medical Leave Act allows for unpaid time off to care for a family member.
I'm not sure if the ninny commenting is really R. Blachut but in answer to the comment: if people are unhappy about it (and there's no reason to believe she's going to take a lot of time off, just hysterical speculation), they'll vote her out of office next year. Until then, get over it.
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