Uncle Sam taps on Secret Service Officials on the shoulder from behind. Uncle Sam: Excuse me, you're being fired for incompetence. Secret Service Official: Whoa. Didn't see that coming.
“…they just don’t make secret service agents like Clint Eastwood these days.”True. I’ve never seen a Secret Service agent have a conversation with an empty chair.
@masterskrain:Congress has approval ratings in the teens, but the incumbent reelection rate is over 90%. Thanks to gerrymandering and “bringing home the bacon”, most of us love our rep and the only time they do get voted out it’s in a primary. The district stays “safely” in the hands of the party controlling it.
I have to assume that the reason incumbents hang around forever is that the average voter looks at the ballot, thinks, “Hey, I think maybe I’ve HEARD of this guy!” and votes accordingly.
Carl Premium Member over 9 years ago
No. You are being retired so you can take a far more lucrative private sector pension. We don’t reward screwups.
No one was fired, 4 were told to retire, you know guaranteed pay, benefits, …
Jason Allen over 9 years ago
“…they just don’t make secret service agents like Clint Eastwood these days.”True. I’ve never seen a Secret Service agent have a conversation with an empty chair.
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member over 9 years ago
@masterskrain:Congress has approval ratings in the teens, but the incumbent reelection rate is over 90%. Thanks to gerrymandering and “bringing home the bacon”, most of us love our rep and the only time they do get voted out it’s in a primary. The district stays “safely” in the hands of the party controlling it.
Godfreydaniel over 9 years ago
I have to assume that the reason incumbents hang around forever is that the average voter looks at the ballot, thinks, “Hey, I think maybe I’ve HEARD of this guy!” and votes accordingly.