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Senator's Thing Exposed in Snowstorm

Voters won't have to worry about Senator Richard Burr pulling a Tom Daschle. The gentleman from North Carolina pulled away from the Capitol yesterday in a 1974 VW Thing he's owned for 18 years. And here's the thing -- he drove with the top down in the middle of a snowstorm.

Richard Burr: Click to watch

The only time Daschle drove himself was during his 1986 campaign video ...

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1. He's got my vote.

Posted at 10:57AM on Feb 4th 2009 by dmaninsac

2. What is with the Obama appointments with corruption charges and tax dodging? Oh, wait, I almost forgot--Obama is a Chicago politician! Can;t wait for all the pork in this so called "stimulus" package to hit the country. It's all a good time until the tax payers have to pony-up for the bill.

Posted at 11:09AM on Feb 4th 2009 by OoooNoooo!

3. What is with these Obama appointments: corruption charges and tax dodging? Oh, wait, I almost forgot--Obama is a Chicago politician! Can;t wait for all the pork in this so called "stimulus" package to hit the country. It's all a good time until the tax payers have to pony-up for the bill.

Posted at 11:29AM on Feb 4th 2009 by OoooNoooo!

4. How come we never saw a TMZ article ripping the stimulus bill's (now defunct) item that would allow studios to write off 50% of their production costs? 50%?! WTF?!

With each new year having better and better box office receipts, I don't see why we need to line the pockets of the L.A. mafia.

How 'bout some fair and balanced, Harvey?

Posted at 11:15AM on Feb 4th 2009 by Crabby

5. It is a prerequsite to be a tax cheater if you want to be in Obama's cabinet!

Posted at 11:18AM on Feb 4th 2009 by Liz

6. hey toofastforyou,what happend to you,asleep at the wheel?

Posted at 11:19AM on Feb 4th 2009 by too slow for you

7. Hey, it's not just Chicago Dems, don't forget Charlie Rangel Chairman of the House Ways & Means Committee! A September 14, 2008 editorial in The New York Times called for Rangel to resign for cheating on his taxes. But guess what, Charlie's still in charge.

Posted at 11:30AM on Feb 4th 2009 by DaBigApple

8. WHO CARES, TMZ COULD,VE USE THIS SPACE FOR MICHEAL PHELPS SAGA, BOY THAT WAS A LARGE BONG

Posted at 11:28AM on Feb 4th 2009 by POOPSI

9. George W. Bush, and his Boss Richard-Head Chaney got us into this mess...Yeah, yeah, you can blame the "Democratic Congress" all you want, but the reality is that the Republicans were in charge regardless, and their president (who STOLE the election anyway...) got us into a WAR we didn't need to enter, that has no end,( and consequently is getting NO press right now...is it over?) and his BIG OIL Industry and Military Industrial Complex Big Wig friends have been sucking $$$ out of the Troff for his entire administration...Now Obama comes in and tries to begin to fix it....IT NOW BECOMES HIS FAULT.....
AS IF that "Old Geezer" and that Alaskan Fool he regrets hiring could do a better job! I'd rather have a NEW CABINET with a few Tax "cheats" than certain other individuals that would risk our children, fathers, brothers, sisters, sons and daughter's lives for a false WAR in a country that has Billions of $$$ worth of oil, but won't even use it to protect themselves......
And IF that OLD GEEZER had won, he'd be putting MORE $$$ into this false war that we're now into forever....How many books by how many individuals from George W's administration have been written telling us this fact?!?!?!?!
but I guess it's ALL the New guy's fault.....Hmph.....

Posted at 11:53AM on Feb 4th 2009 by Kev

10. I've got one of those "Things". Mine is a 1973 model and its orange. It still runs good.

Posted at 11:55AM on Feb 4th 2009 by Firefly

11. SHOCKING Untrustworthy politicians, Cheating, Lying, Oh Dear What next?

Posted at 11:54AM on Feb 4th 2009 by Chucky

12.

He got my vote!

Posted at 11:56AM on Feb 4th 2009 by anonymous

13. I had a '73 Thing. What a cool ride. I miss it every day.

Posted at 12:10PM on Feb 4th 2009 by Luke Warmwater

14.

More Congessman need to take a page from this guys book. How many of the hogs at the trough would :

A. Drive themselves
B. Drive themselves in an econmy car that is 30+ years old.


My guess is not many.

Obama is a liar, and he already broken promises he has made, in less than 100 days. Is anybody suprised that ANY politician would keep their campaign promises??

Sorry, no excuses for King Obama. I hope he does a good job, but, he is still a lying, coniving, out for his aganda only politician. No different than any of the last Presidents. Not one bit.

Remember Kennedy was a terrible President, he almost got us nuked, and his morals were in the toilet. The ONLY reason we love him is that he was asassinated. Otherwise name one good reason he WAS a good President.

I stand behind the President , because I have no choice. He has four years to show:

Change we can beleive in. So far, I am not drinking the Kool-aid.

Posted at 12:48PM on Feb 4th 2009 by Eh???

15. that's senator brrrrrrr......

Posted at 12:57PM on Feb 4th 2009 by kathleen

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