After all, you are paying for it.
Maybe I will call one in today.
"Where they dine on sushi and dish on politics; Mass. delegation comes together over Chinese" by Matt Viser, Globe Staff | June 19, 2010
WASHINGTON — Near the Library of Congress, just a couple of blocks from the grandeur of the US Capitol, the well-worn Chinese restaurant sits between a bank ATM and a deli that doubles as a liquor store. Far removed from the typical Washington power spots, this is where the Massachusetts congressional delegation convenes its private powwows, around a table adorned with plastic flowers.
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I thought it sounded familiar.
The Bay State’s delegation has met for years in the Hunan Dynasty’s back room to hash out legislative and political strategy, debate foreign conflicts and social programs, and simply to catch up — all while dining, family-style, on General Tso’s chicken, sushi, and vegetable platters.
Related:
"the rest of the delegation dined on Chinese-style steak, stir-fried wild rice, roast grouper, and ice cream"
"One in 8 Americans now receives food stamps, including one in four children"
"1 of every 6 people on the planet - don’t get enough to eat"
Well, HAVE THEM OVER to the U.N. for LUNCH!!!!
"Every table was set with a single fresh rose (from the rose gardens outside, I was told) and a full complement of three forks, two knives, and two spoons in silver plate..... The buffet tables could have graced a high-end ocean liner. I watched a gentleman in colorful African garb pile his plate with slices of roast sirloin and potatoes mashed with feta cheese. A post-retirement-age couple from the East Side scarfed up most of the egg rolls, though more came out quickly....
I made for the roast leg of lamb with rosemary sauce after I filled my salad plate with chilled asparagus and slices of a duck and pork terrine.... fresh tomato soup and bowls of pasta primavera.... The dessert buffet table practically groaned under a spread of apple and pumpkin pies, cheesecakes, tarts, half a dozen cheeses, sliced fruits, bowls of berries, and, off to one side, three urns of ice cream"
But don't worry; they are HELPING to SOLVE the PROBLEM!
How come EVERY TIME the U.N. gets involved things get WORSE!?
“The Peking duck is really superb,’’ said Representative William Delahunt, before declining, tongue partly in cheek, to discuss the meetings. “We can’t talk. It’s a very secret, closed society. The existence, even, no one knows about.’’
Yeah, ha-ha. Don't choke on your plate, a**hole.
Now this exclusive little club faces a new wrinkle, presented in the form of the delegation’s newest member, Scott Brown. The all-Democratic delegation hasn’t had a Republican in 13 years, so the newly elected GOP senator brings a potentially disruptive dynamic to the cozy gatherings, which take place several times a year....
If there isn't a conflict give the Globe time... they will stir one up.
Be a PoS fooley for your consumption, but....
Informal gatherings of the delegation are a longstanding tradition, although previous senior members, in particular the late representative Joe Moakley and senator Edward M. Kennedy, who died last year, often picked a Legal Sea Foods restaurant, part of a chain based in Boston that had a room named after Moakley.
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"Legal Sea Foods, president Roger Berkowitz"
Kosher Kennedy, huh?
And here I thought he was a Catholic.
But when Legal Sea Foods moved locations, the delegation settled on a reliable, if down-market, favorite....
I hope you ordered a cat, 'er, chicken dish, you insulting a**hole.
Hunan has a well-established reputation. Senator Chuck Schumer of New York is one of the most frequent diners there (he calls it his “late night office’’) and used to eat regularly with his former colleague, Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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Any guesses as to the conversation?
Senator Barbara Boxer of California used the restaurant for scenes in her 2005 novel, “A Time to Run.’’
The Massachusetts delegation typically reserves the private meeting room in the rear, featuring red-cushioned chairs positioned around a long table. Fish swim in an aquarium out front....
All on YOUR DIME as YOU STRUGGLE, Bay-Staters!!!
This is WHAT YOUR TAXES are PAYING FOR, folks!
Robert Bian, a manager at Hunan, said the delegation has been there about three times in the last six months. They are “very good tippers’’ (at least 20 percent on tabs of about $300) and generally stick to themselves.
WHY WOULDN'T THEY BE?
It is NOT THEIR MONEY!
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Oh, they even MADE MONEY off the COLLAPSE as they were FIXING IT for you?
“They are very private,’’ Bian said. “Doors closed, don’t like people to disturb them.’’
Yeah, don't take your heads out of that pile of s*** until the Bastille comes, you self-serving PoS!
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“It generally lasts about an hour or so — a glass of Chinese beer or something like that and you’re on your way,’’ said Representative Richard Neal, of Springfield. “It’s never gone beyond two drinks.’’
Yeah, RIGHT!!
I only had one said the alcoholic!!!
Sometimes Massachusetts Senator John F. Kerry picks up the tab, other times it’s divided up.
The last two Republicans from Massachusetts — Peter Blute and Peter Torkildsen — said they had never been invited to any delegation dinners when they were in Washington in the mid-1990s. “I’ve heard of them, but I was never invited,’’ said Blute, who said he would dine with other lawmakers at the Capital Grille, which offers personalized wine lockers.
Representative John Olver, an Amherst Democrat, said he had been to Legal Seafoods but couldn’t recall a single meeting at Hunan with the delegation.
Oh, MY REP make them MAD, did he?
“I really don’t know,’’ Olver said. “Unless there’s been things that I, because I come from the western part of the state, don’t get invited to.’’ (There have been some invitations that he could not accept, he said, though he didn’t remember if they were to Hunan).
“I’ve been to two or three,’’ said Representative Barney Frank, who often dines at Hunan alone, a newspaper in tow. “Maybe they’ve been without me. Which wouldn’t bother me.’’
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I'll bet he has a hell of an appetite.
Yup, ONE MORE PARTYING POLITICIAN BREAKING the LAW!!!
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Last December, they got together on a Wednesday night to discuss the Afghanistan strategy that President Obama was pushing. Kerry was openly in favor, while Representative James McGovern, a Worcester Democrat, strongly opposed. Kerry downplayed the disagreement, and members say there are rarely tempers or dramatic moments.
“It’s a lot of slinging the bull,’’ said Representative John F. Tierney, a Salem Democrat.
Wherever politicians are to be found.
“It’s not like we’re working heavy down there. We’re eating Chinese food.’’
You mind picking up that bill, taxpayers?
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Yeah, it's all ONE BIG PARTY when you work for GOVERNMENT, huh?
I just lost my appetite.
I'll make my own lunch.
