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1,000 Words: Clean Government Edition

By Karen Tumulty | March 2, 2010 | +

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  • deconstructiva

    Thanks, KT!
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    Olympia Snowe: “Yep, I should’ve voted for the senate HCR bill when I had the chance….”

  • deconstructiva

    People in the Executive Branch serve at the President’s pleasure. And when the POTUS asks the VPOTUS to dress up and clean up the signing room…
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    (Besides, what else is there for Biden to do? It’s not like he has to cast tiebreaking votes, approve points of order to kill Real Filibusters(tm) or strike down endless amendments against reconciliations, right, KT?)

  • deconstructiva

    Hillary (in disguise): “One day, some day, this chair will be mine, bwahahahaha!!!!”

  • deconstructiva

    If the cleaning lady is a recent immigrant, I hope the WH paid the Nanny Tax equivalent and filed all the necessary papers.

  • freeinpa

    I’m going to need a bigger vacuum to clean all the crap out of here.

  • deconstructiva

    …agreed, eight years of crap ain’t gonna get completely cleaned up in one.

  • kbanginmotown

    :-D

  • FlownOver

    Ooh, decon – that’s gonna leave a mark!

  • apr2563

    Senator Sessions sent me here to see if I qualified for his housekeeper.
    Sonia Sotomayer

  • lcky9

    that’s what I thought if you tilt the seat the gum stay in place..that will teach Obama for saying the people don’t know what’s good for them..

  • timothydillian

    Please inform Senor Chavez that I am in place.

  • sacredh

    Clean this! Clean that! Wire up the electricity for Senator Bunning’s chair! I need a coffee break.

  • sacredh

    Maria cleans the caller’s desk for “Bingo Deficit Reduction Night”.

  • sacredh

    Maria Cleans up the chair after David Vitter suffers another catastrophic diaper failure.

  • sacredh

    In a small hidden room in the White House, Maria polishes President McCain’s desk and chair.

  • sacredh

    Maria uses the Cheney Chickenhawk Vacuum cleaner. It’s yellow and it really sucks.

  • sacredh

    The cleaning lady thinks “This beats my last gig of running oxys for Rush”.

  • http://cleaningspring.wordpress.com cleaningspring

    Seattle cleaning services company would help with cleaning with greater desire! LOL!

  • http://cleanmaria.wordpress.com cleanmaria

    Maybe after thorough and precise cleaning something will change for the better. We are high quality house cleaning service and we will do our best to clean up all the mess.:)

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