Poor Chris Murphy - has to work late and doesn't like it

Don't you just feel sorry for newbie Senator Chris Murphy?  As a newbie, his party (yes Chris, it was your party elders who did this to you) assigned him the 11 pm to 1 am shift last week to preside over the Senate during Senator Cruz's filibuster.  See Chris' comments here:  https://twitter.com/ChrisMurphyCT/status/382699428462985216

*sigh*.  It must be so tough to get paid $174,000 a year, plus benefits that we his employers will likely never see in our lifetimes, all to work a scheduled (this means that the days are on the schedule - it doesn't mean he has to show up to work) 108 days, as of September 27 (they'll be in session a few more days before the end of the year. For more information see http://thomas.loc.gov/home/ds/s1131.html ).  Now, contrast that with us poor taxpaying shlubs who work an average of 50 weeks a year, five days a week - that's 250 work days a year for what we make.  He works half as many days as we do, and yet he makes a six figure salary and has incredible benefits.  And he whines about working late.

Man up Chris!  We know you tout your retired, but hard-working school teacher mother all the time in your election campaigns (pandering to the unions much?).  But I never hear you mention your father.  You know, the managing partner of a ritzy Hartford law firm.  Back in the day I worked for that law firm and there were days when I would work from 6 am to 2 am the next day, and be back in the office at 6 am again that same morning, when there were trials. No thanks, no extra pay, no Senate level benefits.   That's the real world bub.  So seriously, quitchyabitchin' and do some real work.

We the taxpayers are tired of you career politicians putting your political party over what is good for the country.  Remember, Chris, you work for us - the taxpayers do not work for you and your cronies or to support the lifestyles of you and your cronies.

And for further interesting reads on Senator Murphy, check this out:  http://articles.courant.com/2012-09-20/news/hc-murphy-taxes-0919-20120918_1_tax-bill-car-taxes-late-payment  With people like this running our government, no wonder the federal government is constantly in debt.