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Anniston Star Ed. Bd. to Paul Broun, Jr. - Of all the cold and callous remarks that have been made during the aftermath of the Great Recession, a recent comment by U.S. Rep. Paul Broun, R-Ga., has to top the list.

Broun, a Tea Party favorite, told a conservative talk-radio host that he was not concerned with the loss of jobs if the debt ceiling was not raised because "those are gonna be government employees that are put out of work." Then he added, "There a lot of government employees that need to go find a real job."

Judging by what has been going on in Washington, there are a lot of congressmen who also "need to go find a real job." The people of northeast Georgia might be in the mood, come next election, to give Broun an opportunity to start sending out his resume.

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Amanda Lang was a wonderful member of the Opednews team, and the first volunteer editor, for a good number of years being a senior editor. She passed away summer 2014.

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