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To: PJr who wrote (493908)	7/2/2012 4:05:55 PM
From: Little Joe	Respond to of 793759

I think Pat is correct. My congressman is a former county executive and he has opted to keep his county insurance rather than take federal insurance. I suspect that is because his county plan is far more generous. Considering he was in his late forties to early fifities when he became a congressman, and he still gets his health insurance paid for even though he no longer works for the county, his plan must be cadillac deluxe. However I note that many times high ranking federal officials seem to end up at the best hospitals. Wonder how that happen?. I also know that when a public official goes to a hospital he/she are not treated the same as we are if my Congressman is an example. When he went to the hospital while County Executive, he stayed in a private room and they would cook his meals to order. I bet he didn't wait on any nurses either. lj

To: PJr who wrote (493908)	7/2/2012 5:59:47 PM
From: Farmboy	Respond to of 793759

Thanks for the info Patrick. You make me feel better! LOL I see now since 84, they have paid into Social Security. They also have health policies from their selection of providers, but I know for a fact they have, or had, access to military medical facilities, or at least some did. I have seen on two different occasions, two different members of congress (both now retired or dead) walk into Walter Reed Army Hospital and be escorted through the lobby, and back to what I was told by a military friend who worked there was a "VIP Exam & Treatment area". This was approximately 1985, and it could well have been some 'good ol boy' deal they had worked out over the years, but they sure got met at the door and walked past some "Private - Restricted Area - Do not Enter" signs. I am fairly sure neither of them were retired military personnel (LOL). Whether this happens today I can not say because I don't live in the DC area now and haven't for some time. I'm pretty sure, though, they would get 'preferential treatment' wherever they went. Some, like Sen Boxer, would 'demand' it, I'm certain. Glad to know though, they aren't quite as 'royal' as I'd thought, or as they sometimes seem to think. The sad part about all this is that it is just so easy to believe all the bad things we hear about the actions of our government. Let's clean house in November .... and get enough new blood to make some difference! Thank you sir!

To: PJr who wrote (493908)	7/2/2012 6:22:46 PM
From: Bridge Player	1 Recommendation Respond to of 793759

Your post deserves multiple recs. For setting the record straight, for posters. And for setting the record straight, for the performance of elected members of Congress. The lure and profitability of power and public prestige is a powerful aphrodisiac that few are able to resist.