The Vent / Metro

I certainly don't object to paying taxes which support the public good; I do, however, object to paying the salaries of congresspeople who have absolutely no interest in supporting the common good.

Score: 885

"Only those with rich parents can intern"?? Tell that to my daughter, a full-time senior in college, with a part-time job AND a non-paying internship. She doesn't get anything but a little gas money from her non-rich parents. Students who are committed will do whatever it takes to succeed regardless of parents' income.

Score: 811

If you are the first car at the red light in the left hand turning lane you have one job - PAY ATTENTION. Do not talk. Do not text (it's illegal remember). Do not talk on the phone. Just pay attention!

Score: 770

Not counting last Thursday and Friday which were picture taking days, the House will only be in session 6 days in January. No wonder they can't get anything done.

Score: 567

Clayton Co. isn't stuck with Victor Hill--they voted for him; there is a difference.

Score: 523

People who snore always fall asleep first.

Score: 475

Obama has about as much interest in reducing spending as Kim Kardashian does in staying out of the limelight.

Score: 423

What else is new? Pelosi wants more taxes and Obama wants to to raise the debt limit.

Score: 342

After reading "Money, Secrets, and Power", it's clearer to me why my one vote has no chance against a lobbyist with one thou$and votes.

Score: 337

If you suspect that you or a loved one has dementia or Alzheimer's, know that there is medication to slow it down. Denial allows the disease to cause permanent damage far sooner than necessary.

Score: 310

Not that the rape in India wasn't tragic, but why all of the US media attention? Why not shed light on all of the wrongs in the US, or is that not what's on the political agenda?

Score: 231

When I was in my teens people called me "skinny". It hurt. As I got older, I put on weight. Now I've been called "fat" by strangers. It hurts worse. Use the golden rule because words can bounce right back at you!

Score: 208

Too late, Lance.

Score: 194

Water main break,water main break. etc. Atlanta is sick.

Score: 154

After the election I had almost given up on voting until Sen. Chambliss gave me a reason to help vote him out of office.

Score: 120

If Hagel is the best Obama can come up with for the nomination, maybe it's time to quit as a country.

Score: 102

Georgia will be the LAST state to legalize hemp, medicinal, recreational, or otherwise. I'd even bet it WILL NEVER happen, AND even if the federal government legalized it, Georgia would pass new prohibitive laws defying the national law.

Score: 51

The tunnels that let you stand inside the Aquarium's tanks confirmed my suspicion that I'm claustrophobic and explains why I'm not married.

Score: -13

In viewing the vent, more and more I see why Georgia has become irrelevant in the nation and the world.

Score: -19

Hey, business (yeah, I'm talkin' to you, red-haired fast-food girl), Few of us got a raise this year. You raise your prices, you lose our business!

Score: -53

Let's put the "stadium question" to rest for a couple of weeks. Go Falcons!

Score: -56

It's amazing that Ne-Ne has more going on than any of the other women on the show, but because she is outspoken, she is called every thing but her name.

Score: -199

Those shocked at Republican response to Sandy relief must have forgotten the Republican Presidential Primary Debate where the audience cheered the idea of leaving a non-insured injured man to die by the side of the road. Bless their heart.

Score: -246

"Thank you for your service" generally means "Better you than my kids or me."

Score: -321

It is still Bush's fault. Non-partisan economists have been saying for years that it will take at least a generation to recover from Bush's excesses, regardless of who is President .

Score: -417