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Who says the Republicans and Democrats cannot work together?  Given the right motivation they can all work together to accomplish things of pressing national interests.  Take for example a $4,400 pay raise!

Despite low approval ratings and hard feelings from last year's elections, Democrats and Republicans in the House are reaching out for an approximately $4,400 pay raise that would increase their salaries to almost $170,000.

See that?  Despite their 14% job approval rating, despite their bickering and failed (thank God) attempt to pass the immigration amnesty bill, despite all that they can still come together and hike their pay another $4,400 bucks!  Good for them, I will sleep better knowing they are well compensated.

These guys are so smart they actually voted a few years ago to have their cost of living pay raises happen automatically every year unless they vote to stop it.  So Representatives Jim Matheson, D-Utah, and Lee Terry, R-Neb. attempted to block the raise and the vote came down 244 to 181 to not block the annual COLA. 

Working together.  What a beautiful thing.