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In response to "21 states have no newspaper that has a DC correspondent reporting on local congresspeople. -- (link)" by spamlet

Humor me. If Idaho has a reporter who reports out of Boise instead of Washington D.C., that means they're missing... what? -- nm

Posted by Mop (aka rburriel) Jan 7 '16, 13:53

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Nothing. Nothing at all. -- nm - Congresspeople Jan 7, 14:03
how often is their US Representative in Boise? What about the other people who have influence over legislation that affects their state? -- nm* - znufrii Jan 7, 14:02 4
- Hasn't there been considerable outrage about representatives spending so little time in congress? Are they spending the rest of their time in Cabo? - Mop Jan 7, 14:07 3
  - 1) Their actual jobs are done in about 30 hours a week from Tuesday to Thursday...the rest of the time is spent at home begging for re-election. - Will Hunting Jan 7, 14:11 1
    - OK. You guys make good points as to why not having representation in D.C. is bad. -- nm - Mop Jan 7, 14:45
  - All the sausage gets made in DC. If you know you don't have anyone looking over your shoulder... -- nm - spamlet Jan 7, 14:08
You're relying on people who have limited ties to the community for relevant news to the community. - Will Hunting Jan 7, 14:00 2
- But the corresponding representative spends a considerable amount of time within their district. - Mop Jan 7, 14:05 1
  - He's home to campaign; not actually do his job. You are on the ground in DC, you're seeing him do his job - Will Hunting Jan 7, 14:10
The weatherman does a remote on a moutain pass to report there is a sprinkle of snow, having someone in DC to report on the hot air should=importance -- nm - Chateau du zeitgeist Jan 7, 13:57 1
- It was said long ago that 80% of the news the DC reporter sent back was juicy gossip for the publisher and friends could be in the know, not published - Chateau du zeitgeist Jan 7, 14:03

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