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December 19th, 2008 at 3:58 am
2009 is the year were President Elect Obama will formally declared as the 44th President of the United States. You would probably think that drunken politicians, on the job, willing to miss their next payday, would only be found in movies and fictional books. Looks like Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich may have proven us wrong. Although he may have seen his last payday in office, he isn’t the only politician accused of being under the influence while on the clock. The Australian parliament is considering measures that would make current members and future members take a breathalyzer test while in session so that they don’t drink and legislate. A member of one of the leading parties in Australia’s parliament had to resign his post after he allegedly roughed up a female colleague after a Christmas party where he had become intoxicated. Other officials in Australia have also been ousted out of their public offices for drinking related offenses. The public seems to be open-minded about the idea. For instance, public transportation operators think that those who create the laws that govern should do so soberly, in the same way as the way they operate trains and buses soberly for public safety. Politicians worldwide have enjoyed a few rounds from time to time and most of them responsibly. Even still, this should be handled with extreme care. When it comes to your finances, you should handle these just as soberly. If your budget goes temporarily dry, you can soberly obtain fast payday loans with no problem.