OH, REALLY? Federal pay freeze to slam region.

"A federal pay freeze saves peanuts at best, and while he may mean it as just a public-relations gesture, this is no time for political scapegoating," said John Gage, president of the American Federation of Government Employees.

They may be peanuts to you; they’re food for me.

Patricia Niehaus, a 27-year federal employee and president of the Federal Managers Association, said federal workers were told to expect a 1.4 percent raise this year. "Now nothing for two years," Niehaus said. "We are a common target and almost a helpless target in some respects."

At least you’ve still got a job. I don’t. Don’t look to me for sympathy.