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cowcommander
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Tue Jan-25-11 05:26 PM Original message |
Reid dismisses Obama's call for ban on earmarks |
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bluestateguy
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Tue Jan-25-11 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
1. An earmark ban would give the Administration more discretion over how pork is spent and where |
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texshelters
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Tue Jan-25-11 05:52 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Reid is smarter than the average tea partier, of course |
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JudyM
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Tue Jan-25-11 06:37 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Just because the tea partiers and rethugs like this doesn't mean it's a bad thing |
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karynnj
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Tue Jan-25-11 07:30 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. The key is to not allow things to be added in "the dark of the night" |
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texshelters
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Wed Jan-26-11 06:49 PM Response to Reply #7 |
15. Ditto |
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texshelters
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Wed Jan-26-11 06:49 PM Response to Reply #5 |
14. Earmarks are also |
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Bandit
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Thu Jan-27-11 09:18 AM Response to Reply #14 |
20. No it would allow Governors to decide what to do with the money. |
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texshelters
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Thu Jan-27-11 05:15 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. The main point is that |
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JudyM
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Thu Jan-27-11 05:25 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Yes, but key is for an earmark should be judged on its merits and not just horsetraded. nt |
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SemperEadem
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Tue Jan-25-11 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
3. what is interesting is that today I read that |
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No Elephants
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Thu Jan-27-11 02:05 AM Response to Reply #3 |
16. Why does Scalia keep giving advisory opinions before cases reach the court? |
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louis-t
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Tue Jan-25-11 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
4. Which brings up the question again "If you had the president's ear |
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madrchsod
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Tue Jan-25-11 07:09 PM Response to Original message |
6. earmarks are the mothers milk to the voters |
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robcon
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Tue Jan-25-11 08:44 PM Response to Original message |
8. Earmarks are a disgrace. |
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No Elephants
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Thu Jan-27-11 02:30 AM Response to Reply #8 |
17. Banning earmarks will not stop horse trading, which pre-dates earmarks. |
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and-justice-for-all
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Tue Jan-25-11 08:52 PM Response to Original message |
9. A bill is a bill is a bill |
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timo
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Tue Jan-25-11 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
10. hear ye hear ye |
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rayofreason
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Tue Jan-25-11 11:25 PM Response to Original message |
11. earmarks=graft n/t |
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ProgressiveProfessor
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Wed Jan-26-11 04:47 PM Response to Original message |
12. The executive branch has already made the earmark processes much harder |
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Arkana
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Wed Jan-26-11 04:58 PM Response to Original message |
13. Reid doesn't want it because earmarks are basically why Nevada keeps electing him. |
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No Elephants
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Thu Jan-27-11 02:48 AM Response to Reply #13 |
19. What if Dummya were in office? |
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Arkana
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Thu Jan-27-11 10:24 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. I don't think Dubya would ever have proposed anything like a ban |
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No Elephants
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Thu Jan-27-11 02:44 AM Response to Original message |
18. Interesting Constitutional power struggle Veto power vs. spending power. |
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Broderick
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Thu Jan-27-11 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
22. There was a day and time |
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