There is no pork barrel spending in the stimulus package

[BirminghamExaminer]

Pork barrel spending refers to spending that is designed to benefit constituents of a specific politician. For example, Senator Richard Shelby got $1.5 million dollars as part of the 2000 Interior Department Appropriation bill to refurbish Birmingham's giant iron statue of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and forge. Senator Shelby (R) successfully slipped the $1.5 million in to the Interior bill to please constituents back home in Alabama.

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http://www.examiner.com/x-1172-Birmingham-Progressive-Politics-Examiner~y2009m2d3-There-is-no-pork-barrel-spending-in-the-Stimulus-package

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Karen

Birmingham Progressive Politics Examiner

[Still Sensible]

1. By strict definition that is correct

I suggest, however, there is unnecessary spending in the House version of the Recovery Act.

[BirminghamExaminer]

4. Yes but

the GOP spin artists aren't calling it "unnecessary spending." At least many of them aren't. I've seen a plethora of editorials and articles today referring to pork barrel spending. Why should we listen to the party that got us into the mess we're in?

[Still Sensible]

5. Absolutely

we shouldn't let them frame the debate either.

[BirminghamExaminer]

9. well if....

MSNBC and CNN would talk to any of the Democratic Senators about the Stimulus package instead of just talking to the likes of Arlen Specter and other Republican senators, I'd be really happy. But apparently they're only interested in hearing the GOP side.

[rock]

2. Well, "pork" is really a judgemental word

One man's pork is another man's meat.

[Soylent Brice]

3. "i eat more chicken than any man ever seen"

-jim



lol

[BirminghamExaminer]

6. Ehrm

I'm thinking of becoming a vegetarian!

[Soylent Brice]

7. it's a line from the Door's song

"Backdoor Man"

he mentioned pork. made me think of chicken. try not to follow my logic. may cause dizziness and seizures.

[BirminghamExaminer]

8. Ahhh Bach

But I like beans.

I was really into the Doors in the 70s (uhoh showing my age here) but obviously didn't remember that particular line.