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Ioo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 08:07 PM
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MR. McCLELLAN: Flood control has been a priority of this administration...
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/09/20050901-2.html

Q I'm talking about policy. I'm talking about the SELA project, for instance, is one some people cite where they felt they needed $60 million in the current '06 fiscal year, they were given $10 million, those types of projects. And a lot of --

MR. McCLELLAN: I'm sorry, which project --

Q SELA -- Southeast Louisiana flood control --

MR. McCLELLAN: Flood control has been a priority of this administration from day one. We have dedicated an additional $300 million over the last few years for flood control in New Orleans and the surrounding area. And if you look at the overall funding levels for the Army Corps of Engineers, they have been slightly above $4.5 billion that has been signed by the President.

Q Local people were asking for more money over the last couple of years. They were quoted in local papers in 2003 and 2004, are saying that they were told by federal officials there wasn't enough money because it was going to Iraq expenditures.
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 08:09 PM
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1. the bushwa's ass should
be grass.
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Mountainman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 08:11 PM
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2. Spin spin spin spin spin, Is there anyone out there left who doesn't
know that this administration together with the repukes in congress are one big cluster fuck?
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DebJ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 08:12 PM
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3. if Scott were Pinnochio, his nose would have wrapped around the
globe a couple of times by now. Bush could walk to Mars on it.
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Canuckistanian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 08:13 PM
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4. Did we do anything about it?
No, but it was a PRIORITY, though.
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xray s Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 08:15 PM
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5. they just lie their asses off
we live in a country of lies
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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 08:19 PM
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6. Stemming the flood or actual news.
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Ioo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 08:23 PM
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7. Learn this: Keep saying it, and it will become true
Bush is being impreached, Bush is being impreached, Bush is being impreached, Bush is being impreached, Bush is being impreached, Bush is being impreached, Bush is being impreached, Bush is being impreached, Bush is being impreached, Bush is being impreached, Bush is being impreached, Bush is being impreached, Bush is being impreached, Bush is being impreached, Bush is being impreached, Bush is being impreached,
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barb162 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 10:24 PM
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8. Bush cut funding and regs for wetlands that Clinton implemented
It's always sickly funny watching these liars lie
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