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global1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-25-07 10:01 AM
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Just 5 Mouse Clicks To The Detail Of The 'Pork' Spending On The House Appropriations Bill.....
Google House of Representatives

Here's that link: http://www.house.gov /

When on this site - click on 'Congressional Record' under 'Find A Bill' in the middle of the page.

On the next page click on 'Browse Daily Issues'. This takes you to a page where it has a calendar of dates. Click on 'Daily Digest' under March 23rd. On this page click on H.R. 1591. On the next page click on the H.R. 1591EH link that indicates passed by the house.

This will take you to a complete listing of everything that is in this bill. There are .pdf files of every item.

I have heard * as well as some talking heads say this appropriations bill with the troop pullout plan passed in the house by the Dems contained a lot of pork spending.

They refer to peanuts and shrimp - but you don't hear them comment on the New Orleans relief and children's health care money.

I happen to believe that what the Dems funded is 'good pork'.

If it is - we should defend it as such - not let the MSM and * apologists insinuate that it is 'bad pork'.

Seems to me it would be hard for any of my Repug friends to not go along with additional aid for New Orleans; or money for Walter Reed and our returning wounded soldiers; or for children that are in need of health care; or farmers or fishermen that were devastated by the weather and need some help to continue to put food on our tables and to buck up our economy.

The MSM outlets that I've listened to - let the RW talking heads spout out about the 'tax and spend Dems'. Hell * himself in his 'political theatre' response after the passage of this bill - commented on the pork - insinuating it was 'bad pork'.

For 6 years now - the Repug Congress and *Co have been squandering our money like it was going out of style. When we were critical about the 'Bridge To Nowhere' they thumbed their noses up to us and went ahead anyway. I believe just the other day I read where the money is being used for this bridge. Though they tried to make it look like it wouldn't be.

This appropriations bill will not bankrupt this country like *Co is making it out to be. What will bankrupt this country - both morally and economically is the continuation of this war.

What are we up to already in 'war' spending? - billions? - a trillion? - more before its over?

Now take a look for yourself and see what is included in this bill. It looks to me like all worthwhile and defendable projects.

We need to have a response for the 'peanut' and 'spinach' comments being bandied about to hurt the Dems by our friends across the aisle.

Let's defend Nancy Pelosi and the Dems on this - and hope that our Dem Congressmen and Congresswomen - go out and shove this down the throats of the Repugs.
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-25-07 10:03 AM
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1. as Obey said, thes were all sitting in committee's of the DO NOthing Congress
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-25-07 10:05 AM
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2. RW talking points are: Popeye, Mr. Peanut and tropical fish. I have heard
this a lot last few days including sun. morning talk show.
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sam sarrha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-25-07 10:09 AM
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3. helping people Bu$h tried to drown=murder is NOT PORK it is our duty as Citizens,
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BushOut06 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-25-07 10:10 AM
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4. It is somewhat hysterical to hear GOPhers complaining about "pork"
God knows they were the fucking kings of pork when they were in control. Pork projects have ALWAYS been added on to various bills. To pretend that this is some new practice put in place by the Democrats is quite dishonest of them.
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IWantAChange Donating Member (974 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-25-07 10:13 AM
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5. GOP is desperate to turn attention away from years of incompetence - Dems need 2 'stay the course'
MSM for now is an ally of the Repukes - that isn't going to reverse overnight - once the ballot box changes the political landscape even more than Nov '06 that will take care of itself IMO.....
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burf Donating Member (745 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-25-07 10:47 AM
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6. I read that
the funny thing about this is if the 109th Congress had done it's job, this would not be an issue now. I guess this is part of the 9 appropriations bills that the Pugs didn't get passed during their majority when they were too busy raking it in from lobbyists and campaigning for reelection.
As Sen Boxer said the other day: "elections have consequences".
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