Pelosi's MARSH MOUSE Funding: TOTAL LIE

[Beetwasher]

What a surprise. I've seen this regurgitated by idiots here on DU.

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Pelosi’s Office: Conservative Talking Point About $30 Million For Mice Is “Fabrication”
Is there really $30 million in the new stimulus package devoted to saving the salt marsh mouse in Nancy Pelosi’s district?

That’s what some conservatives are now charging, and the claim seems to be gaining some traction with elected GOP officials and conservative media outlets, who are using it to argue that the bill is stuffed with Dem pork.

But there isn’t any such money in the bill. And Pelosi’s office is saying that the claim is a “total fabrication.”

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http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/stimulus-package/pelosi-staff-conservative-talking-point-about-30-million-for-mice-is-fabrication/

[XemaSab]

1. What's wrong with saving the marsh mouse?

:shrug:

[Beetwasher]

2. IMO, Nothing

But the point is they're just making shit up to try to show there's "pork" in the bill and to try to smear Pelosi.

[XemaSab]

4. As an unemployed consulting biologist

I'm all in favor of projects that would put me back to work. :D

[Beetwasher]

6. Hopefully There Will Be More Funding Loosening Up For You

Soon.

There's stuff in the stimulus that might open up some opportunities for you, including a nice chunk for NIH.

[GoCubsGo]

14. That makes two of us.

I'm a research ecologist, and I would much rather be working than posting here. No offense, folks. ;-)

[XemaSab]

17. Welcome to DU!

:hi:

[JimGinPA]

3. You Only Want Them Saved Because You Have A Marsh Cat

:rofl:

[NMDemDist2]

5. this morning on the floor of the House, the repuke was calling it the San Francisco Rat

assholes

[Jennicut]

7. Rethugs caught lying again? What else is new?

By the way, the salt marsh mouse is cute.

[DeepBlueC]

10. my god ... indeed she is

now if only you could tell me she has a cute furry tail...in any case still unexpectedly appealing. :hi:

[Jennicut]

13. Ha ha! Mice don't bother me. Just spiders.

Luckily, in CT we don't get anything too bad. Maybe wood spiders and june bugs...yuck!

[polmaven]

8. Even good old

Joey Scarborough talked about it....I don't remember if it was yesterday or today...I think today...what a POS.

[babylonsister]

12. He did, today, and made an ass of himself, as usual. Plus,

are there marshlands in San Fran? That I didn't know, but he claimed this was to benefit Pelosi's district.

[polmaven]

15. Marshlands in San Francisco????

I doubt it, but why would we let a little thing like LOGIC get in the way of a good DemoBash? :shrug:

[Hell Hath No Fury]

16. Bay wetland restoration...

SF is surrounded by water on three sides, the eastern side by the SF Bay. One the Bay side there are plans for as much wetland restoration as possible -- much of the shoreline was developed in the past (lots of commercial shipping, the Bayview Hunters Point Naval shipyard, Candlestick Park) and there is a big move to recreation and restoration.

I think it is great!

On edit:

The salt mouse appears to live primarily in the South Bay, not her district at all.

Here are some links on the wetlands restotarion going on around the Bay:

http://www.sfwetlands.ca.gov/090803.pdf

http://www.calcoast.org/news/wetlands0000012.html

http://www.southbayrestoration.org/Fact%20Sheets/FS4.html

[4lbs]

9. Isn't this actually money going towards saving wetlands? You know, the environment and ecosystem?

It's just that the marsh mouse lives in these wetlands.

So, according to Repukes, $30 million for the environment and ecosystem translates directly to $30 million for "a stupid mouse".

[GentryDixon]

11. If it has eyelashes, I'm all for saving it.

:7

[Bleacher Creature]

18. I know I'm biased, but Democrats don't lie this blatantly.

Seriously, how many outright lies have Republicans been guilty of over the years? Our side doesn't do that.