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Newsjock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 10:42 AM Original message |
Bush issues executive order saying that congressional earmarks can be ignored |
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mcctatas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 10:43 AM Response to Original message |
1. Isn't that kinda like a backdoor line item veto? |
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skooooo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 10:44 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. how can he get away with this??????? |
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notadmblnd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 10:46 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. he'll get away with it because just like the rest of the shit he's gotten away with, |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 10:46 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Congress Let's Him (nt) |
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mcctatas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 10:48 AM Response to Reply #2 |
9. Becuase he bought Dorothy's ruby slippers on ebay? |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 11:17 AM Response to Reply #2 |
21. because nobody will stand up to him |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
3. Hey Congress! Aren't ya glad you didn't impeach him now??? |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
4. Will this make congress finally take action? |
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DemocratInSoCal (402 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 10:47 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. LOL!!! |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 10:58 AM Response to Reply #7 |
16. Oh, that's right |
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skooooo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 10:47 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. what are you smoking???? |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 10:58 AM Response to Reply #8 |
17. One can still dream |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 10:49 AM Original message |
Well now they can't - because it will look like they were concerned only with preserving pork |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 11:03 AM Response to Original message |
19. damn shame that they are more concerned about how things |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 10:49 AM Response to Original message |
10. I must be dense. |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 10:53 AM Response to Reply #10 |
13. 1. individually voted on not added on 2. this is pure BS doesn't take effect until 2009 |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
11. Here's a nifty one I received in an email today. A slightly oldie but a "goodie" |
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4dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 10:53 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. WTF is going on here |
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BadgerKid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 10:56 AM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Ballots?! What mail-in ballots did you mean? :scared: n/t |
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flor de jasmim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 11:01 AM Response to Reply #11 |
18. I keep wondering whether some of the money gone "missing" in Iraq... |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 11:08 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. I keep wondering |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
14. Question-Why use earmarks? Because they aren't tracked like grants |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-14-08 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
22. Hate to say it, but chimpy is on solid ground legally and politically |
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