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POPSDebt Soars under Bush Maybe the dems are big spenders and taxers, but this huge spend and cut taxes policy of the last few Republican administrations is disgraceful. "I will veto any bill with pork"-well you voted for one with pork, does that not count Senator?
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POPSOMG... another sterling example of the mentality of Congress
Citizen "Steve" had this to say... THE MORONS LEFT TOWN BEFORE PASSING THE PART OF THE BILLS THAT TOOK CARE OF MIDDLE CLASS AMERICA…..WHAT DID WE GET FOR OUR 700B? 1. We had 700B of our hard earned tax dollars taken from our pockets and given to Wall St 2. They added Pork on the Bill wasting more of our tax dollars 3. GUESS WHAT!!!!! CNN reported they left town before passing the part of the bill that will help middle class America…can you believe it. They left town and forgot us after all that B.S. talk about this bill taking care of middle class America. Gee…I wonder if they will come back to work to take care of Main St — yea right! At this stage, I don’t care who voted yes or no for this bill. They are all bums and should be thrown in jail for violating our trust…. What the terrorists can’t accomplish in America, Congress will. How the hell can any American trust these morons to take care of Main St….NO MORE! Don’t let these morons be re-elected.
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POPSPork-Laden Bailout Passes Haven't both Obama and McCain stated they will not agree to bills that contain pork, etc., or was I dreaming this? Probably was just dreaming it...
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POPSMcCain <3 Earmarks The Mavrick breaks his biggest campaign promise. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/2/103533/393/707/617623
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POPS"Maverick" McCain Supports Pork-Stuffed Bailout Bill McCain just contradicted his entire "reform" message. He had opportunity to lead the way, against Big Interest. But instead he supported it, under the plea of "necessity" of course. There was a radio talk show that did an excellent job on this today, but it was new to me and I could not find it on the web. The former republican (a conservative or libertarian host), complete with soundbites, ripped McCain to shreds, called him "an idiot". He could have won the election (and saved Main Street) by voting against it, and proved that he is against pork bills, against Big Interests, and a "maverick" for "reform", but did not! (If anyone knows the radio talk show and heard it, please post it in a comment. It was the best commentary on this anywhere).
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POPSSen Coburn Says Root Of The Problem Is Political Greed In Congress .....members of Congress chose to ignore the problem and distract themselves with unprecedented amounts of pork-barrel spending.” “Taxpayers who want to ensure that this doesn’t happen again should send a very clear message to Washington that it’s time for Congress to live within its means and restore the principles of limited government and free markets that made this country great. I will do everything in my power to ensure that this bill does not lead us down a slippery slope of European style socialism and slow economic growth. I will also promise taxpayers that I will do everything in my power to block what I expect will be hundreds of attempts by politicians in Washington to continue business-as-usual borrowing and spending in the next Congress. In a time of crisis, American families have to make hard choices between budget priorities. So should Congress."
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POPSSenate Passes Pork-Stuffed Bailout Bill Oink, Oink! Your Senate at work, stuffing ear-marks into the "must pass" financial bailout bill. They all lined up. This by itself should make it very tempting to reject by republicans. Yet the hypocrite McCain, as well as Obama, supports it, (and Bush would sign it), even though it will NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT EXACERBATE IT (according to economists who know), and put all Americans and the federal government on the hook for the about a TRillion Dollars in new debt, transferring bad debt from Wall Street to Main Street. Even more sickening about all this is that both McCain and Obama support this balderdash. It favors Obama as he wants more government spending and government control. This however flies in the face of what McCain has been saying that he will veto earmarks and pork barrel spending. THE HOUSE SHOULD REJECT THIS. CALL THEM!
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POPS Beltway "Earmark" Business is Booming .............Pelosi Uses Panic to Pass Pork........ Year-end spending bill doubles cost of earmarks, violates President’s earmark principles; Obey says pet projects added "the old fashioned way" Today, U.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina) expressed disappointment that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi used the focus on the financial crisis to pass billions of dollars on thousands of new earmarks included in the continuing resolution (CR), which funds the government through March of next year. The $16.1 billion for 2,627 earmarks in the CR is nearly double the cost of pet projects in the same bills from last year, and almost four times the level the President said he would except. In January, the President promised to "veto any appropriations bill Congress sends him that does not cut the number and cost of earmarks in half."
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POPS Crockpot Cooking Good recipes coupled together with good planning means that no matter how busy your life is there is always a hot meal ready to eat at dinner time.
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POPSJohn the #1 Drama Queen Appearing Sunday on ABC's "This Week," McCain said he had been too busy "working on all the other stuff" to cast a vote. Asked if he would have voted against it, McCain said he would have tried to cut the "outrageous pork-barrel spending" in the bill, but "probably would have ended up voting for it." Guess it's more about the drama and grandstanding. Is this what a McBush Presidency would look like? Obama missed the vote too but then he also avoided the grandstanding.
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POPSBerkely County Dining Guide - Lowcountry Restaurants A favorite! They grill out right in front of you - very cool indeed! "Moncks Corners Steak House Restaurant serving charcoal grilled Steaks and Spirits" Full Bar - located in Moncks Corner - if you don't live there, it's worth the drive!
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POPSpork barrel politics (cont.)Legislation authorizing improvements in rivers and harbors, flood control and dams, construction of federal buildings, and highway construction traditionally caused members to scramble to get something in for their state or district. More recently, energy and defense appropriations bills have attracted pork barrel amendments. Members of Congress defend their pork barrel efforts as a way of more evenly distributing federal money throughout the nation. But critics charge that Congress often diverts funds to projects and places not out of national need but to enhance members' chances of reelection. Senator Norris Cotton (Republican–New Hampshire), who served on the Appropriations Committee, spoke for many when he ca
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POPSSenator McCain Shoves Bush-Paulson "Bailout" Under The Bus All they needed was John McCain to put the deal through. This deal, by the way, had 20% of the 700 billion going to ACORN. ACORN is a "community organization that Barack Obama used to work with and continues to support. They are under investigation concerning voter fraud. Why would any bill for bailing out Wall Street have a provision for funding this far-left organization? I don't know why President Bush is putting his name on this horrible policy, but I am thankful that Senator McCain had the guts to stand against this bailout and give Boehnor and the house a chance to fix the mess on Wall Street (although I personally think that we should let the markets fall or rise where they may).
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POPSThe Top 15 Bad Romance Novel Opening Lines 7."It was a dark and horny night..." 6."Gentle cascades of vermilion poured over Daphne's heaving, lily-white bosom. 'Call 911, Scooby,' she breathed." 5."His flatulence reared up like a proud stallion." 4."'Miss Savannah, is there room for both of us in that hoop skirt?' Chandler mocked with a slight bow and a sweep of his top hat." 3."Within minutes of their meeting, Representatives Beth (D-Florida) and Eric (R-Montana) lumbered into the bedroom where soon the unmistakable sounds of wet, naked bodies engaged in sexual congress were heard." 2."He smelled of pork. Rotting pork, in fact -- and lots of it." ...and the Number 1 Bad Romance Novel Opening Line... 1."Omaha Beach, 0800 Hours: reinforcements from 2nd Panzer Korps arrive, their well-muscled young torsos glistening with man-dew."
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POPSFederal Minerals Management Report: Wells Drilled 
Five of the leased wells found natural gas three decades ago August 20, 2008 Lautenberg and Menendez top 'porkers' New Jersey Sens. Frank Lautenberg and Bob Menendez were the No. 1 and No. 2 "top porkers" cited by Citizens Against Government Waste this week for the targeted spending items they sponsored in a transportation and housing bill approved last month by the Senate Appropriations Committee. CAGW said Lautenberg sponsored $85.4 million in earmarks and Menendez $83.9 million, but that could be misleading because Lautenberg cosponsored all of Menendez's items, so you can't add the two numbers together. In other words, the total outlay to New Jersey is $85.4 million -- and $75 million of that is for one project -- a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River. CAGW didn't list the items it considered pork, and it never does. A database compiled by Taxpayers for Common Sense does list the projects, however. http://njmg.typepad.com/herbjackson/2008/08/lautenberg
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