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10-17-2013, 01:44 PM
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The turdle strikes gold from the shutdown
Good old Mitch got wording in the bill that's gets Kentucky three billion for river project.
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10-17-2013, 01:53 PM
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sure there was pork in the resolution ... Mitch wasn;'t alone ... that pisses me off.
any and ALL pork should be off the table when congress signs legislation. PERIOD.
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10-17-2013, 06:17 PM
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Disgusting, even on this they can't put through something clean. Gotta get that political pork in there.
Well since its there, everyone seems to forget that this is to upgrade a lock on an Ohio River project. The two states it straddles are represented by two of the Senate's most powerful members: the Republican leader, Mitch McConnell, and No. 2 Democratic leader, Richard Durbin of Illinois. Both states benefit from it.
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While the earmark is a great deal for McConnell, the funding request reportedly came from President Barack Obama. A McConnell spokesman told The Wall Street Journal that the Senate Appropriations Committee approved the funding earlier this year and that the request came from the White House.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/1...n_4111387.html
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As does the Washington Post
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But as our David Fahrenthold reports, the funding was actually requested by President Obama and, according to congressional sources from both parties, wasn’t a McConnell project:
The provision does not allocate $2 billion; rather, it raises the cap for the amount Congress could allocate later. President Obama asked for it in his 2014 budget, and both the House and the Senate had passed bills allowing the increase this year. The House did criticize the Corps of Engineers, saying if it had managed the project better there would not be the need for the “massive increase” in funding authority.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...1-bc7ae85af94f
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A few other tidbits of pork in there
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The family of Sen. Frank Lautenberg, who passed away in June, was guaranteed a $174,000 death gratuity, the equivalent of a year's salary. Roll Call listed the senator among Congress' 50 richest members in 2012.
Colorado was pledged $450 million for rebuilding after floods that hit the Rocky Mountain foothills in September. The measure would lift the usual $100 million limit on Federal Highway Administration emergency highway aid to $450 million for the state.
http://www.cnbc.com/id/101121465
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Lets the Defense Department continue assisting African forces pursue Joseph Kony, leader of the Lord's Resistance Army, a rebel group accused of atrocities.
Provides extra money for contracts with private companies whose ships move American troops and their equipment overseas.
Supplies $600 million for Forest Service firefighting and $36 million for Interior Department firefighting.
http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/...news?p=2&tc=pg
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10-17-2013, 06:40 PM
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First reports named Mitch then they walked it back. Seems like they have been wanting to replace these locks for some time.
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10-17-2013, 08:51 PM
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Admit it, LittleEva, YOU LIED!!!
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10-17-2013, 09:50 PM
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Admit it, LittleEva, YOU LIED!!!
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I distinctly recall when Hanoi Cog made the following admission on these pages: "I lied!"
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10-17-2013, 09:51 PM
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double post
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10-17-2013, 09:56 PM
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Admit it, LittleEva, YOU LIED!!!
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The source (yahoo) lied I repeated it .Happy little Eva? Got the shit off your shoe from the last time?
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10-17-2013, 10:10 PM
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No, LittleEva, YOU LIED! Just admit it!
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10-17-2013, 10:14 PM
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No, LittleEva, YOU LIED! Just admit it!
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Admit it Hanoi COG, you openly confessed on these pages to the following:
"I lied!"
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10-17-2013, 11:10 PM
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ANSWER THE QUESTION WHINY!!!
Here we go again... Admit it Hanoi Whiny.
ADMIT IT!!!!!!!!!
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10-18-2013, 05:58 AM
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No, LittleEva, YOU LIED! Just admit it!
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10-18-2013, 06:32 AM
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It is all of your Democrat buddies fucking the taxpayer again and again.
And they said they would only sign a clean bill. Suckers.
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10-18-2013, 10:31 AM
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It is all of your Democrat buddies fucking the taxpayer again and again.
And they said they would only sign a clean bill. Suckers.
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Right pups the house senate and white house are 100% democrat. 
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