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Offline john9001

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obamas earmarks
« on: June 08, 2008, 03:05:44 PM »
who said obama has done nothing in his two years in congress?

Senator Barack Obama on Thursday released a list of $740 million in earmarked spending requests that he had made over the last three years, and his campaign challenged Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton to do the same.


the list included $1 million for a hospital where Mr. Obama’s wife works, money for several projects linked to campaign donors and support for more than 200 towns, civic institutions and universities in Illinois.


change? sounds like politics as usual.
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Offline crockett

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« Reply #1 on: June 08, 2008, 07:33:08 PM »
Strange, and I thought all this time it was the job of a Senator to get money for his state from the Federal govt. Last time I looked he was still a Senator of Illinois so your point is what exactlly?
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« Reply #2 on: June 08, 2008, 07:41:34 PM »
Hoping for change...
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« Reply #3 on: June 08, 2008, 08:04:58 PM »
Quote from: crockett on June 08, 2008, 07:33:08 PM
Strange, and I thought all this time it was the job of a Senator to get money for his state from the Federal govt. Last time I looked he was still a Senator of Illinois so your point is what exactlly?
That's what it has evolved into, though I don't think the Founders had that in mind
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Offline Maverick

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« Reply #4 on: June 08, 2008, 08:33:56 PM »
Quote from: crockett on June 08, 2008, 07:33:08 PM
Strange, and I thought all this time it was the job of a Senator to get money for his state from the Federal govt. Last time I looked he was still a Senator of Illinois so your point is what exactlly?

Daley would be proud. Change the money from the tax payers to his supporters. He really is like clinton isn't he.
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« Reply #5 on: June 08, 2008, 09:09:09 PM »
Quote from: crockett on June 08, 2008, 07:33:08 PM
Strange, and I thought all this time it was the job of a Senator to get money for his state from the Federal govt. Last time I looked he was still a Senator of Illinois so your point is what exactlly?

That's EXACTLY what is WRONG! THANK YOU!!!!! PERFECT illustration.
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Offline SteveBailey

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« Reply #6 on: June 08, 2008, 09:13:02 PM »
Quote from: crockett on June 08, 2008, 07:33:08 PM
Strange, and I thought all this time it was the job of a Senator to get money for his state from the Federal govt.

It's a senator's job to make laws.  You are dead wrong.
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Offline BTW

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« Reply #7 on: June 08, 2008, 09:39:42 PM »
And only one Senator running for President refuses to vote for legislation padded with earmarks. He voted down legislation to help Louisiana wetlands and came down to Louisiana to explain how bloated with earmarks the legislation was. Oddly enough, its the same Senator that has bi-partisan support. Hint - it  ain't Obama the talker.
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Offline AWMac

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« Reply #8 on: June 09, 2008, 01:28:48 AM »
The first thing I thought when I read the thread title was...

"Dayem Michelle, Let loose of em!"

But I realize now that this is not the case.

Never mind.

 :lol

Mac
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Offline Holden McGroin

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« Reply #9 on: June 09, 2008, 04:22:25 AM »


They must be on his right ear.
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Offline lazs2

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« Reply #10 on: June 09, 2008, 09:46:29 AM »
he is changing the hope.  It is fortunate that the mush heads that are so fond of him can't be bothered to vote.

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