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30 Million Dollars Of Your Money For Pelosi's Mouse!
Washington Times ^
| 2/12/2009
| S.A. Miller
Posted on 02/12/2009 1:52:36 PM PST by America2012
Talk about a pet project. A tiny mouse with the longtime backing of a political giant may soon reap the benefits of the economic-stimulus package.
Lawmakers and administration officials divulged Wednesday that the $789 billion economic stimulus bill being finalized behind closed doors in Congress includes $30 million for wetlands restoration that the Obama administration intends to spend in the San Francisco Bay Area to protect, among other things, the endangered salt marsh harvest mouse.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi represents the city of San Francisco and has previously championed preserving the mouse's habitat in the Bay Area.
The revelation immediately became a political football, as Republicans accused Democrats of reneging on a promise to keep so-called earmarks that fund lawmakers' favorite projects out of the legislation. Democrats, including Mrs. Pelosi, countered that the accusations were fabricated.
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bailout; crook; pelosi; scam
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How much longer are the American people going to take this crap?
To: America2012
"30 Million Dollars Of Your Money For Pelosi's Mouse!"
30 million for her mouse? WOW! I wonder what she thinks her pussy is worth.
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posted on
02/12/2009 1:56:17 PM PST
by
Enterprise
(A Representative Republic - gone now. Foolish people.)
To: Enterprise
EEEYH! Where’s the abuse button?
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posted on
02/12/2009 1:57:34 PM PST
by
nufsed
To: America2012
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posted on
02/12/2009 1:58:51 PM PST
by
SkyDancer
("Talent Without Ambition Is Sad, Ambition Without Talent Is Worse")
To: Enterprise
Her son worked for CountryWide Mortgage during the SubPrime loans being handed out, so I wonder which child, grandchild or relative works as environmentalist group protecting the mouse?
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posted on
02/12/2009 1:58:55 PM PST
by
Kackikat
(.It's NOT over until it's over and it's NOT over yet....The Trumpet will sound....)
To: America2012
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posted on
02/12/2009 2:00:44 PM PST
by
dead
(I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
To: America2012
It’s getting close to the same tyranny that caused the Boston Tea Party.
Pelosi and this whole congress are a disgrace to America.
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posted on
02/12/2009 2:00:47 PM PST
by
LimaLimaMikeFoxtrot
("If you don't have my army supplied, and keep it supplied, we'll eat your mules up, sir"-Gen.Sherman)
To: America2012
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posted on
02/12/2009 2:01:30 PM PST
by
abb
("What ISN'T in the news is often more important than what IS." Ed Biersmith, 1942 -)
To: dead
To: LimaLimaMikeFoxtrot
It’s getting close to the same tyranny that caused the Boston Tea Party. Yep, they are just BEGGING for an ass whipping.
BRING IT!
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posted on
02/12/2009 2:03:19 PM PST
by
unixfox
(The 13th Amendment Abolished Slavery, The 16th Amendment Reinstated It !)
To: Enterprise
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posted on
02/12/2009 2:05:46 PM PST
by
Mugwump
To: Kackikat
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posted on
02/12/2009 2:05:56 PM PST
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(Save The Earth. It's The Only Planet With Chocolate.)
To: abb
‘rats and mice...both vermin.
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posted on
02/12/2009 2:11:35 PM PST
by
WOBBLY BOB
(ACORN:American Corruption for Obama Right Now)
To: America2012
A little something for Mrs. Pelosi.
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posted on
02/12/2009 2:13:13 PM PST
by
wolfcreek
(There is no 2 party system only arrogant Pols and their handlers)
To: LimaLimaMikeFoxtrot
It’s getting close to the same tyranny that caused the Boston Tea Party. I beg to differ....we're waaaayyyy past that time
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posted on
02/12/2009 2:13:23 PM PST
by
Las Vegas Ron
(Obama says we should listen to our enemies, but not to Rush)
To: America2012
Have you ever seen Pelosi is full make up.....
with that aside, you know.....
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posted on
02/12/2009 2:20:15 PM PST
by
unique
To: America2012
$30 million is just a drop in the bucket.
What about the $4.2 billion going to ACORN...these people hate you. What do you think they're going to do to you with your own money?
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posted on
02/12/2009 2:35:54 PM PST
by
blam
To: Las Vegas Ron; LimaLimaMikeFoxtrot
Las Vegas Ron wrote:
It’s getting close to the same tyranny that caused the Boston Tea Party. I beg to differ....we're waaaayyyy past that time
I agree with Las Vegas Ron here. Here's some history. The Boston Tea Party was over a tax on tea at the rate of 3 pence per pound of tea. The Tea Act of 1773 actually remoed the British tea tax of2 shillings 6 pence per pound of tea from tea brought to America by the East India Company, leaving only the Townshend Act tax of 3 pence per pound. The Townshend Act taxes were additional taxes only paid by Colonists in America.
That's miniscule compared to the taxation rates we endure today.
The big issues for the Colonists were:
- The Townshend Act taxes applied only to the American colonies, and were taxation without representation for the colonies in the British Parliament.
- This was a political favor to a well connected company with lobbyists and influence in the Parliament. The East India Company was well connected in the Parliament.
- The Tea Act was a "bailout" kind of measure for the East India Company. They were struggling and needed to develop more business. The Tea Act gave them a tax advantage over other companies selling Tea in the American Colonies.
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posted on
02/12/2009 2:55:42 PM PST
by
cc2k
(When less than half the voters pay taxes, it's called "taxation without representation.")
To: cc2k
Thanks for the history refresher.
It's amazing what we have endured compared to what was a predecessor of the revolution and set off the Tea Party.
How far we have come, not.
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posted on
02/12/2009 3:17:13 PM PST
by
Las Vegas Ron
(Obama says we should listen to our enemies, but not to Rush)
To: America2012
$30 million for a mouse that is indistinguishable from an ordinary field mouse.
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posted on
02/12/2009 3:24:14 PM PST
by
Blood of Tyrants
(The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money. Margret Thatcher)
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