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Obama appointee says GOP lawmakers are do-nothings (Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood)
SFgate.com ^ | 10/14/11 | Joan Lowy - ap

Posted on 10/14/2011 10:06:40 AM PDT by NormsRevenge

The most prominent Republican in the Obama administration is accusing GOP House members of blocking efforts to resolve the nation's problems, partly because they don't want the president to be successful.

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood was asked at a transportation conference Friday why it was so difficult to get big infrastructure projects built right now.

He responded that "some people don't want Obama to be successful."

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government
KEYWORDS: appointee; democratcorruption; democrats; donothings; gop; infrastructure; lahood; lawmakers; liberalfascism; obama; rino; rmsp; socialistdemocrats
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To: Why So Serious; All

a long-time member of the RMSP, a RINO thru and thru..

WE flushed a lot of RMSPs the last couple election cycles but have a lot that are still hanging onn.. the TEA Party and Club for Growth needs to continue to target them aggressively.

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21 posted on 10/14/2011 10:31:17 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. Obama: Epic Fail or Bust!!!)
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To: NormsRevenge

Ray LaHood, the guy that tried to ram through trillions of dollars for the “high-speed” train boondoggle versus a “do-nothing” Republican Congress.

I’ll take the do-nothing Congress any day of the week!

(By the way, Republicans only had control of the House since November 2010.)


22 posted on 10/14/2011 10:32:39 AM PDT by Obadiah (Okay, so what's the speed of dark?)
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To: Why So Serious
Ray “The HOOD” LaHood is an Illinois gangster. This is the conservative Republican that was picked by Obama for Transportation Sec. First suggested, tax drivers per mile on their cars. Illinois piece of poo!

This is it in a nutshell. LaHood was merely pimping for a fellow political crapweasel from (purportedly, anyway) Illinois, namely Barry the Boob. LaHood's remarks are not worth even considering, frankly.
23 posted on 10/14/2011 10:33:42 AM PDT by Milton Miteybad (I am Jim Thompson. {Really.})
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To: NormsRevenge

Doing nothing is far better than doing something, when that something invariably costs us lots of money we don’t have, accomplishes nothing good, and provides yet another swollen trough for the beltway pigs to feast on.

Even better would be doing far less.


24 posted on 10/14/2011 10:36:34 AM PDT by swain_forkbeard (Rationality may not be sufficient, but it is necessary.)
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To: NormsRevenge
why it was so difficult to get big infrastructure projects built right now ?

what a crap question and answer
were any specific projects named ?

the last go around was to be shovel ready, which Obama now admits there were no shovel ready jobs.

how about this:
Dulles Airport had a runway improvement project funded by the American recovery reinvestment act federal stimulus. The project cost nearly $15 million and has created 17 jobs

The first go-round, at a minimum, taxpayers have spent $9.1 million on signs advertising the Obama administration’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

So Ray, the correct answer should have been:
"We haven't been able to figure out how to sneak funds for the signs past the "House".
25 posted on 10/14/2011 10:37:38 AM PDT by stylin19a (obama -> poster boy for Einstein's definition of insanity)
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To: NormsRevenge

Doing nothing is certainly preferable to doing ill - and lahood does ill to America every day he continues to breathe.


26 posted on 10/14/2011 10:48:50 AM PDT by rockrr (Everything is different now...)
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To: NormsRevenge
LaHood is Obama's lapdog. Here he is blocking for the Kenyan - his usual position is behind with his nose in Barry's butt.


27 posted on 10/14/2011 11:06:34 AM PDT by RightGeek (FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
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To: NormsRevenge

I don’t think Obama can be successful with his ideology.

To hope for “Obama success” we have to embrace trillions of dollars of additional debt and massively higher taxes.

Count me as one who hopes he fails, Ray.


28 posted on 10/14/2011 11:09:55 AM PDT by sanjuanbob (Festina Lente)
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To: tbpiper

OMG pelosi and Reid gas the senate?


29 posted on 10/14/2011 11:24:32 AM PDT by aces
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To: NormsRevenge

http://www.ccjdigital.com/dot-seeks-comments-on-environmental-justice-strategy/

DOT seeks comments on environmental justice strategy
By CCJ Staff
Published October 14, 2011
The U.S. Department of Transportation is seeking comments and suggestions on its updated environmental justice strategy to reduce the disproportionately high adverse human health and environmental effects of transportation programs, policies and activities on minority and low-income populations.

Under guidance from the Obama administration, DOT signed an interagency memorandum of understanding in August, inviting agencies to adopt or update their environmental justice strategies. Collectively, DOT and its agencies are in the process of updating guidance and strategy documents.

A key component of the strategy is promoting greater community participation in decision-making processes. From now until Dec. 31, DOT is inviting the public to provide insights, experiences and ideas for enhancing environmental justice in transportation-related activities by signing on to www.ej.ideascale.com.


30 posted on 10/14/2011 11:51:50 AM PDT by griswold3 (Character is Destiny)
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To: NormsRevenge

Truman strategy.


31 posted on 10/14/2011 12:51:22 PM PDT by yup2394871293
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To: NormsRevenge

A good example of why voting for a rino can come back to bite you.


32 posted on 10/14/2011 6:07:52 PM PDT by Clint Lippo
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