Fixing U.S. economy’s health is a boon for D.C. region

AP posted on Pantagraph.com ^ | January 17, 2009 | By Brian Westley Associated Press

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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- When the nation

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The Washington offices of companies seeking bailout money will be transformed into “mini headquarters,” said Stanley Collender, managing director at Qorvis Communications, a consulting firm.

[ClearCase_guy]

How can we fix our collapsing economy? Easy! Let’s give a trillion dollars to public relations people and lobbyists. That will grow our economy in a deeply meaningful way.

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And think of all of the benefits from this investment for decades to come!

[Dr. Ursus]

Yea,shovel-ready jobs! We know the only thing they shovel.

[indthkr]

"Let’s give a trillion dollars to public relations people and lobbyists. That will grow our economy in a deeply meaningful way."

We can't have progress without an Inside The Beltway "narrative" attached to it. That's not the New American Way.

Besides, what would we do with all the Political Science and Psychology majors that our universites turn out in droves?

[Vaduz]

Family and friends of congress members to receive government contracts to build a bridge to nowhere.