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Investigate Republican's earmark's on the Stimulus Bill

By Karen-Missouri Ozarks for Obama! - Feb 17th, 2009 at 11:27 am EST

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The Repubs were SO outspoken and angry at the stimulus, but now...guess what? Bragging about their own "earmarks" that were put into the bill.

Kit Bond was totally outspoken against the stimulus package and voted against it BUT on our local news, Bond is touting what some call "earmarks" but HE says it isn't. So now he is bragging about the part of the stimulus bill that he "earmarked" for low-income housing for Cape Girardeau MO. It's not that the project won't be useful, it will. The infuriating part is his angry remarks during the Senate debates on the Stimulus and totally against it. Yet now he is happy the Democrats passed his part. HOW IGNORANT OF HIM! So why didn't he vote for the bill?

Investigate just how many Republican "earmarks" that they NOW say creates jobs. THEY DON'T GET THIS BOTH WAYS...AGAINST STIMULUS THEN BRAG ABOUT WHAT THEY PUT IN!

I was apalled at the remarks I heard Bond rant and rave on C-Span2 in the Stimulus debates. How DARE he criticize the bill so strongly yet he put in his own earmarks.

Below is his bragging on his own website...as you scroll down you will find that it was in the stimulus bill. (as well as our local news brought this out).

Investigate just how many Republicans put their OWN "earmarks" they SAY creates jobs. They just didn't want their names on the bill and this should be known to the public!

http://bond.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressRoom.NewsReleases&ContentRecord_id=84eb7bd9-de40-3223-16f7-4fb6a5f161f5

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By Pat from Riverdale, MD Feb 17th 2009 at 11:36 am EST (Updated Feb 17th 2009 at 11:36 am EST)

Personally I think the states whose representatives voted for the stimulus package should get their portion of the package and those whose representatives voted against it as being a "bad idea" should voluntarily by-pass their portion.

After all, if it's such a Bad Idea and the nay sayers had any principles, that's what would happen.

Instead, it's all just been high drama for the talking heads on the nightly news.

*wanders off to get some lunch whistling Don Henley's tune "Dirty Laundry"*

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