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Senate war bill features $20B in pork

3-27-2007 • San Francisco Examiner

Like their counterparts in the House, the Senate has larded its version of an “emergency” war spending bill with nearly $20 billion in pork-barrel outlays, including $100 million for the two major political parties’ 2008 presidential conventions.

1 Comments in Response to Senate war bill features $20B in pork

Comment by Ed Vallejo (5272)

Entered on: 3/28/2007 10:36:45 AM

"The $100 million for the political party conventions — $50 million for the Democratic convention in Denver and $50 million for the Republican convention in St. Paul, Minn. — is included in a section described as "Katrina recovery, veterans' care and for other purposes.""

What a bunch of $#!T!!! This says just how stilted away from ANYONE except the R's & D's the 'system' has become. How is it MY taxes are used for the conventions of the OTHER parties, and my own party can just "go suck it"!?! So much for 'no taxation without representation'.....

I have run out of expletives.

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