Wardsweb
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Seems to me as times get tougher financially, there is a bigger dividing line between the haves and the have nots. This site alone points out their are people buying frivolous speakers. No one needs speakers that cost thousands and tens of thousands of dollars.
There is no action item item here, just an observation. Those that have will continue to consume and to pay taxes that will be used as our government deems fit.
Speaking of congress, has anyone actually read some of the pet projects earmarked in the bail out? Here are just a few:
Rep. Pelosi (D-CA) obtained $1,500,000 for the Presidio Heritage Center.
Sen. Stevens (R-AK) obtained $2 million for Hibernation Genomics, a project at University of Alaska.
Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) obtained $24.5 million for the National Drug Intelligence Center which has been criticized as redundant of existing facilities and for mismanagement.
Sen. Bond (R-MO) obtained $800,000 Pseudofoliculitis Barbae (PFB) Topical Treatment – this goes to ISW Group in St. Louis, MO, a privately held pharmaceutical company.
Sen. Lieberman (I-CT) and Rep. Chris Murphy (D-CT) obtained $15 million for Waterbury Industrial Commons Redevelopment Initiative. The town hired a lobbyist that was Deputy Campaign Manager for Sen. Lieberman’s reelection in 2006 and Congress kicked in $15 million.
Sen. Shelby (R-AL) and Rep. Aderholt obtained $1.6 million for SAIC’s High Fidelity Virtual Simulation and Analysis program which uses simulation software to reduce the amount of time it takes a soldier to receive operational support in the field.
Sen. Levin (D-MI) obtained $1.6 million for Low Temperature Vehicle Performance Research at Wayne State University.
There is no action item item here, just an observation. Those that have will continue to consume and to pay taxes that will be used as our government deems fit.
Speaking of congress, has anyone actually read some of the pet projects earmarked in the bail out? Here are just a few:
Rep. Pelosi (D-CA) obtained $1,500,000 for the Presidio Heritage Center.
Sen. Stevens (R-AK) obtained $2 million for Hibernation Genomics, a project at University of Alaska.
Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) obtained $24.5 million for the National Drug Intelligence Center which has been criticized as redundant of existing facilities and for mismanagement.
Sen. Bond (R-MO) obtained $800,000 Pseudofoliculitis Barbae (PFB) Topical Treatment – this goes to ISW Group in St. Louis, MO, a privately held pharmaceutical company.
Sen. Lieberman (I-CT) and Rep. Chris Murphy (D-CT) obtained $15 million for Waterbury Industrial Commons Redevelopment Initiative. The town hired a lobbyist that was Deputy Campaign Manager for Sen. Lieberman’s reelection in 2006 and Congress kicked in $15 million.
Sen. Shelby (R-AL) and Rep. Aderholt obtained $1.6 million for SAIC’s High Fidelity Virtual Simulation and Analysis program which uses simulation software to reduce the amount of time it takes a soldier to receive operational support in the field.
Sen. Levin (D-MI) obtained $1.6 million for Low Temperature Vehicle Performance Research at Wayne State University.