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Yup.

In theory and publicity, the package is “earmark free.” But it contains dozens of narrowly defined programs that send money to specific areas or cater to special interests, despite President Barack Obama’s pledge to pass “an economic recovery plan that is free from earmarks and pet projects.”

Some — like the yacht workers’ exemption — would take little or nothing from taxpayer pockets. Others, like $3 billion in extra transit money added by the House, are handing ammo to critics who say the stimulus plan, now at about $900 billion in the Senate, has morphed into a Christmas list.

This story has plenty of examples of

earmarks

targeted appropriations.

Posted by Owen at 1707 hrs
Politics + Politics - General

1. I’ve seen less pork at a pig roast.

   It is obvious that O just doesn’t have a clue what he is doing. Instead of drafting his own plan and selling it to Congress - he goes to Congress and tells them we need a stimulus plan. So they do what they have always done - build a Christmas tree and sprinkle every ornament they want on it.

   Then when the Repubs finally come up with their own plan (why they didn’t have a plan sooner is beyond me) and the two clash - O still doesn’t come up with his own plan - he just tells Congress to “hurry up.”

   3.5 more years of this is going to be entertaining if we don’t destroy the country before then.

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2. Krauthammer mentions MPS.

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