We are screwed again!!!

[vett boy]

Originally Posted by Kap142

Only a TRILLION, let me check my change dish, oh damn I'm a bit short.

And will anyone know what happened to the trillion ??No, so they'll ask for another trillion but will promise to do better.

[thebeepster]

We all have a right to be outraged, but remember the folks who are giving us all this were elected by a MAJORITY of our fellow Americans...yes, WE indeed asked for this by electing this administration. A$$holes like Kennedy, Pelosi, Frank, etc. just don't happen, they are ELECTED (year after year in many cases). It is indeed sad that so many are misled and misinformed

[vett boy]

Originally Posted by thebeepster

We all have a right to be outraged, but remember the folks who are giving us all this were elected by a MAJORITY of our fellow Americans...yes, WE indeed asked for this by electing this administration. A$$holes like Kennedy, Pelosi, Frank, etc. just don't happen, they are ELECTED (year after year in many cases). It is indeed sad that so many are misled and misinformed

Man ,are you so right.

[Rich Z]

Originally Posted by thebeepster

We all have a right to be outraged, but remember the folks who are giving us all this were elected by a MAJORITY of our fellow Americans...yes, WE indeed asked for this by electing this administration. A$$holes like Kennedy, Pelosi, Frank, etc. just don't happen, they are ELECTED (year after year in many cases). It is indeed sad that so many are misled and misinformed

Man, I dunno..... Look at the CHOICES we have had in elections... Is there really any CHOICE at all? How many times have you voted where you actually were voting FOR someone instead of voting AGAINST the other contestant because the one you voted for wasn't quite as bad as the other?

What kind of choice is that?

As for them being elected by a majority, well it's only a majority of people not disillusioned enough quite yet to feel that they are wasting their time voting, and NOT a majority of the population. I'm sorry, but there is just no way that any REAL power would allow itself to be able to be simply voted out of office. And nor would that power allow someone who could seriously challenge the status quo reach a point where he or she COULD make a difference.

[vett boy]

I don't see the problem ,we get to vote based on the best money can buy.

[Rich Z]

I wonder if there are capable Corvette techs in Costa Rica?

[Lou G]

There is enough pork here to feed everybody at the BBQ Shadow is planning.

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$1 billion for Amtrak, which hasn't earned a profit in four decades.

· $2 billion to help subsidize child care.

· $400 million for research into global warming.

· $2.4 billion for projects to demonstrate how carbon greenhouse gas can be safely removed from the atmosphere.

· $650 million for coupons to help consumers convert their TV sets from analog to digital, part of the digital TV conversion.

· $600 million to buy a new fleet of cars for federal employees and government departments.

· $75 million to fund programs to help people quit smoking.

· $21 million to re-sod the National Mall, which suffered heavy use during the Inauguration.

· $2.25 billion for national parks. This item has sparked calls for an investigation, because the chief lobbyist of the National Parks Association is the son of Rep. David R. Obey, D-Wisc. The $2,25 billion is about equal to the National Park Service's entire annual budget. The Washington Times reports it is a threefold increase over what was originally proposed for parks in the stimulus bill. Obey is chairman of the House Appropriations Committee.

· $335 million for treatment and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases.

· $50 million for the National Endowment for the Arts.

$4.19 billion to stave off foreclosures via the Neighborhood Stabilization Program. The bill allows nonprofits to compete with cities and states for $3.44 billion of the money, which means a substantial amount of it will be captured by ACORN, the controversial activist group currently under federal investigation for vote fraud. Another $750 million would be exclusively reserved for nonprofits such as ACORN - meaning cities and states are barred from receiving that money. Sen. David Vitter, R-La., charges the money could appear to be a "payoff" for the partisan political activities community groups in the last election cycle.

· $44 million to renovate the headquarters building of the Agriculture Department.

· $32 billion for a "smart electricity grid to minimize waste.

· $87 billion of Medicaid funds, to aid states.

· $53.4 billion for science facilities, high speed Internet, and miscellaneous energy and environmental programs.

· $13 billion to repair and weatherize public housing, help the homeless, repair foreclosed homes.

· $20 billion for quicker depreciation and write-offs for equipment.

· $10.3 billion for tax credits to help families defray the cost of college tuition.

· $20 billion over five years for an expanded food stamp program.

[vett boy]

Thanks Lou .

[Shadow]

Originally Posted by Rich Z

I wonder if there are capable Corvette techs in Costa Rica?

...I'll let you know....

Maybe we can try this:
www.corvettecostarica.com

[98 softtail]

The Democratic Party's mantra was "Change" ,

How about this for change...

"I pledge alligance, to the flag, of the United Socialists of America....

It could happen.

Joe B.