Posted on 08/18/2005 4:48:52 AM PDT by from occupied ga
Republicans grabbing tax dollars with both hands - Democrats grabbing tax dollars with one hand. I've discovered a difference between Democrats and Republicans! Republicans spend more of our money.
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Perhaps if Hornberger, a supposedly educated writer, discovered that we were not created a democracy he would find out why he has helped to foment the problem by making us out to be what we are not.
We were formed a representative Republic. The media and the left has made us over into a "democracy". What he has described is exactly what happens in a democracy.
I have to give you credit for one of the more bizarre comments I've read in the last couple of days. How does Hornberger's elucidation of the problem i.e. he says
Unfortunately, this is how democracy works in America today, compliments of the U.S. Congress.help foment the problem? He's just labeling what we've become.
Actually, it's an extra $1.4M, since the federal government should not be in the business of renovating train stations anyway.
Yes - I kind of thought that too. Makes me happy that my tax dollars are going to renovate a train station in VA. (At least it's no a train station in NY or NJ)
It's a good thing the Adults are finally in charge. Blackbird.
So this is that wonderful conservative George Allen everyone has been talking about. I can see why people say he will bring true conservative ideals back to the Republican Party. SSDP (P for politician)
I can't wait until we have a GOP-majority Congress; why, with a Republican in the White House, just WATCH the fiscal responsibility and conservatism take over. I can hardly wait.
VA ping (if you're interested).
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You just don't understand modern Republican conservatism :-). If you want an explanation ping some of the retards people on the day in the life of George Bush thread (on second thought maybe not, they'll just whine at you)
Pork pork pork pork (like spam spam spam spam in The meaning of Life)
Not that it makes much difference, but IIRC it's not just a "train station." There are restaurants and shops (along a much smaller scale) like Union Station in D.C. But it's been over 20 years since I was actually there.
I'm not justifying the expense. I am wondering though if it's in Virginia and Tennessee. The state line goes directly down the middle of "State Street" in Tennessee.
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Oh come on now, let's be fair, what was Allen supposed to say at that point? YES, the bill is full of pork, but look at the vote tallies:
In the Senate it passed 91-4 with 5 not voting.
In the House it passed 412-8 with 14 not voting.
Heck, even Mike Pence (who some around her claim is Reagan Incarnate) voted for the bill. As did Frist, Brownback, Santorum and Tancredo.
And the only complaining you'll hear from any Republican Governor is that his state didn't get enough money.
I don't like the pork in the bill either. But there was no stopping this train (station).
Clinton, Boxer, Feinstein, and Mikulski?
Good grief. Bristol is tiny. WHO is going to use this train station, anyway? Not patrons of the Bristol drag strip.
And Roanoke, a railroad city with 250,000 people in the metropolitan area, can't even get passenger rail service because Norfolk Southern fights the idea tooth and nail. They might lose a bit of freight business.
I'm so glad Congress is stewarding our tax monies so responsibly.
How about using it to illustrate the problem with runaway federal pork spending instead of bragging about pulling one over on the taxpayers? I guess that is too much to ask. After all, everyone is doing it.
Clinton, Boxer, Feinstein, and Mikulski?
Hey! Unlike the above mentioned, the puppies are cute. And probably better better mannered.
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