Posted on 12/18/2009 2:18:49 AM PST by markomalley
When he earmarked $100,000 in taxpayer spending to go to Jamestown's library, Rep. James E. Clyburn meant for it to go to the library in Jamestown, S.C., which is in his district.
But in the bustle to write and pass the $1.1 trillion catchall spending bill, Congress ended up designating the money for Jamestown, Calif. - 2,700 miles away and a town that doesn't even have a library.
"That figures for government, doesn't it," said Chris Pipkin, who runs the one-room library in Jamestown, S.C., and earlier this year requested $50,000, not the $100,000 that Congress designated, to buy new computers and build shelves to hold the books strewn across the room.
The library is just one of more than 5,000 "earmarks," or pork-barrel spending projects, totaling $3.9 billion, tucked inside the report accompanying the catchall spending bill Congress sent to President Obama this week. Mr. Obama signed the $1.1 trillion bill Wednesday, violating his own pledge to allow the public five days to comment on bills before he signs them.
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We're fortunate that they didn't also misplace a decimal place.
This is what you get when nobody in congress reads what they vote for.
It was noted that not one congressman read the stimulus bill before voteing for it. They all need to be replaced.
It was noted that not one congressman read the stimulus bill before voting for it. They all need to be replaced.
Yes, Clyburn is an idiot, but unfortunately his district was gerrymandered to ensure his re-election. He is a disgrace to SC.
Just about as smart as Corrine Brown (FL 3rd) when she fell for the “Ethnic Cleansing in Fredonia” spoof and so many more after that.
They will now.
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 3,017 people, 1,293 households, and 812 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 987.0 people per square mile (380.7/km²). There were 1,446 housing units at an average density of 473.0/sq mi (182.5/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.48% White, 0.10% African American, 2.22% Native American, 1.19% Asian, 0.27% Pacific Islander, 1.92% from other races, and 2.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.48% of the population.
There were 1,293 households out of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.9% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.2% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.84.
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