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Reid threatens to keep Congress into next year (New spending bill totals $575.13 million per page.)
Washington Post ^ | 12/14/2010 | Stephen Dinan

Posted on 12/14/2010 1:45:30 PM PST by GreaterSwiss

Forget about going quietly into the night.

Senate Democrats on Tuesday unveiled a broad agenda for an end-of-session sprint that, in other years, could be a whole year's worth of activity — ranging from an arms-reduction treaty with Russia to a major immigration bill to overturning the ban on gay troops.

And that's not to mention the nearly 2,000-page, $1.1 trillion massive spending bill Senate Democrats said they'll try to push through. The bill contains hundreds of pork-barrel spending projects and new rules governing everything from airport baggage to detainees at the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

"We're not through. Congress ends on Jan. 4," said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat.

The omnibus spending bill is likely to get the most attention, spanning 1,924 pages and spending an average of $575.13 million per page.

It stands in contrast to the House, which last week passed a streamlined bill freezing fiscal 2011 government spending at 2010's level. The Senate bill, though, boosts spending by $16 billion — a tough sell at a time when deficits and debt already are dominating the policy debate in Washington.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bill; broke; budget; debt; democrats; earmark; earmarks; economy; killthebill; obama; palin; pork; reid; reidbuttdrag; taxes; theyjustdontgetit
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To: GreaterSwiss
MORE BREAKING News Obama can't vacation as early as he would like to. You know...every year he goes to Hawaii for CHRISTMAS so he can escape the dreadful nativity display in his face.

Obama may have to put Hawaii vacation on ice for a few days


101 posted on 12/15/2010 9:05:21 AM PST by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: GreaterSwiss

nut up, GOP! Stop this bill dead in its tracks.


102 posted on 12/15/2010 9:09:43 AM PST by sappy (criminalibs)
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To: tom paine 2

That’s not a bad idea. Let’s call 100,000 of our friends and celebrate Christmas on the capital steps. A sort of picket line, if you will. No more mischief for this congress allowed. A tea party version of woodstock in DC.


103 posted on 12/15/2010 9:28:16 AM PST by JTHomes (q)
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To: mwl8787

I guess I was reading something else the other day when McLame said he didn’t like aspects of the bill but he would vote for it anyway.

If I was mistaken... I take back my previous statement.

Nah! McLame is still McLame. Best thing he has ever done is introduce the nation to Sarah Palin. We knew all about her in Alaska.


104 posted on 12/15/2010 10:35:06 AM PST by hattend (The meaning of the 2010 election was rebuke, reject, and repeal. - Sarah Palin)
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To: ladyvet
Truly. This is so grossly irresponsible, that the only explanation is nefarious intent. You couldn't do this with a clear conscience otherwise.
105 posted on 12/15/2010 10:46:56 AM PST by americanophile
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To: Art in Idaho
THANK YOU, Art in Idaho, for the links to the history of communism, socialism, fascism, obama’s connection, Chicago's connection, etc. I've made hard copies of the info on these links, and I'm sending them to military, fire department and police organizations, both active and retired. The Democratic Party is NOW the socialist party, with some communists/socialists/progressives in the Republican Party. Let’ start calling them what they are...stand up and speak out and be unafraid. This is OUR country, and we will not allow socialists/communists, etc. to govern US.

WE MUST contact the Conservatives/Republicans in January and STRONGLY URGE/DEMAND that they re-establish the House Committee on Un-American Activities. We must begin with the basics of identifying and destroying these enemies of the country...they are the cancer and vermin of our lives, and they will destroy US, if We The People do not destroy them.

106 posted on 12/15/2010 12:19:31 PM PST by itssme
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To: itssme
You're welcome itsme! I think these four links Here, Here, Here and Here should be in every American's email inbox - Pass them on! (Check The Obama Files on the right at the NewZeal blog). I would love to be the one facing Obama eye to eye and asking, “President Obama, please tell me about your past associations with the Communist Party USA, the Democratic Socialists of America and the Committees of Correspondence."

I do hope the new Congress really starts investigating Obama. This should have been done in 2008 before the election. . .

107 posted on 12/15/2010 7:43:56 PM PST by Art in Idaho (Conservatism is the only hope for Western Civilization.)
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To: freethinker_for_freedom
IATZ


108 posted on 12/20/2010 11:50:07 AM PST by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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