Posted on 10/16/2013 4:29:11 PM PDT by barmag25
A proposal to end the government shutdown and avoid default orchestrated by Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and Democratic Leader Harry Reid includes a $2 billion earmark for a Kentucky project.
Language in a draft of the McConnell-Reid deal (see page 13, section 123) provided to WFPL News shows a provision that increases funding for the massive Olmsted Dam Lock in Louisville from $775 million to nearly $2. 9 billion.
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Let’s review. House bill(s) defunded ObamaCare. Senate rejects - no good because the dems want a “clean” bill. So the Senate puts together a so-called “clean” bill loaded with $2B pork to buy off the pub leader and now the House and even Cruz are OK?
On the other thread it’s been posted that the money went in by request of Obama, that this is not a McConnell project.
As much as I hate to say this (as I did on the other thread), we need to consider that this was snuck in to create an additional wedge between McConnell and Conservatives.
There are PLENTY of reasons to hate, and if you live in KY vote against, McConnell. But this sure looks and smells like a setup to me. Lets tread carefully here - as bad as McConnell may be I don’t think anyone here wants to be manipulated, used and abused by the Chicago thugs running the Spite House.
By then it will be a Hate Crime to speak ill of any politician (this includes spitting on their grave). We are well into an Orwellian world.
You only get manipulated if you allow yourself to be.
Mcconell, Reid what’s the difference!
The media & the Democrats will focus on this payoff and ridicule the GOP even more. What a gift to them.
politicians always betray us
ALL MONEY needs to go to the TEA PARTY ONLY!! Come on folks if
we really sacrificed something to save our republic WE need to flood
The TEA PARTY with money! These SOB’s are getting corporate
funding for their slimy deals! I AM ENRAGED from this day forward
TEA PARTY gets $50.00 a month I can absolutely NOT afford! I WANT
MY DAMNED COUNTRY BACK!
You mean to say that old wattle throat McConnell got bought off....NOOOO it cant be true.
So...you think McConnell will give it back? Or would try to get it OUT of the bill??? Doesn’t he READ the bill????
Actually what McQueeg laughed off is “We call this anomaly”.
Really McAhole? I call it MY MONEY!
“Give me $2 billion in pork and I’ll surrender to Harry Reid and Barack Obama anyday” Mitch McConnell
It is not permissible for me to say what I want to happen to this traitorous dirtbag. Piece of human garbage!!!!!!
Of all the crackpot theories I’ve heard today, I like yours the best.
Of course they’re kick us in the balls on the way down...
You have a point. I need to get this out. Lot of knee jerk reactions—me included.
Who says that crime doesn’t pay.
McConnell - TOAST in 2014 or 2016 or whenever.
He has lost any support that he had and has shown that he is just as corrupt and incompetent as any other RINO.
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