washingtonpost.com - 2/13/2009
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apnews.myway.com - 2/10/2009
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Those Who Don’t Study History
Jules Crittenden —
... can’t win his economic one with control of both houses, and they need to blame the minority party … In the news, Obama is promising a miracle of loaves and fishes. NYT : “Once Congress passes this plan and I sign it into law,” Mr. Obama said, “a new wave of innovation, activity and construction will be unleashed all across America.” I’m thinking a new wave of money-grabbing, but what do I know? GOP pushes back on Obama’s bi-partisan reach-across ”do nothing” claim. WPost : Despite pledges, package has some pork. McClatchy : Will the stimulus actually ...
Want to read the 1000+ page stimulus? … Might as well. Your Congressional representative hasn’t….
Flopping Aces —
... Rumor has it that Harry Reid’s pet pork, the rail line between Disneyland and Las Vegas, managed to stay alive to the tune of $8-10bil. That will be very convenient to whisk your kids from Pirates of the Caribbean directly to the show girls at the strip casinos in about two hours. ...
About Harry Reid's Pet Project...
The Corner on National Review Online —
... : In practice the areas that will get a leg up should be the Federal Railroad Administration s officially designated high-speed rail corridors. As it happens, LA-Vegas doesn t make the cut. Well, Harry Reid's own spokesman doesn't seem to think that's the case : Reid spokesman Jon Summers said in a statement that the transportation secretary "will have complete flexibility as to which program he uses to allocate the funds," but he acknowledged that "the proposed Los Angeles-Las Vegas rail project would be eligible." Summers said the rail funding "was a major priority for ...
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