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Offline Chris_

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Pelosi's mouse slated for $30M slice of cheese
« on: February 12, 2009, 12:43:24 PM »
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Pelosi's mouse slated for $30M slice of cheese

Talk about a pet project. A tiny mouse with the longtime backing of a political giant may soon reap the benefits of the economic-stimulus package.

Lawmakers and administration officials divulged Wednesday that the $789 billion economic stimulus bill being finalized behind closed doors in Congress includes $30 million for wetlands restoration that the Obama administration intends to spend in the San Francisco Bay Area to protect, among other things, the endangered salt marsh harvest mouse.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi represents the city of San Francisco and has previously championed preserving the mouse's habitat in the Bay Area.

The revelation immediately became a political football, as Republicans accused Democrats of reneging on a promise to keep so-called earmarks that fund lawmakers' favorite projects out of the legislation. Democrats, including Mrs. Pelosi, countered that the accusations were fabricated.

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I'm sure we'll all sleep better now...knowing that Bella Pelosi's favorite mouse habitat will be preserved.

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Re: Pelosi's mouse slated for $30M slice of cheese
« Reply #1 on: February 12, 2009, 12:46:27 PM »
It being San Fagcisco, why don't they do something to save the gerbils?  :-)
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Re: Pelosi's mouse slated for $30M slice of cheese
« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2009, 12:55:41 PM »
Quote from: thundley4 on February 12, 2009, 12:46:27 PM
It being San Fagcisco, why don't they do something to save the gerbils?  :-)

It being San Francisco, gerbils are not an endangered species.   :-)
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Re: Pelosi's mouse slated for $30M slice of cheese
« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2009, 05:48:12 PM »
Quote from: ReardenSteel on February 12, 2009, 12:55:41 PM
It being San Francisco, gerbils are not an endangered species.   :-)
At least something is capable of breeding.
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