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Current Events => Politics => Topic started by: formerlurker on December 16, 2010, 08:14:56 PM
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Ron Paul one of only four House Republicans to request earmarks for 2011 budget (UPDATED)
51 earmarks requests totaling $358,303,155 from libertarian favorite
By Patrick Caldwell | 12.08.10 | 5:12 pm
UPDATE: The original version of this article incorrectly listed earmarks from Fiscal Year 2010 as requests in Fiscal Year 2011. TAI drew those numbers from the Taxpayers for Common Sense which listed the earmarks from the wrong year. The earmark totals in the updated version have been drawn from Paul’s website, where each individual request from both 2010 and 2011 may be viewed. We apologize for the the error.
U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) was one of only four House Republicans to break rank from the party and request earmarks despite a Republican Conference earmark moratorium. Paul sent 41 earmark requests totaling $157,093,544 for the 2011 Fiscal Year. His largest single request was $19,500,000 for a naval training ship at the Texas Maritime Academy in Galveston, followed by a $18,126,000 to provide maintenance on the Matagorda Ship Channel.
For Fiscal Year 2010, Paul requested 54 total earmarks, adding up to $398,460,640 in pork that the former presidential candidate sought to bring home to his district. These requests were made prior to the House Republican Conference’s voluntary ban on filing earmarks.
http://washingtonindependent.com/104609/ron-paul-one-of-only-four-house-republicans-to-request-earmarks-for-2011-budget-updated
I don't think anything needs to be added here.
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But...but..."Restore the Republic"! :rotf:
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I wonder how this is going over at our old home?
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I wonder how this is going over at our old home?
I already know the Ronulans are going to spin this since I've been in this argument before.
Me: So what about all these earmarks for millions of dollars?
Ronulan: He has to do those to keep getting elected.
Me: But isn't it still hypocritical to put them in, even if it costs him the election?
Ronulan: But he's going to vote against the bill anyway.
Me: But it's going to pass without his vote. So he gets the money while trumpeting he voted against it? He's trying to have his cake and eat it too.
Ronulan: But he's going to vote against the bill anyway.
Me:...
Ronulan: Restore the Republic! Liberty! NWO! ZOG! Down with the Illuminati!!!11!eleventy!!1!
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FL--You know how the SCC mouth-breathers would handle it.
They'd call my HR and claim I was "threatening" them.
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Where are those that drop by here and claim that Paul is the most conservative member of Congress?
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Caught a few minutes of Rush yesterday. He said that the republican earmarks were made back in the spring before banning earmarks was being discussed.
Anyone know of a way to check that out? Youknow, what are the dates on those earmark request.
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Uh oh! that's 1 of the biggest talking points of the Paulbots.
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Uh oh! that's 1 of the biggest talking points of the Paulbots.
Doesn't matter. He should have been able to get them rescinded.