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arely staircase

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14. nope. more like a public works project

Reply to Squinch (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 16, 2013, 07:45 PM

Oct 2013

the kind of Keynesian economics this president has always favored. And the fact it is in Kentucky is just old time LBJ style politicd on the part of this brilliant, bad ass president.

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Shutdown Deal Includes Nearly $3 Billion For Kentucky Dam Project [View all] applegrove Oct 2013 OP

Is this what you call an earmark? applegrove Oct 2013 #1

yup nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 #3

So they got their ransom after all. Squinch Oct 2013 #2

nope. more like a public works project arely staircase Oct 2013 #14

Good. Earmarks are good. Shivering Jemmy Oct 2013 #4

I'll take a bridge to nowhere for every ten to somewhere joshcryer Oct 2013 #20

Dam Boom Sound 416 Oct 2013 #5

That's what's called stimulus spending, or Keynesianism alcibiades_mystery Oct 2013 #6

I object to the hypocrisy of wanting to cut the debt or end Obamacare applegrove Oct 2013 #9

Exactly. The spending is fine. The people asking for it Squinch Oct 2013 #21

yeah no shit arely staircase Oct 2013 #11

The usefulness of earmarks. PeteSelman Oct 2013 #7

Oh I agree you cannot get republicans to do anything without an earmark. applegrove Oct 2013 #10

Earmarks work for everyone. PeteSelman Oct 2013 #23

Kentucky doesn't deserve a dime in federal money, because of who they elect. nt onehandle Oct 2013 #8

It might also be useful to ask whether they actually need to repair this dam alcibiades_mystery Oct 2013 #13

not how it works joshcryer Oct 2013 #16

I'm just saying let red states return to the Confederacy they want. onehandle Oct 2013 #18

Dam straight. nt BluegrassStateBlues Oct 2013 #12

That's going to upset teabaggers even more. Also, ProSense Oct 2013 #15

quid pro quo SoCalDem Oct 2013 #17

something to assure mitch's re-election spanone Oct 2013 #19

If it creates jobs, I'm okay with it. liberalmuse Oct 2013 #22