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- ProKid, on 10/02/2008, -12/+605Gotcha Legislation
- orelses, on 10/02/2008, -31/+427Before anyone says "but Obama voted for this also". Obama doesn't say he is against all legislation with earmarks. Obama is for smart and open use of earmarks. We can debate the value of those, however at least he is being fairly straight about it. Where as John pretends that he is totally against them, when he votes for bills that have earmarks in them all of the time. And has supported earmarks for his state as well.
- axel000, on 10/02/2008, -13/+185Pork is what 3% of annual federal spending ? What about the 40% (incl Iraq) we spend on wasteful wars McCain ? What about that ?
- Dalhectar, on 10/02/2008, -9/+166I've been to enough bars and clubs to feel I'm pretty sure Bacardi doesn't need any help from the US government.
- codairem, on 10/02/2008, -7/+113The fall 2008 McCain says he's spent his entire carreer fighting against pork and government spending. He also says pork and government spending is out of control. Clearly he's been a failure, then.
- kemp34, on 10/02/2008, -16/+68McCain has long ago proven he has ZERO integrity.
- pintomp3, on 10/02/2008, -7/+48he could have voted against it. duh.
- CCB0x45, on 10/02/2008, -4/+44Wait wait wait...
he would veto bills that he would vote for?
Isnt that a little strange? I would Veto this... but I am still voting for it.
Is it in hopes that bush will veto the bill that he has been desperate for all week? - EustaceTilley, on 10/02/2008, -5/+44Gov spending is the number one issue for me, and to be honest i find this disturbing all over the place. the fact that OUR senators had to be BRIBED with $150 billion to pass a bill ($150 billion of OUR tax money in this bribe) is sick, and this does look bad for McCain and his no pork policy
- ErickStevenson, on 10/02/2008, -3/+39That's the difference between Tactics and Strategy!!@@#@
- kev0476, on 10/02/2008, -15/+44McCain Response - This is Sexist because you are calling Palin a Pig.
Just Watch.
What a Bill to make Famous. - 41k1d0k4, on 10/02/2008, -3/+31HE VOTED FOR IT!
- FallenTurtles, on 10/02/2008, -6/+31He has the power to at least TRY with a "no" vote.
- banthis, on 10/02/2008, -5/+30"but Obama voted for this also"
- cwright213, on 10/02/2008, -5/+30Hope Biden brings this up in the debate. MAKE HIM FAMOUS JOE!!!
- biotch, on 10/02/2008, -2/+26"you fail"
lol
By your reasoning there is no reason to pay attention to either of their records and just go completely on whatever one or the other pledges to do as President regardless of how they behaved in the past. No wonder you support McCain. - thugok, on 10/02/2008, -1/+25As a senator, he can vote against the bill.
- pintomp3, on 10/02/2008, -1/+23the iraq war is the biggest pork barrel project of them all. mccain is against cost plus contracts, but companies like haliburton and blackwater are the largest recipients of such contracts. why doesn't anyone point this out?
- Bith8654, on 10/02/2008, -3/+25Buried for buying into McCain's talking points. Earmarks aren't ALWAYS bad, it's just when they get out of control that they become a problem.
- smartest4you, on 10/02/2008, -2/+21McCain is a maverick, he will say or do anything for the sake of this country. God save this country and this world from him.
- shoelace414, on 10/02/2008, -2/+20That's funny considering there is no line item veto at the national level.
- mazerrackham, on 10/02/2008, -6/+23So what you're saying is, he eats his candy with the pork and beans
- saddino, on 10/02/2008, -1/+17The president has no line item veto (the short-lived 1996 liv was declared unconstitutional in 1998 by the supreme court). Only a constitutional amendment would bring it back.
- coachten, on 10/02/2008, -2/+17well. McCain has had 26 years in the senate to effect some kind of change.
Look, the fact is not that McCain failed to reform over his career, but that he has only once (with campaign funding) ever tried to reform anything. He is one of DC's biggest players and he loves it.
When he tells us that he spent his entire career fighting against pork and such, he is lying through his teeth. - Charlotte_Web, on 10/02/2008, -3/+18Obama and Biden voted for it as well.
- yacks, on 10/02/2008, -1/+15wow.. a lot of people don't have humor here.. :) I think the /wingnut gave that away..
- preichelt, on 10/02/2008, -0/+14isn't that a pizza place
- Brad324, on 10/02/2008, -2/+16dude, you must drink a lot if you can support the whole industry.
- CCB0x45, on 10/02/2008, -2/+16So you are saying, since his voice doesnt matter as much here, he agrees with it, but if his voice mattered more, then he would disagree with it.
So basically his views change based on the amount of power he has? - bailoutbrigade, on 10/02/2008, -5/+19McCain betrayed us. Obama too.
And they're not alone, not at all.
If you want to know if your Representative or Senator added to this catastrophe, we're keeping a permanent list at: http://bailoutbrigade.com
Hopefully more diggers will get the word out about the leadership of our parties going against the will of the people. - craigatwork, on 10/02/2008, -3/+16http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/397/tarp30198dg ...
- M4dC0ns3rv4tive, on 10/02/2008, -11/+24McCain lost my vote for sure when he voted for this bailout. This bailout is bad for every American family out there. Our national debt seems to be a joke to people. This is as serious as a heart attack people. People on limited income will be even poorer as a result of a devalued dollar. The taxpayers will have to dig deeper in their pocket to finance this mess.
- stretch611, on 10/02/2008, -0/+13Alcohol does well in a recession. It lets people forget their problems.
- pintomp3, on 10/02/2008, -0/+13bicardi has been getting favors for a long time due to their anti-cuba stance.
- ThePwnyExpress, on 10/02/2008, -0/+12i've got my pen here, and i'll veto every piece of pork that comes across my desk. i'll make them famous and you'll know their na...... oh never mind...
- robmaan, on 10/02/2008, -2/+14That figure does not include the cost of the Iraq/Afghanistan conflicts. They don't include wars in budgets. Not to mention all the money they funnel to their buddies for support and construction deals.
- Bith8654, on 10/02/2008, -0/+12Damn it, politics and alcohol are never a good mix.
- RodBorn, on 10/02/2008, -4/+15Always happens, the quick TURNAROUND tactic. Just avoid the question and do a "yeah but what about him?"
lame - bbtweb, on 10/02/2008, -4/+15@ all 4 of you.
The truth is a bitch alright...for you. Obama said he lacked the experience he felt he needed in 2004. 2004. (just in case you have trouble with the numbers 2008-2004=4 YEARS) 4 years ago. Clearly since many top ranking officials on foreign policy, the economy, education, and others are agreeing with and supporting his ideas (even Bush and the Iraqi President embrace Obama's timeline for withdrawal for example), they are realizing that Obama has indeed asked the right questions, studied the right things, and has the experience needed to run. And if MORE experience meant he would be acting as crotchity, dishonorable, and erratic as McCain, then ***** more experience.
He said from the beginning that he would accept funding from the general public....individuals, citizens, general public.. That's who has been giving to his campaign. Companies cannot, and if you went to his website you would see that only individuals are allowed to give.
Wow, pull your heads out of each other's asses. - diggitydoc, on 10/02/2008, -1/+11Muslims too...
- kev0476, on 10/02/2008, -7/+17McCain: I voted for the bailout before I lobbied against it!
- beesaretasty, on 10/02/2008, -2/+12To McCain's defense, he probably doesn't read the bills to realize they have earmarks in the first place...
Wait. Was that a defense? - ennio, on 10/02/2008, -1/+11hahaha, im for obama, but i thought that was funny. good one orelses. dugg it.
- FallenTurtles, on 10/02/2008, -0/+10Oh, I forgot that supporting something, as long as you didn't create it, was an appropriate way to alleviate blame and responsibility.
- Dalhectar, on 10/02/2008, -0/+10Let's just say, that business seems to be good by looking at the standing room only crowd.
Even if it was bad, I didn't realize that the US government had to bail them out for the well being of the middle class. - mrdeathgod, on 10/02/2008, -8/+18JOHN MCCAIN IS A LIAR.
- VicHislop, on 10/02/2008, -1/+10To echo shoelace, there is no federal line-item veto. There was for a brief period, but it was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
(Oh, and if you're reading this Sarah, the court case was Clinton v. City of New York.) - jerrolds, on 10/02/2008, -0/+9back to the ol 57 states thing huh...slip of the tongue man, it isnt a gaffe come on
He probably was referring to the 57 contests in the Democratic primary, even though they're not all in U.S. states:
1-49: The 49 states besides Texas
50: Texas primary
51: Texas caucus
52: Washington, DC
53: American Samoa
54: U.S. Virgin Islands
55: Democrats Abroad
56: Guam
57: Puerto Rico
http://digg.com/politics/Obama_s_57_State_Slip_of_ ... - gi0rgi0s, on 10/02/2008, -1/+10Presidents don't have line item veto power.
- darkmachina, on 10/02/2008, -0/+9Almost all lies are acts, and speech has no part in them.
- Mark Twain -
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