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The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's money. Alexis de Tocqueville
Redistribution on steroids
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Mike Jensen
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Rep. Cleaver has proposed a $48 billion earmark
When absurdity gives way to hilarity, you must be talking about politics.
In the midst of a colossal global concern for the economic stability of our great nation, Emanuel Cleaver, Missouri's 5th Congressional District representative, has one small earmark on his wish list that deserves some attention.
Cleaver has listed a new earmark -- one of several -- and he promises to "fight for every one." But this is a whopping $48 billion package that must go down as the grandaddy of all earmarks.
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