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A scathing article by the conservative Wall Street Journal on the unmitigated hypocrisy of the GOP. Ouch!!!
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More than a dozen Republican lawmakers supported stimulus-funding requests submitted to the Department of Labor, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Forest Service, in letters obtained by The Wall Street Journal through the Freedom of Information Act.
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Rep. Paul Ryan, a Wisconsin Republican who called the stimulus a "wasteful spending spree" that "misses the mark on all counts," wrote to Labor Secretary Hilda Solis in October in support of a grant application from a group in his district which, he said, "intends to place 1,000 workers in green jobs." A spokeswoman for Mr. Ryan said the congressman felt it was his job to provide "the basic constituent service of lending his assistance for federal grant requests."
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Republican Reps. Sue Myrick of North Carolina and Jean Schmidt of Ohio sent letters in October asking for consideration of funding requests from local organizations training workers for energy-efficiency projects.
In November, Ms. Schmidt said in a statement, "It is time to recall the stimulus funds that have not been spent before the Chinese start charging us interest." Aides to the congresswomen said they had always supported local organizations in their requests for federal funding.
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One of the letters was signed jointly with Republican Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, also of Texas. The letter said that the Port of Houston Authority "has informed me of the positive impact this grant will have in the region by serving as a foundation for PHA's Clean Air Strategy Plan, creating jobs, and significantly reducing diesel emissions." Houston received millions of dollars in diesel funding.
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The entire congressional delegation of Alabama, including its two Republican senators, wrote to then-Forest Service Chief Gail Kimbell asking for $15 million for cogongrass eradication and control programs in the state. The state ended up getting a $6.3 million grant.
Of course they will highlight this..the Dems have nothing to boast about for any elections coming up so they have to make the opposing party "look worse" than them.
This theme of finger pointing at the Republicans is the Dem campaign agenda for 2010.
Since the "Blame Bush" campaign worked so well in 2008 they will continue in 2010.
I'd like to see someone ask them about their accomplishments since 2008 and hear the silence.
Of course they will highlight this..the Dems have nothing to boast about for any elections coming up so they have to make the opposing party "look worse" than them.
This theme of finger pointing at the Republicans is the Dem campaign agenda for 2010.
Since the "Blame Bush" campaign worked so well in 2008 they will continue in 2010.
I'd like to see someone ask them about their accomplishments since 2008 and hear the silence.
The entire congressional delegation of Alabama, including its two Republican senators, wrote to then-Forest Service Chief Gail Kimbell asking for $15 million for cogongrass eradication and control programs in the state. The state ended up getting a $6.3 million grant.
"Republican Richard Shelby, the state's senior senator, called the stimulus package 'the socialist way' while it was being debated. A spokesman didn't respond to a request for comment."
When even the WSJ is calling out Republicans on their dishonorable behavior, there's no argument left.
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