Comments on: Speaking of Earmarks and Murtha… http://poliblogger.com/?p=11038 A rough draft of my thoughts... Sat, 18 Nov 2024 06:23:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Scott G http://poliblogger.com/?p=11038#comment-1055273 Thu, 16 Nov 2024 23:11:56 +0000 http://poliblogger.com/?p=11038#comment-1055273 Ahhh . . . self interest versus national interest. Therein lies the conflict, and therein lies the test. Ahhh . . . self interest versus national interest. Therein lies the conflict, and therein lies the test.

]]> by: B. Minich http://poliblogger.com/?p=11038#comment-1054498 Thu, 16 Nov 2024 16:33:14 +0000 http://poliblogger.com/?p=11038#comment-1054498 Jan: how right you are. Espicially because" a. I want to move back to my hometown. b. Murtha may have provided the job I need in a few years. Because of some pork he brought home, a company in Johnstown gets government contracts, and provides a much more promising career than I might otherwise find there. *Sigh* I hate pork, but it would be hard to vote against Murtha if he provided me a job where I wanted it. Jan: how right you are. Espicially because”
a. I want to move back to my hometown.

b. Murtha may have provided the job I need in a few years. Because of some pork he brought home, a company in Johnstown gets government contracts, and provides a much more promising career than I might otherwise find there.

*Sigh* I hate pork, but it would be hard to vote against Murtha if he provided me a job where I wanted it.

]]> by: Jan http://poliblogger.com/?p=11038#comment-1054466 Thu, 16 Nov 2024 16:23:53 +0000 http://poliblogger.com/?p=11038#comment-1054466 The problem is that bringing home pork is what gets people reelected. It seems like there is a flaw in the system that neither party really has any interest in fixing. The problem is that bringing home pork is what gets people reelected. It seems like there is a flaw in the system that neither party really has any interest in fixing.

]]> by: B. Minich http://poliblogger.com/?p=11038#comment-1054182 Thu, 16 Nov 2024 15:00:06 +0000 http://poliblogger.com/?p=11038#comment-1054182 Ahhhh, Murtha. So glad to not be represented by him anymore. He really does bring home a LOT of pork. He's turned it into an artform. Ahhhh, Murtha. So glad to not be represented by him anymore.

He really does bring home a LOT of pork. He’s turned it into an artform.

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