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To: tejek who wrote (266951)1/4/2006 2:00:25 PM
From: combjelly  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 1577891
 
"Which part? The part where the money was distributed like pork, or the part where they determine it based on measurable risk factors, one of which is: does the area have more Republicans than Democrats?"

The latter. It appears to be in direct conflict with the expressed intent of Congress.

Measurable risk factors sound much too much like being reality-based.

Backbone? Congress? The two don't belong together in the same phrase. Sort of like "longnshort" and "rational".