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To: Peter Dierks who wrote (17609)	2/11/2007 6:59:47 PM
From: Mr. Palau	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71588

"Some Republicans were put off by the flight fight. ‘This is a bunch of baloney,‘ said Representative Ray LaHood, Republican of Illinois, who said he had flown on Mr. Hastert’s military plane. ‘Next week,’ Representative Jeff Flake, Republican of Arizona, said, ‘we are going to steal their mascot and short-sheet their beds.’”

To: Peter Dierks who wrote (17609)	2/11/2007 7:10:55 PM
From: Mr. Palau	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 71588

the american people had had a bellyful of delay and the rest of his band of criminal nitwits btw, here was pelosi's schedule in the days before the election, yeah, she was hiding all right. hastert on the other hand was under deep cover, and given his massively obese physique, that was not easy to do - got his pre-election schedule handy, lol from novembe 3, 2006 "Pelosi has been featured in numerous public and media appearances recently. Two days ago, she appeared at a public rally with former President Clinton, portions of which aired on television, and in a feature interview on CNN. She also appeared in interviews on CNBC’s Kudlow & Company on 10/24, ABC’s Good Morning America and ABC’s World News Tonight on 10/26, and conducted interviews for profiles in the New York Times (10/30), Newsweek (10/23), and the Baltimore Sun (10/27). Nancy Pelosi will continue to be in “hiding” throughout the weekend, appearing at numerous public rallies. Here’s where she’ll be tomorrow: 1:30 p.m. Rally with Leader Pelosi, candidate Joe Sestak, Vice President Gore, and Governor Rendell in Radnor, PA 3:00 p.m. Rally with Leader Pelosi, candidates Lois Murphy and Bob Casey, Senator Obama, and Governor Rendell in Norristown, PA 4:30 p.m. Rally with Leader Pelosi candidate Patrick Murphy, Senator Obama, and Governor Rendell in Glenside, PA"

To: Peter Dierks who wrote (17609)	7/18/2007 10:14:21 AM
From: Peter Dierks	Respond to of 71588

Arrogance 101 by Charlie Rangel Andrew Roth From Kim Strassel in the Wall Street Journal's Political Diary ($): Accuse Congressman Charlie Rangel of what you will, but don't ever suggest he's humble. The Harlem Congressman recently offered one of the more blatant, if amusing, earmarks on record: a $2 million request for the City College of New York to establish the "Charles B. Rangel Center for Public Service." The House intends to start marking up its big labor and health spending bill this afternoon, stuffed with at least 1,300 earmarks. Congressmen must put their names to their earmark requests for first time, and some of the more embarrassing pork demands are beginning to slip out. Nevada's Shelley Berkley wants taxpayers to fork over $200,000 for a Las Vegas school set up by Andre Agassi (who in 2004 was listed as the nation's 27th richest individual under the age of 40), while the infamous John Murtha is seeking $750,000 for the United Mine Workers -- a union with a heavy presence in Pennsylvania. But few live up to Mr. Rangel's request to name a public building in his own honor. The New Yorker filed the requisite paperwork certifying that he has no financial interest in the earmark he requested. The lack of any direct monetary benefit, however, hardly negates the psychic rewards and other benefits of having his name on a prominent New York City building. The Republican Study Committee, which has been doggedly going after the most egregious of these earmarks in recent weeks, will reportedly target Mr. Rangel's on the floor in the coming days. But despite all the rhetoric from both parties about cleaning up the earmark mess, members have so far only voted down one small earmark. Don't expect the popular Mr. Rangel's earmark to be the second. www.clubforgrowth.org