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Politics : Impeach George W. Bush -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kevin Rose who wrote (92343)	8/7/2008 6:28:24 PM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 93284

The dems never throw their bums out, look at Ted Kennedy and freezer Jefferson

To: Kevin Rose who wrote (92343)	8/7/2008 6:58:21 PM
From: sea_biscuit	Respond to of 93284

McLiar at a town-hall meeting : "I'm proud to stand before you to tell you that I have never asked for, or received a single pork barrel project for my State. I'm proud of it!" And not the first the white-haired dude made such a claim.. "I am proud never to have sought or obtained an earmark for my state of Arizona, and my state of Arizona is proud of me for it and I'm grateful for that." [McCain Remarks To The National Federation of Independent Businesses; 6/10/08] "In 24 years as a member of the United States Congress, I have never asked for nor received a single earmark or pork barrel project for my state" [CNN, "Lou Dobbs This Week," 3/16/08] Reality: McCain Has Asked For Multiple Pork Projects Oh, really?! How about these? John McCain Requested and Received Over $60 Million In Pork Projects PUBLISHED: June 10, 2008 Rhetoric: McCain Claims To Have Never Accepted An Earmark Or Pork Barrel Project New York Times: McCain Got $56 Million for Project. In 2000, the New York Times reported, "Senator Robert C. Byrd, Democrat of West Virginia, and a number of Republicans who have been criticized by M r. McCain said he had also advanced his own wasteful projects in Arizona, including a $56 million authorization for an environmental and habitat restoration project along the Salt River." [New York Times, 2/18/00] New York Times: McCain Got $3 Million for Road Project. In 2000, the New York Times reported, "Senator Robert C. Byrd, Democrat of West Virginia, and a number of Republicans who have been criticized by M r. McCain said he had also advanced his own wasteful projects in Arizona, including...$3 million for the Turquoise Trail, a joint effort of the Navajo and Hopi tribes." [New York Times, 2/18/00] New York Times: McCain Got $4.2 Million for Tucson Center. In 2000, the New York Times reported, "Senator Robert C. Byrd, Democrat of West Virginia, and a number of Republicans who have been criticized by Mr. McCain said he had also advanced his own wasteful projects in Arizona, including...$4.2 million to create a national mediation center in Tucson." [New York Times, 2/12/00]