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To: DMaA who wrote (291225)	2/6/2009 10:18:00 AM
From: Oral Roberts	1 Recommendation Respond to of 793841

That gets applause. I think I've found the problem and we are so hosed. So much for change. Yes we are. It's going to be a very long 4 years.

To: DMaA who wrote (291225)	2/6/2009 10:33:04 AM
From: alanrs	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793841

"THE PRESIDENT: Then there's the argument, well, this is full of pet projects. When was the last time that we saw a bill of this magnitude move out with no earmarks in it? Not one. (Applause.)" Who you gonna believe, me or your lying eyes? Apparently a lot of people need an eye test. Or a better understanding of sleight of hand magic. Card tricks. People like card tricks. Coins picked out of thin air. ARS

To: DMaA who wrote (291225)	2/6/2009 12:22:37 PM
From: D. Long	2 Recommendations Respond to of 793841

Why do you need earmarks when the bill is one giant earmark?

To: DMaA who wrote (291225)	2/6/2009 2:45:40 PM
From: mph	7 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793841

THE PRESIDENT: Then there's the argument, well, this is full of pet projects. When was the last time that we saw a bill of this magnitude move out with no earmarks in it? Not one. (Applause.) Are Obama supporters so deluded that they are not offended by such a statement? He's obviously using that clipped upspeak tone, dripping with derision when he says that. Kinda like when he said he didn't want his daughter "punished with a baby." Well, Mr. President, we don't want our babies "punished with Dem pet projects" in perpetuity. If you want to transform the country, you'll have to comply with your campaign promises to allow public comment and permit the due process of law for evaluation of what you are trying to enact. Of course, that won't work. But you know that, right?