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To: i-node who wrote (508014)	8/26/2009 10:50:32 AM
From: jlallen	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1578131

The end game here is to try to get Cheney IMO.

To: i-node who wrote (508014)	8/26/2009 11:40:07 AM
From: Peter Dierks	Respond to of 1578131

Feds: Stimulus money sent to 4,000 cons Herald report spurs probe Cash for Cons By Laura Crimaldi Wednesday, August 26, 2009 One day after the Herald reported some surprised Bay State inmates - including murderers and rapists - were cashing in $250 stimulus checks, federal officials revealed the same behind-bars bonus was mailed to nearly 4,000 cons nationwide. A federal watchdog is now probing how the cons were cut the checks. The same cash also may have been sent to fugitive felons, people kicked out of the country and even individuals now deceased. It’s all part of the massive American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - and what is becoming an accounting nightmare for red-faced feds. “President Obama’s $787 billion stimulus bill has done more to help convicted criminals than it has to actually boost our economy and create jobs,” said Republican National Committee spokeswoman Sara Sendek. The Inspector General of Social Security is now tracing the checks that were mailed to 3,900 prisoners... Message 25893586

To: i-node who wrote (508014)	8/31/2009 10:47:08 AM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578131

"The CJ argument, as usual, is utter bullcrap." Not really. "From Steve Hayes' article (linked by the one you posted):" That opinion piece was posted in the Weekly Standard which is a neo-con rag founded by William Kristol, one of the biggest proponents of EIT. What do you expect it to say? What a nit-wit you are.