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Mercnbeth -> RE: The Queen of Pork (4/24/2008 9:49:53 AM)
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How sad that I can only quote:
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[Awaiting Approval] for my friend and fellow gambler Owner59. If it would help, can I pledge my expected November windfall to CM as bail money?
Back on the rail....
You'll note that more than the three finalist Presidential candidates are mentioned, indicating the article is dated. Only one had zero earmarks. However, the bottom line and 'Champion of Pork' remains the same.
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The funding for the earmarks came through the $555 billion FY 2008 omnibus bill, which included 11,000 earmarks. Clinton's 261 earmarks were more than twice as many as any other member of Congress seeking the presidency, the CAGW analysis showed.
Most of the 261 earmarks with Clinton's name on them went to New York counties and municipalities, universities and colleges, and charitable organizations.
For the candidates still in the primary race, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) had 46 earmarks, Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) had 10 earmarks, Kucinich had 9 earmarks and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) had no earmarks, according to the CAGW. McCain has campaigned on having no earmarks during his time in Congress, and he has pledged to eliminate them if elected president.
The obvious flaw in comparing earmarks by the candidates is that former Govs. Mike Huckabee of Arkansas and Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, or other candidates who didn't serve in Congress last year, can't be ranked, said David Williams, vice president of policy at CAGW.
"This analysis is supposed to ask: What kind of president would you be if you had 261 earmarks?" Williams told Cybercast News Service. "Would you be more likely or less likely to issue an executive order eliminating earmarks?"
Source: http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewPolitics.asp?Page=/Politics/archive/200801/POL20080124e.html
But is this on is face necessarily a bad thing? This is money coming back to the constituency. What would you expect if you were a large contributor or a member of a PAC? Just like anyone, you would want a return on investment. Anyone can have political influence, especially it seems with Senator Clinton since she's #1, as long as you have a few bucks in your hand when you shake hers.
Where I in New York, seeing these income results from the federal taxes collected throughout the country coming to me - I'd be investing more in the Clinton campaign. Like my marketers, she's a proven producer! Where she to win the Presidency, I would expect the investment to payoff ten fold!
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