Am I getting anyone's attention yet? I'm sure if you're like me, you get tired of hearing about it. Well, that's not really true. I would bet that we won't hear about any of this waste on NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN, HLN, MSNBC, CNBC. Probably won't hear much about it on FNC. I highlighted a few that were my favorites.
This is the party of hope and change? Don't misunderstand me. Both parties are out of control. But, if you voted (D) in the last election, your party owns this. Wholeheartedly. You own every bike locker in OR. You own every turtle bridge. This to stimulate the economy? Hey, you own a helicopter that can hunt radioactive RABBIT CRAP. ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME? 10% unemployment. What the HELL are we leaving our children with? A HUGE CHUNK OF DEBT TO BE PAID OFF AND A STUPID HELICOPTER THAT HUNTS RABBIT POOP! We'll spend taxpayer money to study freshman chicks. Uh, I could do that for about $1500. Kegger anyone? We have to buy signs to let everyone know that we spent money on...the stimulus. WHAT THE HELL DO WE NEED SIGNS FOR?
Let me ask any of my fellow people that disagree with me: If you ran your checking account dry, would you spend money on a fish sperm freezer? Wait, with no credit, and no one to lend you money, would you buy a sunshine maker in Phoenix? YOU OWN A FREAKING ICE MAKER IN DULUTH, MN!
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics...9-68709732.html
This is the party of hope and change? Don't misunderstand me. Both parties are out of control. But, if you voted (D) in the last election, your party owns this. Wholeheartedly. You own every bike locker in OR. You own every turtle bridge. This to stimulate the economy? Hey, you own a helicopter that can hunt radioactive RABBIT CRAP. ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME? 10% unemployment. What the HELL are we leaving our children with? A HUGE CHUNK OF DEBT TO BE PAID OFF AND A STUPID HELICOPTER THAT HUNTS RABBIT POOP! We'll spend taxpayer money to study freshman chicks. Uh, I could do that for about $1500. Kegger anyone? We have to buy signs to let everyone know that we spent money on...the stimulus. WHAT THE HELL DO WE NEED SIGNS FOR?
Let me ask any of my fellow people that disagree with me: If you ran your checking account dry, would you spend money on a fish sperm freezer? Wait, with no credit, and no one to lend you money, would you buy a sunshine maker in Phoenix? YOU OWN A FREAKING ICE MAKER IN DULUTH, MN!
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics...9-68709732.html
The $787 billion stimulus bill was passed in February and was promised as a job saver and economy booster. Here is where some of the money went:
- $300,000 for a GPS-equipped helicopter to hunt for radioactive rabbit droppings at the Hanford nuclear reservation in Washington state.
- $30 million for a spring training baseball complex for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies.
- $11 million for Microsoft to build a bridge connecting its two headquarter campuses in Redmond, Wash., which are separated by a highway.
- $430,000 to repair a bridge in Iowa County, Wis., that carries 10 or fewer cars per day.
- $800,000 for the John Murtha Airport in Johnstown, Pa., serving about 20 passengers per day, to build a backup runway.
- $219,000 for Syracuse University to study the sex lives of freshmen women.
- $2.3 million for the U.S. Forest Service to rear large numbers of arthropods, including the Asian longhorned beetle, the nun moth and the woolly adelgid.
- $3.4 million for a 13-foot tunnel for turtles and other wildlife attempting to cross U.S. 27 in Lake Jackson, Fla.
- $1.15 million to install a guardrail for a persistently dry lake bed in Guymon, Okla.
- $9.38 million to renovate a century-old train depot in Lancaster County, Pa., that has not been used for three decades.
- $2.5 million in stimulus checks sent to the deceased.
- $6 million for a snow-making facility in Duluth, Minn.
- $173,834 to weatherize eight pickup trucks in Madison County, Ill.
- $20,000 for a fish sperm freezer at the Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery in South Dakota.
- $380,000 to spay and neuter pets in Wichita, Kan.
- $300 apiece for thousands of signs at road construction sites across the country announcing that the projects are funded by stimulus money.
- $1.5 million for a fence to block would-be jumpers from leaping off the All-American Bridge in Akron, Ohio.
- $1 million to study the health effects of environmentally friendly public housing on 300 people in Chicago.
- $356,000 for Indiana University to study childhood comprehension of foreign accents compared with native speech.
- $983,952 for street beautification in Ann Arbor, Mich., including decorative lighting, trees, benches and bike paths.
- $148,438 for Washington State University to analyze the use of marijuana in conjunction with medications like morphine.
- $462,000 to purchase 22 concrete toilets for use in the Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri
- $3.1 million to transform a canal barge into a floating museum that will travel the Erie Canal in New York state.
- $1.3 million on government arts jobs in Maine, including $30,000 for basket makers, $20,000 for storytelling and $12,500 for a music festival.
- $71,000 for a hybrid car to be used by student drivers in Colchester, Vt., as well as a plug-in hybrid for town workers decked out with a sign touting the vehicle's energy efficiency.
- $1 million for Portland, Ore., to replace 100 aging bike lockers and build a garage that would house 250 bicycles.
When will you stand?
- $300,000 for a GPS-equipped helicopter to hunt for radioactive rabbit droppings at the Hanford nuclear reservation in Washington state.
- $30 million for a spring training baseball complex for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies.
- $11 million for Microsoft to build a bridge connecting its two headquarter campuses in Redmond, Wash., which are separated by a highway.
- $430,000 to repair a bridge in Iowa County, Wis., that carries 10 or fewer cars per day.
- $800,000 for the John Murtha Airport in Johnstown, Pa., serving about 20 passengers per day, to build a backup runway.
- $219,000 for Syracuse University to study the sex lives of freshmen women.
- $2.3 million for the U.S. Forest Service to rear large numbers of arthropods, including the Asian longhorned beetle, the nun moth and the woolly adelgid.
- $3.4 million for a 13-foot tunnel for turtles and other wildlife attempting to cross U.S. 27 in Lake Jackson, Fla.
- $1.15 million to install a guardrail for a persistently dry lake bed in Guymon, Okla.
- $9.38 million to renovate a century-old train depot in Lancaster County, Pa., that has not been used for three decades.
- $2.5 million in stimulus checks sent to the deceased.
- $6 million for a snow-making facility in Duluth, Minn.
- $173,834 to weatherize eight pickup trucks in Madison County, Ill.
- $20,000 for a fish sperm freezer at the Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery in South Dakota.
- $380,000 to spay and neuter pets in Wichita, Kan.
- $300 apiece for thousands of signs at road construction sites across the country announcing that the projects are funded by stimulus money.
- $1.5 million for a fence to block would-be jumpers from leaping off the All-American Bridge in Akron, Ohio.
- $1 million to study the health effects of environmentally friendly public housing on 300 people in Chicago.
- $356,000 for Indiana University to study childhood comprehension of foreign accents compared with native speech.
- $983,952 for street beautification in Ann Arbor, Mich., including decorative lighting, trees, benches and bike paths.
- $148,438 for Washington State University to analyze the use of marijuana in conjunction with medications like morphine.
- $462,000 to purchase 22 concrete toilets for use in the Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri
- $3.1 million to transform a canal barge into a floating museum that will travel the Erie Canal in New York state.
- $1.3 million on government arts jobs in Maine, including $30,000 for basket makers, $20,000 for storytelling and $12,500 for a music festival.
- $71,000 for a hybrid car to be used by student drivers in Colchester, Vt., as well as a plug-in hybrid for town workers decked out with a sign touting the vehicle's energy efficiency.
- $1 million for Portland, Ore., to replace 100 aging bike lockers and build a garage that would house 250 bicycles.
When will you stand?
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