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Ron Paul is Right: Earmarks are a Good Thing

See why we need more Congressional Earmarks - Ron Paul is right earmarks are a good thing. They make Federal spending transparent

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Cursing, Name Calling, and More : Progressive Socialist Senator Bernie Sanders

If you had a TV set turned on in your house today, you probably already know: Senator Bernard "Berine" Sanders from Vermont filibustered against the Obama/Republican tax compromise today for a full eight hours. Nonstop. Impressive. In that...

14 comments    obama president obama obamacare
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DECEPTION ALERT: Exposing President Obama's Hidden Agenda

DECEPTION ALERT: Exposing President Obama’s Hidden Agenda. Truth Exposes Obama's Lies and Explains Obama's Ulterior Motives. Obama Lies and Agenda, Smear America, Save America, Savior, Attack Constitution, The Messiah, Obamabot, Remake America, Scam, Obama’s trickery, Hype and Con, Elitist, Factual Distortion, Fellow Traveler, Liberal, Liberty, Progressive, Rahm Emanuel, Stanley Ann Dunham, "I BELIEVE HIM".

34 comments    america obama truth
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Eight Senators Target Themselves : The Earmark Vote

When the Senate voted on the question of whether or not to ban earmarks, the earmarks won...in part because eight Republican Senators voted to keep the corrupt practice going. If all eight deaf legislators had...

7 comments    obama sarah palin earmarks
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OUR TIME HAS COME, Part 7, Government "Perks", Free Health Care, the Supreme Court.

Government corruption is running rampant. The politicians we elect to serve the public only tend to serve themselves. Everyone is expected to sacrifice something to our economic downturn except the politicians and the wealthy? What's up with that?

4 comments    politics insurance government
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Corruption, Greed and Politicians

The White house is your house! How many of you are fed up with the hypocrisy, greed and corruption of members of the House, Senate and the President? Congress degraded the CEO’s of the three auto...

0 comments    politics obama democrats
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Had enough of Charlie Rangel yet ?

I wish I was capable of writing about the light and fluffy stuff with lots of pictures with babes in bikinis that seem to generate so much traffic here at hubpages. But I am sorry that is just not my deal. I...

56 comments    news taxes congress
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Remember being told, watch what you wish for?

Remember being told to watch what you wish for? The Tea Party has supported many candidates that have promised to be deficit hawks and stop earmark spending. The election being over, the Tea Party is quickly finding out that those they voted for in hopes of shrinking the government and the spending may have voted for the wrong individuals. The elections are over and you don't hear much about earmarks anymore. Where is the Tea Party these days?

4 comments    tea party government spending
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The definition of an earmark

In President Obama’s speech the other night the word earmark came up in his presentation. The statement made is no more earmarks. Understanding what constitutes an earmark puts the statement by President Obama in perspective. The question...

2 comments    president obama congress senator
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Getting The Pigs Out Of The Water

Maybe you can tell by the headline where this Hub is going or maybe you can't. There is an old West (By God) Virginia hill billy saying that goes like this, "You can't get the water to clear up until you get the pigs out of the water." You see pigs...

18 comments    term limits earmarks jim demint
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