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Originally Posted by fishbones
So Shelby is trying to improve his state by bringing money and jobs there. Isn't that why the people elected him? I thought every politician elected is supposed to fight for their constituents, whether they're Republican or Democrat.
If you want to get into all the earmarks proposed by the Dems, it would take you right up until I get my first keeper bass of 2010. It's all well and good that you can pick out one instance (I'm sure there are many more) by a Republican to support your argument, but the truth is that the Dems are much more about spending tax dollars on social welfare as opposed to creating jobs or growing industry in their states.
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Ah, but wasn't everyone in an rage about how the Dems are the ones playing politics? So, this single individual is going to lockout all discussions about every nomination because the pet projects in his state got cut - basically, a child throwing a hissy fit.
In a time when the Republicans are on the "we're trying to stop this frivolous spending of the Dems", he had to have known this would get national attention and make the entire party look bad.
You're right that this is certainly one instance out of probably dozens. But, the reason I posted this was because the timing was all too perfect. Dems have somewhat successfully labeled the GOP as the party of no and these actions re-enforce it. Then tack on how much the GOP complains about how Obama needs to cut back spending, and you have him throwing a temper tantrum because he wants $85billion in pet projects for his state.
We're in a current political state where everyone is guilty by association. If someone with an -R at the end of their name does something stupid, they are all found guilty of it.