McCain and McCaskill voted to give the levees top priority. When the levees are stuffed in a bill with thousands of projects they don’t get top priorty. A museum in mississippi was part of that bill. Why should a museum in mississippi get the same priority. The money never gets appropriated when so many projects are appropriated at the same time.

McCain, Feingold and McCaskill all wanted to give the levees top priority so the money would get there.

For Obama to take this vote out of context at this time when people are suffering is a disgrace.

Obama is the one who wanted the levees to have the same priority as a museum in mississippi.

Wow, yet another dishonest misrepresentation aka. lie by Senator Obama. If he thinks that an endless stream of lies is “new politics” his knowledge of history is seriously deficient.

“The money never gets appropriated when so many projects are appropriated at the same time.”

What an absurd statement. If something is appropriated, it’s appropriated. Priority has nothing to do with it.

When Congress earmarks appropriations, it directs money to spent for a specific project, not to be left up to the whims of unelected bureaucrats in the executive branch. Obama is absolutely correct on the issue.

Stan - If it were the case that “unelected bureaucrats in the executive branch” were a bunch of nitwits who doled out money as favors, you (and Obama) would be right. But that isn’t how it works. These “unelected bureaucrats” are people whose job it is to identify areas of need, and to make decisions on where money can best be spent. I’d sooner trust the unelected bureaucrats at the Corps of Engineers than Senator Obama to decide where we need a levee. I’d sooner trust the unelected bureaucrats at MoDOT than Senator Obama to decide which bridges need to be repaired. I’d sooner trust the unelected bureaucrats at the FAA than Senator Obama to decide which airport needs a new radar system. It’s funny, Stan, for a supporter of the most liberal candidate for President since McGovern, you have an awfully negative attitude about government employees.

Oh Nicki, do not fear change dear girl! Your repub party is the king of rolling up pork complete with pickles and cream cheese. God, I never did like that “dish”. What a bizarre combination. Perhaps getting someone in office who wants CHANGE would get rid of all those roll-ups of bad with good. After all Nicki honey, Obama didn’t invent that stuff. That was one of YOUR guys. You know, the pale males! LMAO Wait until you see when we roll out the info about where GB hid all those budget items. Seems he figured no one would find his pork if he put it where it had never been put before. Then he wants to hide the papers and not let anyone see them. Will be interesting to see how much he shredded before we gain control of his dungeons again. Yes Nicki sweets…all thet is political traditon comes from YOUR peoples…the only ones who have been at the top so far.

Nick, you are a trip. Fox News shill here at the PD now. Excuse me if I don’t stand when you enter the room. Have you not noticed Obama is surrounding himself with advisors of all political stripes and opinions? Well, get that greasy head out of your butt and check it out! More folks will get input into his administration than you have ever seen before. To say Obama will be planning the things you mention is silly, and your comments show you are ignorant of his method of governance. Expect great things. Better than you’ve seen for the past seven odd years, that’s for sure.

To stan, my bad the money in these bills aren’t appropriated. The bills pass and then it is up to burocrats to appropriate the money. So if the bills are stuffed with thousands of projects of pork the money never gets to the vital projects. When you have a bill stuffed with thousands of projects the vital projects never get the money. McCaskill and McCain were for the levees getting top priority. Obama is wrong on this. Obama is for continuing the broken system where vital projects don’t get funded and spending on pork. A museum in mississippi shouldn’t be given the same priority as a the levees. Obama was for the mississippi museum getting the same priority with the burocrats who appropriate the money after the bill is passed. McCaskill and McCain were for vital projects like the iowa levee getting the top priotity. It is because of this broken system money doesn’t get to the vital projects. The everglades were also in this bill but haven’t had the money appropriated to them yet. But you guessed it the museum in mississippi got the money. But it seems like Obama’s campaign is working. He is way up in the polls. People believe whatever he says.

Looks like there is plenty of blame to share by everyone. I can understand the earmark stance, but someone needed to submit a separate bill, including all senators/representatives with states in the impacted area.

“Have you not noticed Obama is surrounding himself with advisors of all political stripes and opinions?”

Actually, no I havent. Can you point out his pro-life advisor? His acolytes (advisors as you call them) all fall in line with his opinions. They are the ones you see on TV explaining away all his switched positions.

> Have you not noticed Obama is surrounding himself with advisors
> of all political stripes and opinions?

Yet another lie from Obama’s glassy-eyed followers. His advisors, like Mr. Obama, are a pack of left-wing ideologues.