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Dr.Phool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-29-08 04:28 PM
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4. I hear a growl....
I think Ted Stevens is putting on his "Incredible Hulk" tie.
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  -Bush signs order to curb earmarks maddezmom  Jan-29-08 03:52 PM   #0 
  - bush's earmarks are from cheney pulling on both ears at once.  panader0   Jan-29-08 03:56 PM   #1 
  - Doesn't apply to this year.  underpants   Jan-29-08 03:59 PM   #2 
  - Good, let's earmark his salary!  MasonJar   Jan-29-08 04:23 PM   #3 
  - I hear a growl....  Dr.Phool   Jan-29-08 04:28 PM   #4 
  - Amazing that he cared little about tis issue when the R's were  rasputin1952   Jan-29-08 04:44 PM   #5 
  - Unconstitutional. Ruled on by SCOTUS in '98  RUMMYisFROSTED   Jan-29-08 04:52 PM   #6 
  - this isn't a line item veto  onenote   Jan-29-08 05:09 PM   #7 
  - One more expansion of executive power  Nickster   Jan-29-08 05:32 PM   #8 
  - is there a link to a copy of the exec order?  onenote   Jan-29-08 05:47 PM   #9 
     - Here you go.  Nickster   Jan-29-08 05:56 PM   #11 
        - thanks. Reading the entire exec order, its pretty clear it applies only to non statutory earmarks  onenote   Jan-29-08 06:01 PM   #12 
           - I think the loophole they are taking is that anything that meets the definition of an earmark is  Nickster   Jan-29-08 07:29 PM   #13 
              - I guess I don't see the loophole  onenote   Jan-29-08 08:22 PM   #15 
                 - Now I don't necessarily disagree with what you're saying. There should be reform of the earmark  Nickster   Jan-29-08 08:52 PM   #16 
  - good let's start with the $75-80 Billion  radfringe   Jan-29-08 05:51 PM   #10 
  - Earmarks sound a lot like Signing Statements  Jeffro40   Jan-29-08 08:22 PM   #14 
  - bush signs order to curb hashmarks  truthisfreedom   Jan-29-08 09:22 PM   #17 
 

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