Re: beltway backlash on farm states pork

2003-11-22 Thread Kenneth Campbell
A message to my fellow Americans who chose to live where the wheat waves, the buffalo roam and most rites of ?passage still involve a pickup truck: I'm sick and tired of having my pocket picked by your two-faced politicians who talk a good game about self- reliance and limited government, and

Re: beltway backlash on farm states pork

2003-11-22 Thread Jurriaan Bendien
You might find this story of interest: When you think of cattle thieves, you think of the Wild West - cowboy films, Rawhide and so on. But actually there are still cattle thieves in the USA today. Since beef cattle prices this year reached record levels, there are complaints in several rural

beltway backlash on farm states pork

2003-11-21 Thread Eubulides
washingtonpost.com Tired of Plain Greed And Subsidies By Steven Pearlstein Friday, November 21, 2003; Page E01 A message to my fellow Americans who chose to live where the wheat waves, the buffalo roam and most rites of passage still involve a pickup truck: I'm sick and tired of having my pocket

pork

2003-11-18 Thread Eubulides
http://www.house.gov/appropriations_democrats/PorkReport.pdf Grab yourself a can of pork soda You'll be feeling just fine Ain't nothin' quite like sittin' 'round the house Swillin' down them Cans of swine Primus--'Pork Soda'

Earmarking Pork

2001-07-05 Thread Ian Murray
is an irony not lost on Democrats, who have often felt unfairly tarred with charges of pork-barrel profligacy. The Republicans . . . are not at all squeamish about taking a project that would meet minimum standards and sticking it in someplace that would be of political use for them, a senior House staffer