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With all due respect to Krusty, and anyone else affected by Sandy, perhaps if Reid and the Senate hadn't loaded up the Relief bill with ridiculous

Posted by No. 1 Stephen in the nation! (aka Sceire) Jan 3 '13, 14:35

pork it might have gotten a vote (and passage) much sooner.

150 Million for Alaskan fisheries???

Perhaps some of the outrage should be focused on Reid, et al...

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/little_help_here_1kW6aQ8fElj4CKwbheEV0N (www.nypost.com)

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Silly Sceire. You expect ST to *not* blame Republicans? -- nm - Strongbad Jan 3, 17:55
Also, the bill had the votes to pass. That's why Boehner wouldn't allow it to be brought to the floor. - David Jan 3, 14:43
you should get a few politicans from the EU to write your bill's that atleast know how to stuff a law with reall lots of useless pork - DaneDukeNuuk Jan 3, 14:43
This makes it no different than any other bill. They work these things through (and some of that pork goes through). The fiscal cliff bill had money - pmb Jan 3, 14:39
I'm not reading anywhere that the bill is being held up because of pork. That's every bill they pass, this is no different. - Krusty Jan 3, 14:39
Sharing is caring, Sceire. Why do you hate fish? -- nm - Dr.Vermin, ;) Jan 3, 14:39 1
- I love fish! - No. 1 Stephen in the nation! Jan 3, 15:17
How does this level of pork compare to other similar bills? - Mel Profit Jan 3, 14:39 9
- $2mil for the Smithsonian to repair roofs.....that were damaged in the storm. - Will Hunting Jan 3, 14:41 8
  - Note also that the article is from December 15 and has this phrase in it . . . - pmb Jan 3, 14:45 6
    - The bill wasn't even passed until Monday, and as this article states Republicans in the Senate tried to pass a bill without some of the pork it was - No. 1 Stephen in the nation! Jan 3, 14:53 5
      - Please. Even the congressional GOP thought it was stupid to delay this. Boehner is walking funny from the reaming he's gotten from his own party on - pmb Jan 3, 14:59 4
        
        Politically it is stupid, when the other side can say "you don't care," but I don't think Reid et al should be let off the hook for loading up a - No. 1 Stephen in the nation! Jan 3, 15:14 3
        
        Honestly, both sides do it. I'd be shocked if there isn't republican pork in there as well (Alaska is a very red state, though I admittedly don't - pmb Jan 3, 15:21
        
        People have been "bothered by" pork for decades. It happens all the the time and it's not going away anytime soon. Saying it's a reason to not bring - mara Jan 3, 15:18
        
        Except there is a solution to a pork-filled bill. There is no solution to the House refusing to do anything. - ty97 Jan 3, 15:18
  - you can get a lot of buckets for that -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Jan 3, 14:44
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Amend to cut pork, pass, send back. That excuse is invalid. -- nm - ty97 Jan 3, 14:38 5
- The Senate didn't pass it until December 31st, you think they were going to have time to amend the bill, vote on it, pass it? send it to the Senate - No. 1 Stephen in the nation! Jan 3, 14:55 3
  - Yes, I do. That's their job. -- nm - ty97 Jan 3, 15:02 1
    - I mean FFS, they were going to Amend and then pass a Senate Bill the same DAY the Senate passed it (hi fiscal cliff!) - ty97 Jan 3, 15:05
  - Since the majority of the House wanted to vote for it, who cares? It takes about 6 minutes on average for the House to pass a bill. - David Jan 3, 14:58
- Exactly. -- nm - David Jan 3, 14:41

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