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	<title>Comments on: McCain Rails against bailout earmarks, then votes for Tax Breaks for Puerto Rican Rum producers and Wool Research&#8230; WTF?</title>
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		<title>By: PatKazoo</title>
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		<dc:creator>PatKazoo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:13:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I don&#039;t think I&#039;ve ever been as outraged at anything Congress has done as I am at these earmarks. I&#039;m simply furious, and am making this travesty a point of conversation whenever and where ever I can.  

Folks, it&#039;s not enough to just spout out on an online forum.  Get Mad!! Stay Mad! Get others Mad! If we let this just fade away as our elected jerks expect will happen, we will keep getting this sort of representation. 

Get Mad! Stay Mad! Do Something!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;ve ever been as outraged at anything Congress has done as I am at these earmarks. I&#8217;m simply furious, and am making this travesty a point of conversation whenever and where ever I can.  </p>
<p>Folks, it&#8217;s not enough to just spout out on an online forum.  Get Mad!! Stay Mad! Get others Mad! If we let this just fade away as our elected jerks expect will happen, we will keep getting this sort of representation. </p>
<p>Get Mad! Stay Mad! Do Something!</p>
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		<title>By: pedro</title>
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		<dc:creator>pedro</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:54:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>#20 unlike Obama, who voted no to the bail out, right?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>#20 unlike Obama, who voted no to the bail out, right?</p>
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		<title>By: Mr. Fusion</title>
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		<dc:creator>Mr. Fusion</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:27:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>McCain is such a leader he couldn&#039;t even get a clean bill to the floor. 

The Republican Senators only like him so they can stare at his wife&#039;s tits. I haven&#039;t seen any of them out there stumping for McCain.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>McCain is such a leader he couldn&#8217;t even get a clean bill to the floor. </p>
<p>The Republican Senators only like him so they can stare at his wife&#8217;s tits. I haven&#8217;t seen any of them out there stumping for McCain.</p>
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		<title>By: Jasph</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jasph</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:47:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Gee, what a bunch of complainers.  Not one with an idea for how to change anything, except &quot;vote &#039;em out.&quot;  Somebody up there said McCain and Obama were the same, so we should just &quot;vote No.&quot;  Huh, I didn&#039;t realize No was on the ballot.

Focusing on the earmarks, like that&#039;s the real problem, is inane.  It&#039;s like focusing on the color of your teeth when you have cancer.  The people voting on this stuff represent constituents--you and me.  Of COURSE they&#039;re going to try to get special accommodations for us, the local business we patronize, etc.  It&#039;s absurd to think they wouldn&#039;t.

As a percentage of spending, pork is minuscule.  Look at the real problem.  Zillionaires are allowed to do whatever the hell they want, screw homeowners however they want, and people like McCain do their bidding, voting and speechifying consistently against regulating markets.  This is a guy who&#039;s never learned a bloody thing from his experience.  It&#039;s like the whole Keating mess never existed.

McCain doesn&#039;t want to govern.  He just wants to win.  You don&#039;t choose a good-looking idiot like Palin for VP if you&#039;re interested in effective government.  You choose somebody who knows the ship of state from shinola.  And you don&#039;t come sweeping in like an ersatz white knight to rescue the country, and then bollox up the works, either.  These two things, the VP pick and the bogus campaign suspension, are two of the most cynical things I&#039;ve ever witnessed in an election.  But watch, if the House approves the bill today, dozens of GOP hacks will step up to give John McCain credit.  And that&#039;s all he was really looking for.

Country first.  No, wait, self-aggrandizement first.  Then fake outrage about earmarks third.  Then blame.  Then country.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Gee, what a bunch of complainers.  Not one with an idea for how to change anything, except &#8220;vote &#8216;em out.&#8221;  Somebody up there said McCain and Obama were the same, so we should just &#8220;vote No.&#8221;  Huh, I didn&#8217;t realize No was on the ballot.</p>
<p>Focusing on the earmarks, like that&#8217;s the real problem, is inane.  It&#8217;s like focusing on the color of your teeth when you have cancer.  The people voting on this stuff represent constituents&#8211;you and me.  Of COURSE they&#8217;re going to try to get special accommodations for us, the local business we patronize, etc.  It&#8217;s absurd to think they wouldn&#8217;t.</p>
<p>As a percentage of spending, pork is minuscule.  Look at the real problem.  Zillionaires are allowed to do whatever the hell they want, screw homeowners however they want, and people like McCain do their bidding, voting and speechifying consistently against regulating markets.  This is a guy who&#8217;s never learned a bloody thing from his experience.  It&#8217;s like the whole Keating mess never existed.</p>
<p>McCain doesn&#8217;t want to govern.  He just wants to win.  You don&#8217;t choose a good-looking idiot like Palin for VP if you&#8217;re interested in effective government.  You choose somebody who knows the ship of state from shinola.  And you don&#8217;t come sweeping in like an ersatz white knight to rescue the country, and then bollox up the works, either.  These two things, the VP pick and the bogus campaign suspension, are two of the most cynical things I&#8217;ve ever witnessed in an election.  But watch, if the House approves the bill today, dozens of GOP hacks will step up to give John McCain credit.  And that&#8217;s all he was really looking for.</p>
<p>Country first.  No, wait, self-aggrandizement first.  Then fake outrage about earmarks third.  Then blame.  Then country.</p>
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		<title>By: pedro</title>
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		<dc:creator>pedro</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:57:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>McCullough: Nice pic for the topic.

#5 Obama fans are confident he will flip on this issue, as usual. I mean, those that noticed he did vote for the same bill. The likes of #3 seem oblivious to that fact.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>McCullough: Nice pic for the topic.</p>
<p>#5 Obama fans are confident he will flip on this issue, as usual. I mean, those that noticed he did vote for the same bill. The likes of #3 seem oblivious to that fact.</p>
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		<title>By: deowll</title>
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		<dc:creator>deowll</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:26:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I don&#039;t think they mean to take a dive but it amounts to that. 

With the Dems in charge of everything I&#039;m pretty sure they&#039;ll do enough harm and have enough bad happen during the first four years of Obama in office a massive number of people are going to get unelected.

No group as financially incompetent as this bunch is, can avoid setting themselves on fire while wearing shorts soaked in gasoline.

Okay, I&#039;ll give them this. They are great at making money out of staying in office. They have truly mastered the art of looking out for themselves while bleeping the nation not that the Reps are any better.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t think they mean to take a dive but it amounts to that. </p>
<p>With the Dems in charge of everything I&#8217;m pretty sure they&#8217;ll do enough harm and have enough bad happen during the first four years of Obama in office a massive number of people are going to get unelected.</p>
<p>No group as financially incompetent as this bunch is, can avoid setting themselves on fire while wearing shorts soaked in gasoline.</p>
<p>Okay, I&#8217;ll give them this. They are great at making money out of staying in office. They have truly mastered the art of looking out for themselves while bleeping the nation not that the Reps are any better.</p>
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		<title>By: Angel H. Wong</title>
		<link>http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/10/02/mccain-rails-against-bailout-earmarks-then-votes-for-tax-breaks-for-puerto-rican-rum-producers-and-wool-researchwtf/comment-page-1/#comment-1360851</link>
		<dc:creator>Angel H. Wong</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:19:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You want to continue paying less for drinking corn ethanol AKA Bacardi or pay less for delicious Puerto Rican rum?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You want to continue paying less for drinking corn ethanol AKA Bacardi or pay less for delicious Puerto Rican rum?</p>
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		<title>By: Steve</title>
		<link>http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/10/02/mccain-rails-against-bailout-earmarks-then-votes-for-tax-breaks-for-puerto-rican-rum-producers-and-wool-researchwtf/comment-page-1/#comment-1360825</link>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Not only the rum has anyone looked at the crap in this bill?
&quot;Sec. 317. Seven-year cost recovery period for motorsports racing track facility.&quot; 

&quot;Sec. 321. Enhanced deduction for qualified computer contributions.&quot;

&quot;Sec. 323. Enhanced charitable deductions for contributions of food inventory.&quot;

WTF????</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Not only the rum has anyone looked at the crap in this bill?<br />
&#8220;Sec. 317. Seven-year cost recovery period for motorsports racing track facility.&#8221; </p>
<p>&#8220;Sec. 321. Enhanced deduction for qualified computer contributions.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Sec. 323. Enhanced charitable deductions for contributions of food inventory.&#8221;</p>
<p>WTF????</p>
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		<title>By: Jägermeister</title>
		<link>http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/10/02/mccain-rails-against-bailout-earmarks-then-votes-for-tax-breaks-for-puerto-rican-rum-producers-and-wool-researchwtf/comment-page-1/#comment-1360687</link>
		<dc:creator>Jägermeister</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This is why &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aBaX9GPSaQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Homer votes for Obama.&lt;/a&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is why <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aBaX9GPSaQ" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Homer votes for Obama.</a></p>
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		<title>By: Mister Mustard</title>
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		<dc:creator>Mister Mustard</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:22:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>#11 - Pirata

&gt;&gt;Vote No! Kick ‘em all out.

Yeah, man!  That will leave only Cynthia McKinney as a viable candidate, and the next POTUS.

Bet we&#039;ll find out about those 5000 dead bodies in the Looziana swamp THEN!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>#11 &#8211; Pirata</p>
<p>&gt;&gt;Vote No! Kick ‘em all out.</p>
<p>Yeah, man!  That will leave only Cynthia McKinney as a viable candidate, and the next POTUS.</p>
<p>Bet we&#8217;ll find out about those 5000 dead bodies in the Looziana swamp THEN!!</p>
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		<title>By: chuck</title>
		<link>http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/10/02/mccain-rails-against-bailout-earmarks-then-votes-for-tax-breaks-for-puerto-rican-rum-producers-and-wool-researchwtf/comment-page-1/#comment-1360643</link>
		<dc:creator>chuck</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:18:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Did Obama vote &quot;Present&quot; on the bail-out?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Did Obama vote &#8220;Present&#8221; on the bail-out?</p>
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		<title>By: The Pirate</title>
		<link>http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/10/02/mccain-rails-against-bailout-earmarks-then-votes-for-tax-breaks-for-puerto-rican-rum-producers-and-wool-researchwtf/comment-page-1/#comment-1360635</link>
		<dc:creator>The Pirate</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:07:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The Bail Out Vote.
McCain - Yes
Obama - Yes
American Taxpayers - No!
Banks/Fat Cats - Yippee! Money for nothin&#039; and our chic&#039;s for free!
Foreclosed Property - For Sale! Contact your local bank.

Obama
McCain
There is no difference.
Vote No! Kick &#039;em all out.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Bail Out Vote.<br />
McCain &#8211; Yes<br />
Obama &#8211; Yes<br />
American Taxpayers &#8211; No!<br />
Banks/Fat Cats &#8211; Yippee! Money for nothin&#8217; and our chic&#8217;s for free!<br />
Foreclosed Property &#8211; For Sale! Contact your local bank.</p>
<p>Obama<br />
McCain<br />
There is no difference.<br />
Vote No! Kick &#8216;em all out.</p>
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		<title>By: t0llyb0ng</title>
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		<dc:creator>t0llyb0ng</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:52:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;Just say no&quot; to Puerto Rican rum.  Cruzan 151 from Virgin Islands is the way to go.  Dilute it down by 20% or however much you want.

From a fan.  I&#039;m not connected with Cruzan.

Gee, that rhymes.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Just say no&#8221; to Puerto Rican rum.  Cruzan 151 from Virgin Islands is the way to go.  Dilute it down by 20% or however much you want.</p>
<p>From a fan.  I&#8217;m not connected with Cruzan.</p>
<p>Gee, that rhymes.</p>
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		<title>By: chriskzoo</title>
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		<dc:creator>chriskzoo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Um, perhaps you need to look up the definitions of earmarks (handouts) and tax breaks.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Um, perhaps you need to look up the definitions of earmarks (handouts) and tax breaks.</p>
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		<title>By: Dallas</title>
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		<dc:creator>Dallas</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:23:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This is hyposcrisy that is swept under the rug every day.   Today, McCain puts out ads for Biden gafs. Note just last week, McCain was belly-aching about &quot;gotcha interview&quot; or some such shit about the media picking on Gomer Palin&#039;s verbal blunders.   A VOTER asked Palin a question and that is seen as a &quot;Palin attack&quot;. WOW.

Tonight.
Will the moderator tonight throw under hand pitches to Palin? I hope not. Will Palin bring a soccer ball to the podium? Will she breast feed on stage while answering the question? Anything can happen tonight. The GOP is desparate and I expect another Hail Mary tonight.   If asked if she is ready to take over the presidency, will she say &quot;you betcha&quot;?  I&#039;m sure her 2 week debate boot camp has put some polish on that turd, but will it be enough?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is hyposcrisy that is swept under the rug every day.   Today, McCain puts out ads for Biden gafs. Note just last week, McCain was belly-aching about &#8220;gotcha interview&#8221; or some such shit about the media picking on Gomer Palin&#8217;s verbal blunders.   A VOTER asked Palin a question and that is seen as a &#8220;Palin attack&#8221;. WOW.</p>
<p>Tonight.<br />
Will the moderator tonight throw under hand pitches to Palin? I hope not. Will Palin bring a soccer ball to the podium? Will she breast feed on stage while answering the question? Anything can happen tonight. The GOP is desparate and I expect another Hail Mary tonight.   If asked if she is ready to take over the presidency, will she say &#8220;you betcha&#8221;?  I&#8217;m sure her 2 week debate boot camp has put some polish on that turd, but will it be enough?</p>
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