Stimulus Watch: GOP opposes plan then seeks money »

Posted By Tumultuous 4 months, 1 week ago in Political News

Georgia's Republican senators, Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson, voted against the $787 billion economic stimulus package, blasting the bill as a bloated government giveaway.

But their disdain didn't stop them from later asking Defense Secretary Robert Gates to steer $50 million in stimulus money to a constituent's bio-energy project.

Gates didn't do it, but Chambliss, Isakson and other Republican opponents of the stimulus aren't going empty-handed.

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Batman Quote:

Robin: "That's an impossible shot, Batman."
Batman: "That's a negative attitude, Robin."

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    engineer4 months, 1 week ago

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    The normal modus operandi of the right wing loonies

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      Tumultuous4 months, 1 week ago

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      "GOP opposes plan then seeks money." Hypocrisy is a moral conviction worshiped by the GOP.

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