“Screw that dumb old boat.”
Posted by Jim Harper
That’s the message Senator John McCain (R-AZ) is sending when he ridicules this earmark, according to Huffington Post reporter Jason Linkins. The earmark would accelerate the renovation and replacement of the pier historically used to berth the Coast Guard Training Vessel EAGLE at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut.
Requested at $7,700,000 [...]
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Big Economic Stimulus Contest Roils the Blogosphere
Posted by Jim Harper
Well, the results of the stimulus contest showed up a few places, anyway . . .
U.S. News’ “Risky Business” blogger Matt Bandyk picked up one of the winning entries in the economic stimulus contest and used it for a post on “Green Jobs.” Check it out.
And Ryan Grim linked to it at Huffington Post.
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