The_Elucidator
12-24-2007, 09:05 AM
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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=article_datestamp id=article_date vAlign=top align=left>Sunday, December 23, 2007 2:00 PM
Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul on Sunday defended his efforts in Congress to bring home money to his Texas district, despite his long-held aversion to big government and congressional votes to reign in federal spending.
"I've never voted for an earmark in my life," the Texas congressman said under questioning on NBC's "Meet the Press" about reports that he has requested hundreds of millions of dollars for special projects in his home district.
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:roar:The 10-term congressman and longshot candidate for the Republican presidential nomination added that although he has requested special projects known as earmarks, he ultimately ends up voting against them in the House.
So let me get this straight; he requested earmarks that he knew he was going to vote against? WTH is this?
More Senility Here (http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/ron_paul/2007/12/23/59347.html)
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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=article_datestamp id=article_date vAlign=top align=left>Sunday, December 23, 2007 2:00 PM
Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul on Sunday defended his efforts in Congress to bring home money to his Texas district, despite his long-held aversion to big government and congressional votes to reign in federal spending.
"I've never voted for an earmark in my life," the Texas congressman said under questioning on NBC's "Meet the Press" about reports that he has requested hundreds of millions of dollars for special projects in his home district.
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:roar:The 10-term congressman and longshot candidate for the Republican presidential nomination added that although he has requested special projects known as earmarks, he ultimately ends up voting against them in the House.
So let me get this straight; he requested earmarks that he knew he was going to vote against? WTH is this?
More Senility Here (http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/ron_paul/2007/12/23/59347.html)
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