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(Message started by: notseinfeld on Apr 8^th, 2005, 1:19pm)

Title: Federal Pork Spending 2005 'Specialties'
Post by notseinfeld on Apr 8^th, 2005, 1:19pm

Shame on the Republicans and Democrats, as usual.

A sampling of hometown and special-interest projects in the $388 billion government spending package:

WASHINGTON — The town known for checking a groundhog's shadow to learn if winter will last six more weeks is receiving $100,000 in taxpayer dollars this year for the Punxsatawney Weather Discovery Center Museum.

—Alabama: $4 million for the International Fertilizer Development Center in Muscle Shoals.

—Alaska: $443,000 to develop salmon-fortified baby food.

—Arizona: $2.5 million for Lone Pine Dam Road.

—California: $150,000 for the Girl Scouts Golden Valley Council bridge project.

—Florida: $1 million for the Palm Coast Trail System in Flagler County.

—Kentucky: $2.3 million for an animal waste management research laboratory in Bowling Green.

—Hawaii: $4 million for mitigation of congestion in Kapolei City.

—Illinois: $1.4 million for an Interstate-55 sound barrier in Darien.

—Massachusetts: $1.2 million for Cape Cod Seashore Eastham/Dennis Bike Trail Repair.

—Mississippi: $750,000 for the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science.

—Montana: $1.5 million for a "fuels-in-schools" biomass project.

—North Carolina: $1 million for Garden Parkway in Gaston and Mecklenburg counties.

—Ohio: $750,000 for the city of Circleville's sewer construction project; $350,000 for music education programs at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland.

—Oregon: $6.28 million to Oregon State University for wood utilization research and $688,000 for a barley gene-mapping project.

—Pennsylvania: $250,000 to promote tourism in the Allegheny National Forest area.

—Tennessee: $2 million for the Fiery Gizzard Trail.

—Vermont: $500,000 for a wood products program.

—Virginia: $500,000 for the Amherst County River Walk Trail; $200,000 for a Vermont Civil War Monument in Virginia.

—Washington: $1 million for the Enumclaw welcome center; $1 million for the Norwegian American Foundation.

—Wisconsin: $3.2 million for the Chequamego-Nicolet National Forest "Wisconsin Wild Waterways."

Title: Re: Federal Pork Spending 2005 'Specialties'
Post by nani on Apr 8^th, 2005, 2:35pm

I wish I could say that I'm shocked and appalled. :(

Title: Re: Federal Pork Spending 2005 'Specialties'
Post by ghost62 on Apr 8^th, 2005, 2:38pm

on 04/08/05 at 13:19:19, notseinfeld wrote:

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—California: $150,000 for the Girl Scouts Golden Valley Council bridge project.

will it be made from real girl scouts? ;;D

Title: Re: Federal Pork Spending 2005 'Specialties'
Post by notseinfeld on Apr 8^th, 2005, 4:05pm

Quote:

—California: $150,000 for the Girl Scouts Golden Valley Council bridge project.

Quote:

will it be made from real girl scouts?

If so I believe a ladder would be better. [smiley=laugh.gif]

Title: Re: Federal Pork Spending 2005 'Specialties'
Post by Charlie on Apr 8^th, 2005, 8:03pm

We let them get away with it too. http://www.netsync.net/users/charlies/gifs/vno.jpg

Charlie http://www.netsync.net/users/charlies/gifs/stamper.gif (yeah, I know what it says. I just like the smiley)

Title: Re: Federal Pork Spending 2005 'Specialties'
Post by Pinkfloyd on Apr 9^th, 2005, 1:00am

on 04/08/05 at 13:19:19, notseinfeld wrote:

—Illinois: $1.4 million for an Interstate-55 sound barrier in Darien.

Well, at least there was one worthwhile project on the list. ;;D

This is the town where I grew up. (before it actually had a name)

This strip of highway used to be part of old Route 66
(I'm sure some of you oldtimers remember Route 66)

Its now an 8 lane highway. The wall will undoubtably be installed (its the only section annexed by Darien that runs along I55) in front of a subdivision that is made up of 5-10 million dollar homes built around a golf course.

Ever try to make a putt when a semi is speeding by at 80 MPH? It ain't easy folks.

Probably had to give the dammm democrats one of those two mile walking paths on the list, just to get approval ;-(
Wish they'd learn to walk on a sidewalk like the rest of us.

Bobw
FOUR!!!!

Title: Re: Federal Pork Spending 2005 'Specialties'
Post by Mr. Happy on Apr 9^th, 2005, 2:19am

on 04/08/05 at 13:19:19, notseinfeld wrote:

—Alabama: $4 million for the International Fertilizer Development Center in Muscle Shoals.
—Kentucky: $2.3 million for an animal waste management research laboratory in Bowling Green.
(—Massachusetts: $1.2 million for Cape Cod Seashore Eastham/Dennis Bike Trail Repair.)
—Ohio: $750,000 for the city of Circleville's sewer construction project; $350,000 for music education programs at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland.

$6.3 million on waste managemnet research, but only $750,000 on physical turd navigation. Flush in peace, Circleville.
Cape Cod is cool. I hope I can afford to go there one day again, before I die. Spend that $1.2 mil in preservation, and make sure all the good waiters don't leave Provincetown.

Quote:

Pennsylvania: $250,000 to promote tourism in the Allegheny National Forest area

As a Pa resident, this means Jonny-on-the-Spots every 120 miles, pumped twice a year, needed or not.

Ever wonder why they call it Shoo Fly Pie?
RJ

Title: Re: Federal Pork Spending 2005 'Specialties'
Post by BarbaraD on Apr 9^th, 2005, 9:57am

WHAT???? No tse tse fly research. Just when I was getting into their mating habits!!! :P :P

Time to write your congressman and Senators!!!

Hugs BD

Title: Re: Federal Pork Spending 2005 'Specialties'
Post by Kevin_M on Apr 9^th, 2005, 10:26am

on 04/08/05 at 13:19:19, notseinfeld wrote:

—Alaska: $443,000 to develop salmon-fortified baby food.

Actually this doesn't sound like a bad idea. I suppose Gerber and Beechnut will be spending on developing this also. Healthy stuff in wild salmon, however it will be marketed with farm-raised probably, not quite the same nutrient-wise.

Kevin M

Title: Re: Federal Pork Spending 2005 'Specialties'
Post by forgetfulnot on Apr 9^th, 2005, 5:53pm

Oklahoma got zip, at least they could fund a study of why no body want's to live in Oklahoma! We have more meth labs than any other state, we could build a meth museum?

Lee

Title: Re: Federal Pork Spending 2005 'Specialties'
Post by stevegeebe on Apr 9^th, 2005, 6:27pm

It's not unlike a snake eating another snake.

Pretty soon, you are eating yourself.

When will we ever learn?

Steve G