Corps of Engineers Investigations ALA WAI CANAL, OAHU, HI 408,000 The President Abercrombie Inouye; Akaka
Corps of Engineers Investigations AUGUSTA, GA 157,000 The President
Corps of Engineers Investigations BAYOU SORREL LOCK, LA 986,000 The President
Corps of Engineers Investigations BOSTON HARBOR (45FOOT CHANNEL, MA 426,000 The President
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Corps of Engineers Investigations BUFFALO RIVER ENVIRONMENTAL DREDGING, NY 197,000 The President Higgins
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Corps of Engineers Investigations CALIFORNIA COASTAL SEDIMENT MASTER PLAN, CA 762,000 The President Harman
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Corps of Engineers Investigations HUDSON-RARITAN ESTUARY, NY & NJ 157,000 The President Crowley; Sires
Corps of Engineers Investigations ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN RESTORAnON, IL 336,000 The President Halvorson; Schock
Corps of Engineers Investigations INDIAN RIVER IAGOON NORTH, FL 126,000 The President
Corps of Engineers Investigations INDIANA HARBOR, IN 500,000 The President Visclosky
Corps of Engineers Investigations INTER BASIN CONTROL OF GREAT LAKES MISSISSIPPI RIVER AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES, IL, IN, OH, WI 269,000 The President
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Corps of Engineers Investigations LOUISIANA COASTAL AREA ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION, LA 17,930,000 The President Boustany; Cao
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Corps of Engineers Investigations LYNNHAVEN RIVER BASIN, VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 95,000 The President Nye
Corps of Engineers Investigations MATANUSKA RIVER WATERSHED, AK 90,000 The President
Corps of Engineers Investigations MERRIMACK RIVER WATERSHED STUDY, NH & MA 17D.ooO The President Hodes
Corps of Engineers Investigations MILL CREEK WATERSHED, DAVIDSON COUNTY, TN 45,000 The President
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Corps of Engineers Investigations MISSOURI RIVER DEGRADATION, MO & KS 556,000 The President Cleaver; Graves; Moore (KS)
Corps of Engineers Investigations NEUSE RIVER BASIN, NC 170,000 The President
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Corps of Engineers Investigations PILGRIM LAKE, TRURO & PROVINCETOWN, MA 90,000 The President
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Corps of Engineers Investigations PORT EVERGIADES HARBOR, FL 341,000 The President Wasserman Schultz
Corps of Engineers Investigations PUGET SOUND NEARSHORE MARINE HABITAT RESTORATlON, WA 341,000 The President Baird; Dicks; Inslee; IArsen (WA); McDermott; Smith (WA)
Corps of Engineers Investigations PUYALLUP RIVER, WA 368,000 The President Dicks; Smith rNA) Murray; Cantwell
Corps of Engineers Investigations RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN, ND, MN, SD & MANITOBA, CANADA 3,000,000 The President Pomeroy Dorgan; Klobuchar; Conrad
Corps of Engineers Investigations RIO GRANDE BASIN, TX 260,000 The President
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Corps of Engineers Investigations SHREWSBURY RIVER BASIN AND TRIBUTARIES, NJ 458,000 The President Pallone
Corps of Engineers Investigations SOIANAENCINITAS SHOREUNE, CA 305,000 The President Bilbray Fei nstei n; Boxer
Corps of Engineers Investigations SUTTER COUNlY, CA 628,000 The President Herger Feinstein
Corps of Engineers Investigations TOPEKA, KS 143,000 The President Roberts
Corps of Engineers Investigations lYBEE ISIAND, GA 179,000 The President
Corps of Engineers Investigations UPPER PENITENCIA CREEK, CA 323,000 The President Honda
Corps of Engineers Investigations VA SHLYAY AKIMEL SALT RIVER RESTORATION, Al 363,000 The President Mitchell; Pastor (Al)
Corps of Engineers Investigations WALIA WALIA WATERSHED. OR & WA 170.000 The President McMorris Rodgers; Walden
Corps of Engineers Investigations WILD RICE RIVER, MN (RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN) 243.000 The President Peterson
Corps of Engineers Investigations WILIAMETTE RIVER FLOODPIAIN RESTORATION, OR 137,000 The President Wu
Corps of Engineers Investigations YAKUTAT HARBOR, AI( 90,000 The President
Corps of Engineers Investigations YELLOWSTONE RIVER CORRIDOR, MT 179,000 The President Rehberg
Corps of Engineers Investigations WILLOW CREEK/BOYER RIVER BASIN, MISSOURI VALLEY, IA 81,000 The President Grassley
Corps of Engineers Investigations R&D RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 20,508,000 The President Cochran
Corps of Engineers Construction ALTON TO GALE ORGANIZED LEVEE DISTRICT, IL & MO (DEF CORR) 283,000 The President Costello
Corps of Engineers Construction AMERICAN RIVER WATERSHED (COMMON FEATURES), CA 6,330,000 The President Lungren, Dan; Matsui
Corps of Engineers Construction AMERICAN RIVER WATERSHED (FOLSOM DAM MODIFlCATlONS), CA 63,016,000 The President Lungren, Dan; Matsui
Corps of Engineers Construction AMERICAN RIVER WATERSHED (FOLSOM DAM RAISE & BRIDGE), CA 567.000 The President Lungren, Dan; Matsui
Corps of Engineers Construction ANTELOPE CREEK. LINCOLN, NE 5,382,000 The President Fortenberry
Corps of Engineers Construction ASSATEAGUE ISIAND, MD 500,000 The President Kratovil
Corps of Engineers Construction ATIANTIC COAST OF LONG ISIAND, JONES INLET TO EAST ROCKAWAY INLET, LONG BEACH ISIAND, NY 904,000 The President King (NY); Schumer
Corps of Engineers Construction ATIANTIC COAST OF NYC, ROCKAWAY INLET TO NORTON POINT, NY 3,000,000 The President Nadler (NY)
Corps of Engineers Construction ATIANTIC INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY BRIDGE REPIACEMENT AT DEEP CREEK, CHESAPEAKE, VA 100,000 The President Forbes
Corps of Engineers Construction BLUE RIVER CHANNEL, KANSAS CITY, MO 5,291,000 The President Cleaver
Corps of Engineers Construction BLUESTONE LAKE, WV (DAM SAFETY ASSURANCE) 81,911,000 The President
Corps of Engineers Construction BRAYS BAYOU, HOUSTON, TX 7,777,000 The President Culberson
Corps of Engineers Construction CANTON LAKE, OK (DAM SAFETY) 22,911,000 The President
Corps of Engineers Construction CAPE MAY INLET TO LOWER TOWNSHIP, NJ 189,000 The President LoBiondo
Corps of Engineers Construction CAROLINA BEACH AND VICINITY, NC 1,417,000 The President Mcintyre
Corps of Engineers Construction CEDAR HAMMOCK, WARES CREEK, FL 5,565,000 The President Buchanan
Corps of Engineers Construction CENTER HILL DAM, TN (SEEPAGE CONTROL) 52,907,000 The President
Corps of Engineers Construction CHAIN OF ROCKS CANAL, MISSISSIPPI RIVER, IL (DEF CORR) 6,141,000 The President Costello; Shimkus
Corps of Engineers Construction CHESTERAELD, MO 3,147,000 The President Akin
Corps of Engineers Construction CHICAGO SANITARY AND SHIP CANAL, DISPERSAL BARRIER, IL 5,826,000 The President Dahlkemper; Davis (IL); Ehler; Kucinich; Oberstar; Petri; Roskam; SIAughter; Durbin; Levin; Stabenow
Corps of Engineers Construction CHICKAMAUGA LOCK, TENNESSEE RIVER, TN 1,000,000 The President Davis (TN); Wamp
Corps of Engineers Construction CHIEF JOSEPH DAM GAS ABATEMENT, WA 945,000 The President
Corps of Engineers Construction CLEARWATER LAKE, MO (SEEPAGE CONTROl) 37,791,000 The President EmelSon
Corps of Engineers Construction COLUMBIA RIVER FISH MITIGATION, WA, OR & ID 80,693,000 The President
Corps of Engineers Construction COLUMBIA RIVER TREATY FISHING ACCESS SITES, OR & WA 472,000 The President
Corps of Engineers Construction DEIAWARE BAY COASTLINE, ROOSEVELT INlET TO LEWES BEACH, DE 331,000 The President Castle
Corps of Engineers Construction DES PIAINES RIVER, IL 4,729,000 The President Roskam; Schakowsky; Durbin
Corps of Engineers Construction DOVER DAM, MUSKINGUM RIVER, OH 17,478,000 The President Space
Corps of Engineers Construction DREDGED MATERIAL DISPOSAL FACILITIES PROGRAM; SAVANNAH HARBOR DMDF, GA 900,000 The President
Corps of Engineers Construction DREDGED MATERIAL DISPOSAL FACILITIES PROGRAM; JACKSONVILLE HARBOR, FL 1,000,000 The President Brown, Corrine; Crenshaw
Corps of Engineers Construction DUWAMISH AND GREEN RIVER BASIN, WA 2,456,000 The President Dicks; McDermott; Reichert; Smith (WA)
Corps of Engineers Construction EAST ST. LOUIS, IL 500,000 The President Costello; Shimkus
Corps of Engineers Construction ELK CREEK LAKE, OR 472,000 The President
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Corps of Engineers Construction FIRE ISIAND INLET TO MONTAUK POINT, NY 5,480,000 The President King (NY)
Corps of Engineers Construction GARRISON DAM AND POWER PLANT, NO (REPIACEMEND 8,144,000 The President
Corps of Engineers Construction GREAT EGG HARBOR INLET AND PECK BEACH, NJ 6,141,000 The President LoBiondo
Corps of Engineers Construction HAMILTON AIRflELD WETIANDS RESTORATION, CA 14,250,000 The President Pelosi; Woolsey
Corps of Engineers Construction HERBERT HOOVER DIKE, Fl (SEEPAGE CONTROl) 122,819,000 The President Rooney
Corps of Engineers Construction HOWARD HANSON DAM, WA 12,282,000 The President Dicks
Corps of Engineers Construction INDIANA HARBOR, CONFINED DISPOSAL FACILITY, IN 13,500,000 The President Visclosky
Corps of Engineers Construction J. BENNffi JOHNSTON WATERWAY, LA 6,613,000 The President Alexander; Fleming
Corps of Engineers Construction JOHN H. KERR DAM AND RESERVOIR, VA & NC (REPIACEMENT) 15,981,000 The President
Corps of Engineers Construction KANSAS cms, MO & KS 100,000 The President Graves
Corps of Engineers Construction KAWEAH RIVER, CA 605,000 The President
Corps of Engineers Construction KENTUCKY LOCK AND DAM, TENNESSEE RIVER, KY 945,000 The President Whitfield
Corps of Engineers Construction IAROSE TO GOLIDEN MEADOW, LA (HURRICANE PRDTECTION) 5,800,000 The President Melancon Landrieu; Vitter
Corps of Engineers Construction LmLE CALUMET RIVER, IN 20,000,000 The President Visclosky
Corps of Engineers Construction LOCKS AND DAMS 2, 3 AND 4, MONONGAHEIA RIVER, PA 6,210,000 The President Doyle; Murphy, Tim; Murtha
Corps of Engineers Construction LOS ANGELES HARBOR MAIN CHANNEL DEEPENING, CA 836,000 The President
Corps of Engineers Construction LOWER CAPE MAY MEADOWS, CAPE MAY POINT, NJ 378,000 The President LoBiondo
Corps of Engineers Construciion LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION, DR & WA 1,559,000 The President Baird; Blumenauer
Corps of Engineers Construction LOWER SNAKE RIVER ASH AND WILDLIFE COMPENSATION, WA, OR & 10 1,417,000 The President
Corps of Engineers Construction MARKIAND LOCKS AND DAM, KY (MAJOR REHAB) 945,000 The President Davis (KY)
Corps of Engineers Construction MARTIN COUNTY, Fl 331,000 The President Rooney
Corps of Engineers Construction MCCOOK AND THORNTON RESERVOIRS, IL 19,376,000 The President Bean; Davis (IL); Gutierrez; Jackson (IL); Quigley; Roskam; Schakowsky
Corps of Engineers Construction MISSISSIPPI RIVER BETWEEN THE OHIO AND MISSOURI RIVERS (REG WORKS), MO & IL 548,000 The President
Corps of Engineers Construction MISSOURI RIVER FISH MITIGATION, IA, KS, MO, MT. NE, NO & SO 56,686,000 The President Rehberg
Corps of Engineers Construction MT. ST. HElENS SEDIMENT CONTROL, WA 1,417,000 The President Baird
Corps of Engineers Construction MUD MOUNTAIN DAM, WA (FISH PASSAGE) 378,000 The President Dicks; Reichert; Smith (WA)
Corps of Engineers Construction MUDDY RIVER, MA 5,208,000 The Presi dent Frank (MA) Kennedy; Kerry
Corps of Engineers Construction NAPA RIVER, CA 1,000.000 The President Thompson (CA)
Corps of Engineers Construction NAPA RIVER, SALT MARSH RESTORATION, CA 100,000 The President Miller, George; Thompson (CA)
Corps of Engineers Construction NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY HARBOR. NY & NJ 90,000,000 The President Sires Lautenberg; Menendez; Schumer; Gillibrand
Corps of Engineers Construction NORFOLJ HARBOR, CRANEY ISIAND; VA lOD,DDD The President Nye; Scott (VA)
Corps of Engineers Construction DAKIAND HARBOR (5D FOOT PROJECn, CA l,DDD,DDD The President lee (CA); Pelosi
Corps of Engineers Construction OLMSTED LOCKS AND DAM, OHIO RIVER, Il & KY 101,521,000 The President Whitfield
Corps of Engineers Construction PINELIAS COUNTY, Fl 10,657,000 The President Young (Fl) Bill Nelson
Corps of Engineers Construction POPIAR ISIAND, MD 8,078,000 The President Cummings; Kratovil; Ruppersberger; Sarbanes; Mikulski; Cardin
Corps of Engineers Construction PORTUGUES AND BUCANA RIVERS, PR 39,680,000 The President Pierluisi
Corps of Engineers Construction PRESQUE ISLE PENINSUIA, PA (PERMANENn 945,00Q The President Dahlkemper
Corps of Engineers Construction RARITAN RIVER BASIN, GREEN BROOK SUBBASIN, NJ 6,613,000 The President
Corps of Engineers Construction RICHARD B. RUSSEL DAM & LAKE, GA & SC 1,526,000 The President
Corps of Engineers Construction RIO GRANDE FlOODWAY, SAN ACACIA TO BOSQUE DEL APACHE, NM 756,000 The President Teague
Corps of Engineers Construction RIO PUERTO NUEVO, PR 4,239,000 The President Pierluisi
Corps of Engineers Construction ROANOKE RIVER UPPER BASIN, HEADWATERS AREA, VA 1,016,000 The President GoodIAtte
Corps of Engineers Construction SACRAMENTO DEEPWATER SHill CHANNEL, CA 2,000,000 The President Tauscher; Thompson (CA)
Corps of Engineers Construction SACRAMENTO RIVER BANK PROTECTION PROJECT, CA 14,171,000 The President Herger; Matsui; McNerney
Corps of Engineers Construction SANTA ANA RIVER MAINSTEM, CA 49,310,000 The President Calvert; Miller, Gary; Rohrabacher; Sanchez, Loretta
Corps of Engineers Construction SAVANNAH HARBOR EXPANSION, GA 1,429,000 The President Barrow; Bishop (GA); Deal; Gingrey (GAl; Kingston; Linder; Scott (GA)
Corps of Engineers Construction SIMS BAYOU, HOUSTON, TX 20,736,000 The President Green, Al
Corps of Engineers Construction SOUTH FLORIDA EVERGIADES ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION, FL 180,064,000 The President Diaz BaIArt, Lincoln; Diaz BaIArt, Mario; Hastings (FL); Klein (FL); Rooney; Wasserman Schultz; Wexler
Corps of Engineers Construction SOUTH SACRAMENTO COUNTY STREAMS, CA 2,500,000 The President Lungren, Dan; Matsui Feinstein; Boxer
Corps of Engineers Construction ST. LOUIS FLOOD PROTECTION, MO 535,000 The President Carnahan
Corps of Engineers Construction ST. PAUL HARBOR, ST. PAUL, AK 2,834,000 The President
Corps of Engineers Construction SUCCESS DAM AND RESERVOIR, CA (DAM SAFETY) 2,500,000 The President
Corps of Engineers Construction TEXAS CITY CHANNEL, TX 6,637,000 The President Paul
Corps of Engineers Construction TURKEY CREEK BASIN, KANSAS CITY, KS & MO 2,822,000 The President Cleaver; Moore (KS) Roberts; Brownback; Bond
Corps of Engineers Construction UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER RESTORATION, IL, IA, MN, MO & WI 16,470,000 The President Akin; Boswell; Carnahan; Ellison; Halvorson; Hare; Jackson (IL); Loebsack; McCollum; Oberstar; Schock; Shimkus
Corps of Engineers Construction WASHINGTON, OC & VICINITY 100,000 The President
Corps of Engineers Construction WEST ONSLOW BEACH AND NEW RIVER INLET TOPSAIL BEACH, NC 378,000 The President Mcintyre
Corps of Engineers Construction WILIAMETTE RIVER TEMPERATURE CONTROL, OR 10,392,000 The President
Corps of Engineers Construction WILMINGTON HARBOR, NC 1,701,000 The President Mcintyre
Corps of Engineers Construction WOlf CREEK DAM, LAKE CUMBERIAND, KY (SEEPAGE CONTROl) 116,206,000 The President Rogers (KY); Whitfield
Corps of Engineers Construction WOOD RIVER LEVEE, IL 1,105,000 The President Costello; Shimkus

I don't seem to remember you doing this when Bush was president.

Vendetta1 said:

Did Bush say he would ban earmarks?

OnlyNDaUsa said:

No, he was too busy celebrating Mission Accomplished in Iraq.

Vendetta1 said:

Did Bush say he would ban earmarks?

Vendetta1 said:

Did Bush say he would ban earmarks?

OnlyNDaUsa said:

no.

http://www.nytimes.com/20...ref=slogin

with all due respect: do you have any idea at all of what is actually going on in american politics?


[Edited 10/2/09 22:14pm]

cborgman said:

Vendetta1 said:

i'm trying to be civil and give the benefit of the doubt, but after reading his or her comment that obama promised no tax increases, as well as this and other posts, it's becoming harder and harder to think this person is aware of american politics.
[Edited 10/2/09 22:27pm]

Vendetta1 said:

i'm trying to be civil and give the benefit of the doubt, but after reading his or her comment that obama promised no tax increases, as well as this and other posts, it's becoming harder and harder to think this person is aware of american politics.

Earmarks are a small part of any bill. Compared to spending on Social Security or Medicare this is chump change. Conservatives use this as a boondoggle.

The question was if G W Bush had said he would ban earmarks, not if he was generally against them or not.

President Obama on the other hand said in fairly direct terms that he would not allow any earmarks. That he would set a "new standard." So when he signs a bill or budget into law with earmarks, he is not following his new rule he set for himself, and is thus deserving of criticism.

http://www.youtube.com/wa...e1I0O5l85E

Now to the "no tax increase." Obama did, on at least two occasions, say he would not raise any tax of any kind on any family making less than $250K (granted I left off the $250K figure on the post to which you are referring). Some want to change his words to mean he only meant "income based" taxes, however, that is not what Obama said.

http://www.youtube.com/wa...8erePM8V5U

http://www.youtube.com/wa...kuqYvkMGoc

Obama said "We are going to ban all earmarks" I took that as referring to all spending bills or budgets. As in the next paragraph he said:

"We're going to have to bring significant reform not just to our recovery and reinvestment plan, but to the overall budget process, to address both the deficit of dollars and the deficit of trust."

http://www.nytimes.com/20...obama.html

I would say that it was only the writers of the articles that strictly limited the ban to the stimulus plan.

It amazes how low the right will stoop in their pathetic attempts to undermine the President of the United States of America.

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

Why is it that a criticism of this PRESIDENT is all of a sudden BAD? I thought it was okay to disagree and debate with any administration?

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

Why is it that a criticism of this PRESIDENT is all of a sudden BAD? I thought it was okay to disagree and debate with any administration?

OnlyNDaUsa said:

Disagreeing and debate are just fine. When is your side going to start that?

I ask because all I've witnessed coming from the right since January is not in any way shape form or fashion disagreeing and debate. What I've witnessed is flat out lies, distortions, fear mongering, contempt, disregard, jealousy, propaganda and partisan based rhetoric, that even stooped to the reprehensible cheering of the fact that the Olympic committee picked another country to host the 2016 Olympics and it's billions in possible revenue and thousands of jobs, just because this President went and tried to push for Chicago, when the last President pushed for the exact same thing. Your hypocrisy is staggering!

OnlyNDaUsa said:

Disagreeing and debate are just fine. When is your side going to start that?

I ask because all I've witnessed coming from the right since January is not in any way shape form or fashion disagreeing and debate. What I've witnessed is flat out lies, distortions, fear mongering, contempt, disregard, jealousy, propaganda and partisan based rhetoric, that even stooped to the reprehensible cheering of the fact that the Olympic committee picked another country to host the 2016 Olympics and it's billions in possible revenue and thousands of jobs, just because this President went and tried to push for Chicago, when the last President pushed for the exact same thing. Your hypocrisy is staggering!

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

Well then flat out lies, distortions, fear mongering, contempt, disregard, jealousy, propaganda and partisan based rhetoric against Bush Started in November of 2000.

Corps of Engineers Investigations FREEPORT HARBOR, TX 574,000 The President Paul

OnlyNDaUsa said:

and if you had quoted the second half of that paragrpah, it would show that wasn't speaking of banning earmarks on the whole at all:

"We're going to have to eliminate outmoded programs and make the ones that we do need work better."

It is the same argument you used. And I ask you what lies have been told about Obama? If you believe something no matter how crazy it is doesn’t make you a liar.


Maybe it is all a matter of perspective? If you believe something then you will accept anything that supports it as proof.


I believe that Obama was implying that he would ban all earmarks. He has not.
I believe that Obama meant it when he said families making less that $250K will not have ANY of their taxes increased. Yet he raised taxes on families making less that $250K.
[Edited 10/5/09 7:56am]

The Politics of Spite

By PAUL KRUGMAN
Published: October 4, 2009

...Anyone surprised by the venomous, over-the-top opposition to Mr. Obama must have forgotten the Clinton years. Remember when Rush Limbaugh suggested that Hillary Clinton was a party to murder? When Newt Gingrich shut down the federal government in an attempt to bully Bill Clinton into accepting those Medicare cuts? And let’s not even talk about the impeachment saga.

The only difference now is that the G.O.P. is in a weaker position, having lost control not just of Congress but, to a large extent, of the terms of debate. The public no longer buys conservative ideology the way it used to; the old attacks on Big Government and paeans to the magic of the marketplace have lost their resonance. Yet conservatives retain their belief that they, and only they, should govern.

The result has been a cynical, ends-justify-the-means approach. Hastening the day when the rightful governing party returns to power is all that matters, so the G.O.P. will seize any club at hand with which to beat the current administration.

It’s an ugly picture. But it’s the truth. And it’s a truth anyone trying to find solutions to America’s real problems has to understand.