How many zeros in a billion???
The next time you hear a politician use the word ‘billion’ in a casual manner, think about whether you want the ‘politicians’ spending YOUR tax money.
A billion is a difficult number to comprehend,
but one advertising agency did a good job of
putting that figure into some perspective in
one of its releases.
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Opinions
America, home of the free and the brave, is losing the war. I’m not talking about our $3 billion-a-week fight in Iraq and Afghanistan. That’s another debate, as is our futile attempt to guard our porous borders against illegal immigration. And as for the War on Drugs, there’s no sign of the enemy waving a [...]
President Bush Calls for
Congressional Action on
War Funding, Other Legislation
Saturday, May 31, 2008
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FOX News Documentary
Shows Congressmen
Sent Millions in Earmarks
to Their Own Families
Friday, May 30, 2008
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Senate passes Iraq war funding bill with add-ons
By ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press Writer May 22, 2008
WASHINGTON - Senate Republicans have broken with President Bush to help Democrats add support for veterans and the unemployed to a bill paying for another year of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
The 75-22 vote also added billions of dollars in other [...]
GOP: Get back
By Cal Thomas
http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | “Get back, get back. Get back to where you once belonged.” — The Beatles
The Republican Party is in distress. Doomsayers are everywhere. Republican National Committee Chairman Robert M. Duncan complains that conservative, pro-life, pro-gun Democrats won three special elections by stealing GOP issues.
“We can’t let the Democrats [...]
Bush Vetoes $300B Farm Bill
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
WASHINGTON — President Bush vetoed the $300 billion farm bill on Wednesday, calling it a tax increase on regular Americans at a time of high food prices in the face of a near-certain override by Congress.
It was the 10th veto of Bush’s presidency. But since it passed both houses [...]
Reid:
Iraq War Funding Bill
‘Extremely Difficult’ to
Pass This Week
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
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$290 Billion Farm Bill Caters to
Many Groups, Faces Veto Threat
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
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WASHINGTON —
The House moved Wednesday toward passing a $290 billion farm bill that contains more subsidies for farmers as well as big increases in food stamps and other nutrition aid to help people with skyrocketing grocery prices.Supporters hoped [...]
The Department of Housing and Urban Development funds hundreds, if not thousands, of these groups across the country. In October, HUD announced more than $44 million in new housing counseling grants to over 400 state and local efforts. The White House has increased funding for housing counseling by 150 percent since taking office in 2001.
Here’s [...]
