"“I guess Mississippi doesn't want Federal money anymore,” revolving-door K Streeter John Feehery posted on Twitter last week. Republican primary voters had just declined to renominate Sen. Thad Cochran, the Republican pork king, and instead forced him into a runoff that he's likely to lose.
“I betcha there are 49 states that will gladly take it.”
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'I think earmarks have gotten a bad name.'
The tweet was perfect. In less than 140 characters Feehery had not only summarized Cochran's reason for existence, he also helped reveal what the GOP's K Street wing has at stake in its primary battles against Tea Partiers like Mississippi's Chris McDaniel."...
Last numbers I saw say Mississippi gets $3 for every $1 they pay in federal taxes.
Thad Cochran has been absent lately making me wonder if he is there all mentally.
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
FredHayek wrote: Last numbers I saw say Mississippi gets $3 for every $1 they pay in federal taxes.
Thad Cochran has been absent lately making me wonder if he is there all mentally.
and? The salient point is that he is a typical POS Washington insider. The racist ignorant tea party is trying to unseat him because he is not white enough, not because he places himself and his party above his country. That couldn't be it.
