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400+ pell grants or a new yacht.

by Jeremy

Presidential Yacht . Um, Democrats?…: “

Presidential Yacht. Um, Democrats? Families are taking donations to send body armor to their kids and Bush gets himself a presidential yacht? If you can’t figure out how to play this one…
The Senate voted 65-30 for the legislation late on Saturday that sets aside funds for a range of priorities including a presidential yacht, foreign aid and energy. It is one of the final pieces of work for the 108th Congress and they may return to finish a spy agency overhaul before the end of the year.

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…I’m serious. If the DNC isn’t on the ground tomorrow running ads saying Bush took your kid’s Pell grant away so he could spend the money on a yacht they’re fools… [Eschaton]“QB

Yep. $2 million budgeted to get the presedential yacht. Nice that some have their priorities right. Cut funding to NIH but get Bush his yacht.“

(Via A Man with a Ph.D. – Richard Gayle’s Weblog.)

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i know what i would choose…. do you?

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1 kathy { 11.28.04 at 17:32 }

Turns out it’s not Dubya who wants the yacht. It was a Republican though. Congressman Bill Young from Florida who was responsible for the line item reagarding the Sequoia.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/201355_pot27.html

His spokesperson said he was afraid that it would be used as a riverboat casino somewhere. Considering it costs about $500,000 a year to run and only holds 49 passengers I think the riverboat scenario is unlikely. More like they are fending off another offer from Little Rock to purchase the Sequoia and park it next to the Clinton Library. http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/news/headline_article.asp?aid=18374 Even though the last report of the Democrats from Arkansas making an offer was sometime early in 2001.