Sen. Gregg, who names his earmarks after himself, says stimulus construction signs are ‘political self-interest.’
Sen. Gregg, who names his earmarks after himself, says stimulus construction signs are ‘political self-interest.’
Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) has introduced a bill “that would prohibit the use of stimulus funds for signs that say a project is being carried out using those funds.” Gregg says his “Axe The Stimulus Plaques Act” is necessary because stimulus construction signs “are simply for political self-interest.” But while Gregg seems intent on concealing the source of funding for infrastructure and other construction projects made possible by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Gregg had no objections to slapping his own name to projects he earmarked for New Hampshire:
– Gregg earmarked $500,000 in federal money to Plymouth State University for the “Judd Gregg Meteorology Institute.”
– “Gregg Hall” at the University of New Hampshire was dedicated after Gregg secured $266 million in federal funds for the university.
– “The Judd Gregg Library” was dedicated after Gregg secured $150,000 for the Nasua Policy Athletic League.
The Center for Responsive Politics has also reported that Gregg helped funnel $66 million in earmarks to help create a business park where Gregg and his brother own up to $1,050,000 in real estate ventures. Given the obvious conflict of interest of that earmark and his own penchant for naming earmark-funded buildings after himself, Gregg’s crusade against stimulus signs might seem a bit trivial.
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Names earmarks after himself?
There are no depths to the hypocrisy of those identifying themselves with an (R) behind their names.
June 23rd, 2009 at 2:17 pmWhat about the stimulus to the sign makers?
June 23rd, 2009 at 2:22 pmthis is Obama’s handpicked member he wanted for his cabinet?
Obama is clueless
June 23rd, 2009 at 2:22 pmFor republicans, it is always about themselves – always. Country first my arse…
June 23rd, 2009 at 2:23 pmThe hypocrisy of these idiots never ceases to amaze me.
I’m glad he opted out of his cabinet position. Let him stay in the Senate with the other MINORITY idiots.
June 23rd, 2009 at 2:24 pmHard to believe that Obama was going to name his hypocrite/moran to the position of Commerce Secretary.
That was definitely one of Obama’s WTF moments.
June 23rd, 2009 at 2:30 pmThe r’s must not have the shame gene
June 23rd, 2009 at 2:30 pmHypocrisy…Judd Gregg is thy name…
June 23rd, 2009 at 2:33 pmStupidity…FreeMarketLiberal is thy name…
June 23rd, 2009 at 2:36 pmFML is an ignorant Gnat being fed talking points by his radio
Just another right wing sissy afraid of facts, truth, and thinking.
Why are GOPers such pansy little cowards?
June 23rd, 2009 at 2:36 pmFreeMarketLiberal Says:
June 23rd, 2009 at 2:37 pmI’m a concern troll who usually hangs out in freeperville
Wow, an unoriginal and ever name changing poster who cuts and pastes the same dum bass talking point on every thread.
Whoda thunkit?
June 23rd, 2009 at 2:39 pmFrom the Huey P. Long “When I Do It, It’s Good! When They Do It, It’s BAD!” school of political thought!
June 23rd, 2009 at 2:40 pmFML thinks the talking points he was fed are called “facts”
that’s so cute
June 23rd, 2009 at 2:41 pmFreeMarketLiberal Says
June 23rd, 2009 at 2:33 pm
This troll is defective. Can we get a better one, please? I mean — even JohnM manages to stick to the topic somewhat. This example of low wattage can only spout the same insults over and over.
June 23rd, 2009 at 2:45 pmFreeMarketLiberal Says:
This site is a Conservative smear sham.
And no matter what the spill, FML’s will soak it up, like magic!
Spam-wow!
June 23rd, 2009 at 2:45 pmi’ve seen some signs on a re-paving project on I-57 in illinois…
they looked to be made by the state DOT sign department, aesthetic enough, but effective and noticeable and very official…
made ME proud to know that’s what was FINALLY fixing that road…
June 23rd, 2009 at 2:46 pmIrony…FreeMarketLiberal is thy name
June 23rd, 2009 at 2:49 pm.
Sen. Gregg submitting bills that axe his opportunities to gain political points…
… Something IS in the water in D.C.
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June 23rd, 2009 at 2:51 pmHe might want to watch out for that slap chop…
June 23rd, 2009 at 2:52 pmGregg says his “Axe The Stimulus Plaques Act” is necessary because stimulus construction signs “are simply for political self-interest.”
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Translation: Gregg’s “Axe the Stimulus Plaques Act” is necessary because stimulus construction signs would let taxpayers see that their money is not only going to job creation, but to building worthwhile things that will be of actual use to them, essentially removing the “wasteful Washington spending” meme from the GOP playbook for the 2010 elections.
June 23rd, 2009 at 2:52 pmI always thought it was bad luck to name stuff after yourself if you are still alive. Also if you do get stuff named after yourself it should be because you used your own money to build it.
June 23rd, 2009 at 2:53 pmThe Center for Responsive has also reported that Gregg helped funnel $66 million in earmarks to help create a business park where Gregg and his brother own up to $1,050,000 in real estate ventures.
Hmm. I think we’re missing a noun here, TP.
June 23rd, 2009 at 2:56 pmHow bipartsan of Sen. Gregg to attack something that doesn’t have his name on it. Its sounds so bipolar and fits perectly with the mental condition more commonly known as being a Republican. Will the real Sen. Gregg please stand up and identify themselves? Probably not.
June 23rd, 2009 at 2:56 pmGOPers want to put their names on things so people will reelect them, but what’s good for the goose isn’t good for the gander in their world…
June 23rd, 2009 at 2:57 pmBloated ego…yeah, pretty much…unusual for a politician…nope…it’s all about them…screw the voters.
June 23rd, 2009 at 2:58 pmFreeMarketLiberal Says:
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This site is a Conservative smear sham.
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Duh! It is easy to do. All we do is repeat the lies of the wingnuts and it smears them. What a bunch of hypocritical dolts they have in the GOP. How did that free market work out for you wingnuts? Wall Street was bailed out by Bush and Paulson before Obama was elected, much less took office. Bush announced that he was not going to act the auto industry because he wanted to leave it to the new administration. The wingnuts were in power most of the past eight years and screwed up everything with free market, hands off, deregulated economics. Read a bood.
June 23rd, 2009 at 2:58 pm…
freemarketlibel,
you’ve gone off script.
be careful.
:|
June 23rd, 2009 at 2:58 pmLooky, up in the sky, it’s bird, no, it’s a plane, no it’s a Judd Gregg Earmockery. Coming in for a landing at shopping mall near you.
O/T: President Obana has given the cool and proper responses to Iran. Now, if he and we can just apply this same idea of allowing freedom to choose ones rulers to the American-occupied nations of Afghanistan and Iraq. We need to withdraw out armed forces and our mercenaries and let the Afghanis and Iraqis make their own decisions.
June 23rd, 2009 at 2:58 pmWell, President Obama wanted a Republican for some reason, and this jackass was the best Republican he could find.
June 23rd, 2009 at 2:59 pmHypocrisy, thy name is Judd.
Irony, thy name is Gregg.
June 23rd, 2009 at 2:59 pmHow much funding did the Gregg Institute of Political Hypocrisy get?
June 23rd, 2009 at 3:00 pmHasn’t the FBI busted that right-wing terrorist cell yet?
June 23rd, 2009 at 3:02 pmFacts are not smears.
June 23rd, 2009 at 3:02 pmGregg says his “Axe The Stimulus Plaques Act” is necessary because stimulus construction signs “are simply for political self-interest.”
If they put Gregg’s name on the signs he would quit whining.
June 23rd, 2009 at 3:04 pmThe Republicans fight the signs which identify what tax money is being used to fund projects here in Washington State too. I guess letting the voters know that their money is actually going to build stuff that we can all use is antithetical to the lies of Republican spin machine.
June 23rd, 2009 at 3:05 pmI am reminded of …
This is the bill that will convert the state hospital for the insane into the William J. Le Petomane memorial gambling casino for the insane.
June 23rd, 2009 at 3:05 pmWhat’s the problem? They put up a sign to show where our money was being spent for the Iraq war.
http://www.freewayblogger.com/images/hway_halliburton.jpg
June 23rd, 2009 at 3:09 pmThere is no end to the hypocrisy of repugs.
They really think their farts don’t stink.
As for the signs at construction sites indicating it is a Recovery Project — when I first saw it, I thought what a good idea! People will see the stimulus money in action.
They don’t have Obama’s name on them – even if they did – so what?
Also, somebody has a job making those signs.
What have we got to show for the squandering of the surplus that Bush lost? What have we got to show for the war in Iraq?
June 23rd, 2009 at 3:14 pmWe have a broken economy, and broken families mourning the dead.
STFU, Gregg.
that’s Nashua
June 23rd, 2009 at 4:39 pmGregg and Sanford are benefitting from the stimulus $. Gregg as stated in this article, and Sanford because part of the stimulus will be used to improve the Appalachian Trail. I’m a firm believer that if you don’t know something/enough about a topic, either ask questions in an effort to learn about it or sitdown and shut up.
June 23rd, 2009 at 5:16 pm“After I’m dead, I’d rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.” — Cato The Elder
Gregg, it would appear, could stand to learn a thing or two from that great Roman statesman. Sixty years or so from now — provided that they’re still standing — I don’t imagine that very many of the students at Plymouth State University or the University of New Hampshire will remember anything about Judd Gregg apart from the fact that Gregg Hall and the Judd Gregg Meteorological Institute are named after him.
June 23rd, 2009 at 5:44 pmI meant to say “provided that Gregg Hall and the Judd Gregg Meteorological Institute are still standing” — not “provided that Plymouth State and the University of New Hampshire are still standing”…
Although, considering the turbulent and rather uncertain times in which we now live…who knows? I’m sure that if you asked the people of 1949 whether much of what we see today could ever happen, they’d find it very hard to believe.
June 23rd, 2009 at 5:52 pmIt was no surprise to those of us who live in NH that Gregg decided not to run again. He must be reading the polls. This is no longer a red state. Our state government is blue and, when we elect another Democrat to join Sen. Shaheen, all of our congress people will be Democratic. We are the Live Free or Die state. Republican ideology and hypocrisy have no place here.
Gregg doesn’t want the signs because he is a partisan hack and a fool. He doesn’t want the President or the Democratic legislators who passed the stimulus to get any credit for any progress. He and his snarky colleagues were chirping about the effect Obama’s election on the stock market back in Jan/Feb. Now that we have seen 3 straight months of slow but steady growth, not one peep from any one of them. What they’ve done for years, the last 8 in particular, is show anyone who doesn’t have blinders on is that they are the party of spend, spend, spend. They never included the wars in their budgets and put the cost on tabs held by China and Japan. (Hint: Ever wonder why China suffers no consequences for shipping us their toxic products?) Yeah, and “no new taxes”, indeed. Guess that only applies to the rich. Continue the Bush tax cuts my butt!!
Gregg and his buddies just don’t get it. They don’t understand that we stopped listening to the admonition “pay no attention to the man behind the curtain” while they preach about “big government”. We’ve figured out that its what conservatives and neo-cons say while they ignore regulations or deregulate so that they can fill their pockets and the pockets of their supporters – with cash from everyday, hard working Americans. The day when they can stir the masses with buzz words and fear to get those who don’t look at the man behind the curtain to support policies and laws that are against their own best interests are coming to an end. We need the balance of the two functioning parties. Unless they want to go the way of the Whigs, they’d better start paying attention.
June 23rd, 2009 at 6:55 pmMeteorological? Isn’t that science?
June 23rd, 2009 at 10:28 pmThank you..
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