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Biden warns states to spend wisely

Posted: Thursday, March 12, 2009 10:26 AM by Mark Murray
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From NBC's Athena Jones
Vice President Biden -- whom President Obama put in charge of overseeing the implementation of the stimulus package -- told the 49 out of 50 states represented at a White House conference this morning that they must spend stimulus money wisely, or risk losing help from the federal government in the future.

His tough talk seemed meant to show that, as Obama said at his recent address to Congress, "nobody messes with Joe."

"This is a crisis," Biden told the states. "It requires the exercise of discipline accountability and transparency like nothing we've ever done... I'm not kidding about that."

He continued, "The work you're doing is gonna be critical to the economic well being of the country. If we don't get this right, folks, this is the end or our ability to convince the Congress that anything should go to the states."

More from the vice president: "If six months from now, if the verdict on this effort is we've wasted money, we've built things that are unnecessary, we've done things that were legal but made no sense, then folks, don't look for help from the federal government for a long while."

Biden also said that Obama would be announcing regulations for spending recovery money on Friday. "You're gonna see regulations announced Friday by the president with me ... about things you'd ordinarily spend money on ... but won't be able to

"Here's a little hint," he added," no swimming pools in this money."

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Rob, from Iowa
Please give the "Uncle Milty" promotions a rest.  Friedmanomics destroyed our country.  The "Southern Cone" of S. America is just now recovering from "the Chicago Boys" destructive Milton Friedman "killer" policies of the 1970's.
Suggested reading:  The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein
I want to weatherize my house. How do I get the money ? What government hoops do I have to jump thru ? Where is all the free stuff gone so far ? I have not seen a penny yet. Nothing but political talk behind closed doors (transparency we can believe in) and bragging about what has not been done. They don't except that as legal currency here where I live.   Do I have to know somebody ? Or simply be a member of some minority group ? Attorney General Eric Holder was correct when he called us cowards, nobody called him out on it did they ? Obama only smiled . Perhaps if I were to kiss a member of his group I could get a free swimming pool tossed into the weather stripping deal. Might be worth thinking about.
American's out of a job ? Totally irreverent . How many poor children in Mexico are starving because their daddy lost his job in America ? Now that's the more important question, the one that Obama and Pelosi needs to pay careful attention to.  
He couldjust say "GIVE IT ALL TO EMPLOY ACORNS" instead of being a bully about things.
Any State taking it is robbing their own coffers and all taxpayers. I hope they all turn it down.
A State Sales tax on purchases for infrastructure jobs, means illegals pay too.
TEA PARTY sabatical this money, and wait for the new oval office occupant to sign it out of exsistance and leave a future for our children.
State taxes will be paid, but what American  wants to make enough to support Obamanomics socialism?
Give us back low taxes and Capitalism.
TEA Party participants do not want to support these bills from  Congress. Who are they? Flower Power generation, their Children and Grandchilren...
Americans who want capitalism to prevail over Socialism and an Obamaland. They have shut businesses on purpose and are on Sabatical until Obama is impeached or as long as it takes. Democrat and Republican money will not support a positive market for Obama. His mistake was to address Islam before us.

The California Court case filed by memebers of all branches of the Military asks: ARE WE STILL A CONSTITUTIONAL AMERICA?
The network like the little restaurant in Denver is the new American life. It runs on donations, or food for work. The menu has no prices, is high end fare, and the food is donated by American farmers unwilling to sell commodities under Obamanomics and lose their profits to taxes.
If you can put money in for utilities it goes in anoymous envelops into a donation box. If you have no job or money, you are the waiter, dishwasher, or the floor sweeper, potatoe peeler, etc. for 3 squares.

Life is good if you ignore the Obama drama entirely and start your own thing to survive. Awesome RV lifestyle sabaticals are overtaking the Fed suffering from a depression.

Border Patrol is hiring.

Unfortunately, the new  Homeland defense Zar is testing State's rights to defend and protect themselves, by soliciting the DOJ to remove any law enforcement trying to stave off the pourous borders from overtaking their State. Lawless States are States of Chaos , not States of the Union.
It is apparently the Obama plan of action for the Country, as places like Arizona see residents being killed in their homes enmasse by illegals from drop houses home invading.
The Arizona Governor has begged for a minimum of 250 more boder patrol, and got instead DOJ dispatched by the Homeland defense ZAR, trying to remove Arizona's law enforcement trying to hold a border line that has moved as high a Phoenix now.


I love drinking government funded cocktails while relaxing next to a government funded swimming pool.
Jody, Iowa,

Who pays for Obamaland's stint in the oval office?

The people's house is occupied by the Obama, and he is flying around the people's plane on his binges giving it the nickname: The American Budjet.

One thingabout the supply and demand economics...that is Capitalism. Under Obamanomics you will only get from the Government aka socialism.

TEA PARTY is the monkey wrench in his Obamaland plan. American's enmasse are taking back the power to run this Country and not be dicatated to. They have thrown the tax to our future generations and are taking a sabatical from the Stock market, and running business to hand all their hard work over to Obama. This is a planned revolt that Nations see, and are siding with the flower Power tea party who say:"No we won't" the little King cdannothave our money and has No confidence....he must go away.


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