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and the payoff!!!

Lonecowboy

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WASHINGTON — Billions of dollars in federal aid delivered directly to the local level to help revive the economy have gone overwhelmingly to places that supported President Obama in last year's presidential election.
Counties that supported Obama last year have reaped twice as much money per person from the administration's $787 billion economic stimulus package as those that voted for his Republican rival, Sen. John McCain, a USA TODAY analysis of government disclosure and accounting records shows.
The reports show the 872 counties that supported Obama received about $69 per person, on average. The 2,234 that supported McCain received about $34
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-07-08-redblue_N.htm
 
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Anonymous

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"'to the victor belong the spoils..." referring to the victory of the Jackson Democrats in the election of 1828.
~ New York Senator William L. Marcy 1828
 

leanin' H

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So much for bipartisan politics! So much for CHANGE! So much for OBAMA! How can you libs keep defending this loser? :roll: It must be tough to be a liberal and know your associated with this bunch of clueless clowns! :lol: :lol: :lol:
 
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Anonymous

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leanin' H said:
So much for bipartisan politics! So much for CHANGE! So much for OBAMA! How can you libs keep defending this loser? :roll: It must be tough to be a liberal and know your associated with this bunch of clueless clowns! :lol: :lol: :lol:

If you think or if you thought 200 years of historical precedent in politics was going to change overnight- or that one man can/would do them alone- I have a bridge I'll sell you cheap :wink:

One of the things that counts big in where this money goes to- is the Senators and Congressmen- of which Dems have a majority of 60-40 in the Senate- and 257-178 in the House, so naturally the Dem represented areas will be bringing home the biggest share of the pie...
 

TexasBred

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Oldtimer said:
"'to the victor belong the spoils..." referring to the victory of the Jackson Democrats in the election of 1828.
~ New York Senator William L. Marcy 1828

How appropriate you would use that quote OT:

It's "to the victor go the spoils." The spoils of victory are the extra bonuses, perks, and treasure you get for winning.

In the old days of war, the winning army pretty much got to loot the countryside and take what they wanted--wealth, harvest, women, whatever. Those would be the spoils of victory. In a relatively civilized setting, we use it more symbolically or metaphorically. The winner (victor, the victorious one, the one who gets the victory) gets whatever benefits go with the actual winning of the title, prize, award, office, or event. They could be formal or informal--that is, they could be a designated part of the prize (a gold medal, a contract with an athletic equipment manufacturer) or just tag along with it (celebrity status, free gifts, media attention, boost in their love life).
 
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