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ThomWV Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 01:49 PM
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Senate Overrides Bush Veto
Farm Bill. 2:47 PM
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Hydra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 01:51 PM
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1. That's a first
He can't use his signing statement since it won't go past his desk, right?
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mcctatas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 01:51 PM
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2. It's kind of ironic that our senate finally finds it's spine on an
issue where I kinda agree with W. If there were some way to ensure that big corporate farms didn't profit from this and it truly benefited farmers I'd be all for it, but as it is, more corporate welfare!
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sharp_stick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 02:34 PM
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3. I was thinking the same thing
why are we still paying people to idle farmland?

Grow some damned switchgrass, barley or hops, I want ethanol and if you won't make it for my car make it for my beer. :-)
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