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“Rock-Ribbed Conservative” Senator Shelby Votes For Stimulus, Earmarks $10 Million…
Posted on 12/26/22 at 10:22 am
Posted on 12/26/22 at 10:22 am
...for self-aggrandizing pet project at University of Alabama.
My bombastic and over-the-top rhetoric on this board aside, I am conservative in my personal demeanor, fashion sense, finances, religious expression, etc…
Yet Repubes such as Richard Shelby are the reason I refuse to identify as a political “conservative.”
The term has been stripped of any meaningful import because of war pig$ such as Shelby.
Did Richard Shelby earmark $10 million for his own University of Alabama 'institute'?
Somewhat unnoticed among the estimated $666.4 million in earmarks…secured by outgoing U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Tuscaloosa) was a line item for $10 million for the University of Alabama.
According to a release from Shelby's office on Thursday, which laid out funding for the various "Alabama Priorities," $10 million was allotted for the University of Alabama "for an institute on public service and leadership, including a scholars program."
The item was noticed by Roll Call's Herb Jackson and Peter Cohn, who also pointed out that more than a year ago, the University of Alabama revealed Shelby would donate his official U.S. Senate papers, records and materials to the university.
"Shelby's total even grew slightly from the earlier round of Senate-introduced bills in July," Jackson and Cohn wrote. "He added $10 million in the final package that wasn't included previously for the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa to create 'an institute on public service and leadership, including a scholar's program.' Last year, Shelby announced that upon his departure from Washington he planned to donate his official Senate papers, records and materials to the university."
My bombastic and over-the-top rhetoric on this board aside, I am conservative in my personal demeanor, fashion sense, finances, religious expression, etc…
Yet Repubes such as Richard Shelby are the reason I refuse to identify as a political “conservative.”
The term has been stripped of any meaningful import because of war pig$ such as Shelby.
Did Richard Shelby earmark $10 million for his own University of Alabama 'institute'?
Somewhat unnoticed among the estimated $666.4 million in earmarks…secured by outgoing U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Tuscaloosa) was a line item for $10 million for the University of Alabama.
According to a release from Shelby's office on Thursday, which laid out funding for the various "Alabama Priorities," $10 million was allotted for the University of Alabama "for an institute on public service and leadership, including a scholars program."
The item was noticed by Roll Call's Herb Jackson and Peter Cohn, who also pointed out that more than a year ago, the University of Alabama revealed Shelby would donate his official U.S. Senate papers, records and materials to the university.
"Shelby's total even grew slightly from the earlier round of Senate-introduced bills in July," Jackson and Cohn wrote. "He added $10 million in the final package that wasn't included previously for the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa to create 'an institute on public service and leadership, including a scholar's program.' Last year, Shelby announced that upon his departure from Washington he planned to donate his official Senate papers, records and materials to the university."
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Posted on 12/26/22 at 10:25 am to Toomer Deplorable
He is a piece of shite. Everyone that voted for this boondoggle porkulous are piles of shite.
Posted on 12/26/22 at 10:25 am to Toomer Deplorable
There needs to be a reckoning
The ones who claim to be conservatives are no better when there is all that money up for grabs
They’re all the same greedy bought and paid for pieces of shite
The ones who claim to be conservatives are no better when there is all that money up for grabs
They’re all the same greedy bought and paid for pieces of shite
Posted on 12/26/22 at 10:26 am to Toomer Deplorable
Once they realize that the bill WILL pass....they all take a grab at the cash....can you blame them?
This post was edited on 12/26/22 at 10:30 am
Posted on 12/26/22 at 10:42 am to Toomer Deplorable
Shelby has his name on so many buildings in the state. All paid for with taxpayer dollars.
Posted on 12/26/22 at 10:44 am to Toomer Deplorable
You knew he would go out with a bang. Now it’s Katie Britts turn to carry on what Shelby has been doing for 40 years.
This post was edited on 12/26/22 at 10:46 am
Posted on 12/26/22 at 10:47 am to Toomer Deplorable
quote:Just because Shelby switched parties years ago doesn't mean he changed his ideology. He's the same POS he's always been.
Yet Repubes such as Richard Shelby are the reason I refuse to identify as a political “conservative.”
Posted on 12/26/22 at 10:50 am to Toomer Deplorable
He was originally a dim back in the day.
Posted on 12/26/22 at 10:53 am to oldskule
quote:
Once they realize that the bill WILL pass....they all take a grab at the cash....can you blame them?
Yes.
The theft is not a survival driven act of desperation from a faceless victim.
They are raping the very being they were entrusted to protect.
Posted on 12/26/22 at 10:53 am to Toomer Deplorable
Pretty sure I read somewhere it was a lot more than that.
Impacting Tuscaloosa: $410 million total.
$50 million for the University of Alabama for a permanent endowment fund to support the recruitment and retention of exceptional faculty in science and engineering.
$45 million to the University of Alabama to construct the Center for Hydrologic Computing, which will support CIROH and its co-located partners, the NWC and the USGS Hydrologic Instrumentation Facility (HIF), in hydrologic research, education, and forecasting.
$10 million for The University of Alabama for an institute on public service and leadership, including a scholars program.
Shelby pork.
Impacting Tuscaloosa: $410 million total.
$50 million for the University of Alabama for a permanent endowment fund to support the recruitment and retention of exceptional faculty in science and engineering.
$45 million to the University of Alabama to construct the Center for Hydrologic Computing, which will support CIROH and its co-located partners, the NWC and the USGS Hydrologic Instrumentation Facility (HIF), in hydrologic research, education, and forecasting.
$10 million for The University of Alabama for an institute on public service and leadership, including a scholars program.
Shelby pork.
This post was edited on 12/26/22 at 11:01 am
Posted on 12/26/22 at 10:59 am to Toomer Deplorable
quote:
Somewhat unnoticed among the estimated $666 million in earmarks
That seems appropriate.
Posted on 12/26/22 at 11:08 am to Toomer Deplorable
Always been a swamp rat.
He was a Dem until 1994. Suddenly realized the party left him juuuuuust when they lost the majority.
He was a Dem until 1994. Suddenly realized the party left him juuuuuust when they lost the majority.
Posted on 12/26/22 at 11:18 am to Toomer Deplorable
Sold out for 10 million to Alabama. Pretty cheap political whore
Posted on 12/26/22 at 11:21 am to Toomer Deplorable
Basically a bribe for his vote. None of these people know any shame.
Posted on 12/26/22 at 11:24 am to Toomer Deplorable
True Conservatives do not exist
Posted on 12/26/22 at 11:28 am to High C
quote:
Basically a bribe for his vote. None of these people know any shame.
Why should they?
Posted on 12/26/22 at 11:33 am to BamaCoaster
He actually got close to $60 million mostly for the Northern part of the State around the Huntsville Region.
Posted on 12/26/22 at 11:46 am to Toomer Deplorable
Shelby is a pork sucking scumbag. One of Trump’s many mistakes was backing a female clone of Shelby for Senate. Any massive federal spending bill will be a game of good cop bad cop with her and Tuberville, depending on votes needed.
Corporate America is addicted to federal spending and have learned it’s cheaper to invest in buying politicians than in quality goods and services. (Plus bama makes a lot of missiles…see Ukraine)
Corporate America is addicted to federal spending and have learned it’s cheaper to invest in buying politicians than in quality goods and services. (Plus bama makes a lot of missiles…see Ukraine)
Posted on 12/26/22 at 12:50 pm to Crimson Wraith
quote:
He was originally a dim back in the day.
He always has been, and still is.
The POS just decided to put an (R) by his name so he could keep getting re-elected.
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