tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7285229279885577559.post179314410673320813..comments2023-11-05T06:21:29.436-05:00Comments on Pat Go Bye-Bye: Pat's whining earmark hypocrisyDrama Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05927924572136321486noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7285229279885577559.post-82305743758322502572007-06-22T13:51:00.000-05:002007-06-22T13:51:00.000-05:00O Christmas Tree! O Christmas Tree!Rep. Patrick Mc...O Christmas Tree! O Christmas Tree!<BR/><BR/><EM>Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., won $129,000 for the Home of the Perfect Christmas Tree Project, an economic development initiative in economically distressed Mitchell County. The money would double retail space available for a gift shop selling products — typically made by former factory workers whose plants have been shuttered — such as Christmas tree ornaments, handmade soaps and pottery.<BR/><BR/>McHenry is a vocal conservative and burr in the side of Democrats running the House. He's not popular with some Republicans; a senior GOP member of the Appropriations Committee pointed McHenry's earmark out to reporters, calling it "interesting."</EM><BR/><BR/>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/21/AR2007062101199.htmlgregflynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02465956080045031799noreply@blogger.com