And some pork barrel spending is for projects which *might* have some
usefulness to the public, but which are built by cronies of the legislator
who enabled the projects to be funded. Indirectly, the result is bribery.

As far as the sexual issue, this is no different than the ways we sometimes
diagnose mechanical problems. Start with the simplest things (air, fuel,
spark), subtracting reasons one at a time. Eventually, there are no reasons
left but the ugliest, like the expensive ignition module, or a president's
secret thrills gained by watching those shaky video clips from war zones.

"Juan Valdez" wrote in message
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Doug,
Your understanding of "pork barrel" is as convoluted as the rest of your
theory. There are many other reasons that you are not able to understand,
including your very unique "sexual fantasy" concept. For what it is
worth:
Pork barrel (or pork barrel politics) is a derogatory term used to
describe government spending that is intended to benefit constituents of a
politician in return for their political support, either in the form of
campaign contributions or votes. Typically it involves funding for
government programs whose economic or service benefits are concentrated
but whose costs are spread among all taxpayers. Public works projects and
agricultural subsidies are the most commonly cited examples, but they do
not exhaust the possibilities. Pork barrel spending is often allocated
through last-minute additions to appropriations bills.



"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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When politicians make policies which have no clear, sane and
well-grounded reasons, there is a limited set of conclusions you can come
to. It means their decisions were based on bribery (politely called "pork
barrel" or "conflicts of interest"), religion, or maladjusted personal
fantasies. I'll leave you to choose which apply to Bush. I believe #3 and
#2 are the motivations he's most conscious of (and I'm being polite by
linking the concept of consciousness to Bush). #1 is most certainly the
case as well, although that's more of a motivator for his family, who
propped him up for election, for reasons you MUST be aware of without
explanation.

"Juan Valdez" wrote in message
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Doug,
Nope, did very well in school, and stayed awake in class. I just can't
imagine anyone receiving sexual gratification from the Iraqi War. Do
you get off thinking about it? I sure haven't read anything in the
news about Bush and his fantasy life, have you? What is the deal with
you and Harry and bizarre sexual fantasies


"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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"Juan Valdez" wrote in message
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"Doug Kanter" wrote in sole purpose is
to wage war for his own sexual thrills and financial gain.

Doug,
I must have missed the news about Bush's sexual thrills, do you know
something we don't?

I assume you slept through college, eh?