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Spend it well, not wildly

More reason why money has to be spent wisely:

Michael Grunwald writes in the Washington Post that Louisiana has received more U.S. Army Corps of Engineers money during the Bush administration than any other state -- but much of the $1.9 billion over five years was spent on questionable projects, sometimes at the direction of the state's congressional delegation.

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christspeak said:

Imagine $150 billion dollars flowing through the hands of the Louisiana Democratic party hands before it reaches the victims. It boggles the mind.

Doug said:

I'm more worried about mismanagement than malfeasance, but you can't rule anything out.

Stormy said:

doug,

We're talking about Louisiana here. Do you know the history of politics in that state? It has a record of corrupt politicians, so why wouldn't you be worried about malfeasance? We are talking about $150 billion here. That's with a "B". Corrupt politicans get really excited when there's billions of dollars to be had for the taking.

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