Alabama Senator Shelby, the Obama Stimulus bill and special projects

[BirminghamExaminer]

Alabama's Senator Richard Shelby (R) spoke before the Appropriations committee January 27 outlining his opposition to the Obama Stimulus bill proposal. Read here how Senator Shelby procured over $13 million for Alabama in just two weeks in January and how his expertise has funded Head Start Programs, funding for fire departments, airports and universities in Alabama but is opposed to funding through the Stimulus package for the same spending in other states.

[Wendio]

1. It's only pork

When it is someone else's state!

[BirminghamExaminer]

2. Exactly

And if you call his office to urge him to vote for the Stimulus package, you might get yelled at. Here he is getting federal money for millions every month for Alabama which American tax payers are paying for and denying the same thing to other states by voting no for the stimulus bill. He talks out of both sides of his mouth.