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Fabulo 5:04PM (12/11/2006)
politiblog.com? porkoblog.com?
Who the hell cares?
Trolloblog.com?
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Dr. Woo 5:04PM (12/11/2006)
And the kicker?
He'll get away with it.
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bad blooooood 5:21PM (12/11/2006)
Woooooooooooooow hold your horses. He is a Democrat, so he is allowed to polute.
You know i am a registered Republican, and i voted for Democrats because Bush refuses to admit that USA is addicted to oil and more importantly refuses to increase fuel economy on cars...all in the face of Sept 11, Katrina,Iraq, Venezuela, soon to be Nuklear Iran, our good friends the saudies and on and on and on ...................... but hey now that i see that Democrats are just as pro environment as Bush is i guess i need to start voting for independants...............GO LIEBERMAN
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Echy 5:29PM (12/11/2006)
$6500 for insurance? My God, that is ridiculous.
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Mike 5:25PM (12/11/2006)
My God!!! that is absolutely appalling! How dare those republicans and their culture of corruption.... wait.... what is that....no... it can't be. Stephen Lynch is a democrat? nevermind, nothing to see here.
on a sad, non-automotive note... U.S. Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA) easily defeated his fellow Democratic opponent in Saturday’s runoff, despite an ongoing federal bribery investigation. Does anyone remember that video of Jefferson in the immediate aftermath of Katrina? the video showed Jefferson diverting a team of rescuers from saving people so he could get some papers out of his house.
Alcee Hastings-Impeached
Marion Barry-Smoked crack with a hooker
William Jefferson-Caught redhanded with bribe money
The guy that actually had sex with a 17 year old page
Ted Kennedy-Flees a crime seen and leaves a girl to die
Patrick Kennedy-Gets tanked and runs into a car then enters rehab, I’m betting he gets reelected.
Congress womans son slashes tires and she praises his actions…
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samuel 5:14PM (12/11/2006)
Dan, who cares. This is supposed to be about cars, not politics. While we're on the point though, your suggestion that he should be driving a Japanese made Toyota Yaris was pretty stupid and would constitute more of an affront to most people with any common sense. Yes, the Aspen is constructed in the U.S.
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The other Bob 5:34PM (12/11/2006)
Not to defend this sort of thing, but its not actually pork. Tax dollars arn't paying for it.
It's lobbyists and PAC's who are paying for it through campaign contributions. He also may need to pay taxes on that money if he doesn't find some sneaky way to show he's only using it for in-district constituent-related activities. If it's just for him, the IRS should come a knocking.
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J 5:43PM (12/11/2006)
People care because they're getting sick of funding extravagant politicos who run on the backs of "the working man". What's really maddening is the comment by this idiot's spokesman (probably another Ivy League entitlement brat) that basically says "there's no law against it, so it must be okay". I suppose you don't care because you're a moron, but me saying that is okay because you don't care, right???
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J Ray 5:33PM (12/11/2006)
The aspen name reminds me of the Dodge/Plymouth aspen, which was a rust bucket, gas hog, piece of crap.
Some names need to be retired. What's next... the Mercury Edsel?
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TheOne442 5:24PM (12/11/2006)
Leave it to the Democrats.
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Steve 5:47PM (12/11/2006)
"Why is it that everyone who fancies themselves important must ride around in an overly large vehicle being overtly inefficient?"
The Eagles sang it so well... "Get over it!"
SUVs are great... that's why they've sold so well. People love them.
I know, I know, YOU know best, and eventually you'll rule the world and we'll all drive exactly what you want -- a Yugo, or maybe something made by the Communist state you create.
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curtis 5:47PM (12/11/2006)
You suck at the art of crossed out words... I'm saying this constructively, so that you won't suck again.
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Juan 5:45PM (12/11/2006)
This didn't need to be about political parties or about the environment. Seems like more on-topic was that donors probably didn't realize their money was going to buy him a car (much less a luxury vehicle).
That, and the guy's outrageous insurance premium. Must suck to live in Boston.
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Mike 5:50PM (12/11/2006)
Bob, campaign finance law is pretty strict about this sort of thing. Using campaign contributions to pay for personal transportation of ANY kind (unless it is plane flights while campaigning, etc.) is against the law. This is an ethical, and a legal violation.
I would be just as upset if a repub. abused their power this way.
The difference between republicans and democrats? Behavior like this is expected to come from dems while republicans are held to a drastically higher standard.
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sonictruth 5:54PM (12/11/2006)
Is a 4-5 yr old 2002 envoy only worth $2k????? He clearly does not care...
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George Curnew 6:39PM (12/11/2006)
Somebody really needs to exercise a little editorial control over the Autoblog bloggers. As long as its not taxpayers or lobbyists, who cares who pays for his vehicle? Stick to cars, and leave your views of the world at the door.
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epp_b 6:04PM (12/11/2006)
["Yes, the Aspen is constructed in the U.S."]
So? If he *must* be seen in something American, why not a Focus or a Cobalt or something like that?
This reminds of a very true phrase I read once: Why resort to crime when there are so many legal ways to be dishonest?
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The other Bob 6:15PM (12/11/2006)
"Bob, campaign finance law is pretty strict about this sort of thing. Using campaign contributions to pay for personal transportation of ANY kind (unless it is plane flights while campaigning, etc.) is against the law. This is an ethical, and a legal violation."
Not to defend this sort of thing, but it is NOT against the law as long as the vehicle is being used for campaign uses or for incident office expenses. Campaign dollars may be used for expenses to support his office, just not the other way around. The fact that it is in his name MAY be an issue, but he may be able to get a way with it if he pays the bill during the times he is using it for personal use.
I DO agree that its an ethical thing though, because I cannot imagine that he uses it 100% for just office or campaign use. If it can be shown he is using it for personal reasons, it probably violates campaign finance law and it's also income that he needs to pay taxes on. Also, once the thing is paid off, who owns it? It has value and should be purchased from the campaign if he keeps the vehicle.
I have worked for elected officials and we have rarely even reimbursed the elected person for expenses he/she had coming just to avoid the look of impropriety. Even when the elected official has significant expenses, it's just easier to pay them out of their pocket than to look bad in the eyes of voters or donors.
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Jason 2:39AM (12/12/2006)
$2000 for a 2002 Envoy? Something is wrong with that picture.
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Curt Chambers 6:26PM (12/11/2006)
Two points - both of which have been pointed out....something is NOT adding up: $6500 in insurance for a $45,000 vehicle....uhhhh, might Stephen have a DUI or two somewhere in his record? $2000 trade in on an '02 Envoy?? Either that's one high mileage Envoy or something does not add up.
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