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04-14-2009, 09:22 AM
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sick of bluefish
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sorry O-bots, you're leader doesnt agree with you, looks like the stimulus is already starting to work!
The speech, which will air live on CNN and CNN.com at 11:30 ET, comes a day after the president declared that his stimulus plan is "starting to work" and that transportation projects are coming in ahead of schedule and under budget.
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04-14-2009, 09:29 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2004
Location: South of Boston
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Originally Posted by RIJIMMY
sorry O-bots, you're leader doesnt agree with you, looks like the stimulus is already starting to work!
The speech, which will air live on CNN and CNN.com at 11:30 ET, comes a day after the president declared that his stimulus plan is "starting to work" and that transportation projects are coming in ahead of schedule and under budget.
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I am actually extremely interested and will be tuning in to see what the teleprompter tells him to say.
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The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. ~John Buchan
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04-14-2009, 09:26 AM
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sick of bluefish
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damn! this guy IS good! I mean we ALL know that the cost of the project at the beginning is always what the cost ends up being in the end!
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Obama declared Monday that his stimulus plan is "starting to work" and that 2,000 transportation projects -- costing much less than expected -- are under way.
President Obama on Monday says the transportation projects will help create or save jobs.
"Competition for these projects is so fierce, and contractors are doing such a good job cutting costs, the projects are consistently coming in under budget," Obama said Monday.
The president gave a rapid-fire list of savings: a bid for road work in Connecticut is $8.4 million less than the state budgeted; Louisiana has a project coming in $4.7 million less than expected; projects in Colorado are averaging about 30 percent under the state forecast; and some bids in California are nearly half of what the state projected.
The administration said those savings will stretch the agency's $48 billion stimulus budget.
"Our recovery dollars can go further, and we can do more projects," said Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said. "This is great news."
LaHood hosted the president and vice president at his department's headquarters in Washington for the announcement. Officials did not give an overall estimate of money saved from competitive bids.
The three leaders also claimed a victory in the amount of transportation work approved so far, saying the agency has approved its 2,000th infrastructure project as part of the stimulus.
"Some may have thought it would have taken months to get to this point," Obama said, "but we have approved these projects in just 41 days."
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04-14-2009, 10:18 AM
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Location: Mansfield, MA
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Originally Posted by RIJIMMY
damn! this guy IS good! I mean we ALL know that the cost of the project at the beginning is always what the cost ends up being in the end!
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Isn't that why the BigDig was such a success?
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04-14-2009, 10:38 AM
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sick of bluefish
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exactly!
the results of these projects will be a "big dig" in my wallet!
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04-14-2009, 05:15 PM
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Old Guy
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Mansfield, MA
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Originally Posted by RIJIMMY
exactly!
the results of these projects will be a "big dig" in my wallet!
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Don't we get 7 dollars a month back starting this month?
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04-15-2009, 05:46 AM
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Location: Mansfield
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Originally Posted by striperman36
Don't we get 7 dollars a month back starting this month?
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That's right!  Oh, thank you Mr Obama.Your so kind to us little people.
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04-15-2009, 05:59 AM
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Old Guy
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Mansfield, MA
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yeah 1 cup of coffee at Starbuck's its great
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04-15-2009, 12:03 PM
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Location: Mansfield, MA
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Originally Posted by striperman36
yeah 1 cup of coffee at Starbuck's its great
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Let's not get ridiculous here. You could maybe afford 2 Grande Cafe Mochas for 7 bucks - if you had some change in your ashtray.
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