Comments on: Pork alarm in Madison County

By: Loretta Nall

Loretta Nall — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 22:45:11 +0000

That shocks even me. The first commenter beat me to the most important thing…follow the money. And let us know how it goes.

By: anon

anon — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 18:54:12 +0000

Bud Cramer will likely present a check that looks like this, as he did to the Jackson County Rec. Commission after he got a $1 million grant:
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Ralph (Bud) Cramer $300,000.00
223 Pratt St. ———-
Hsv, AL

Pay to: Madison Co. Commission
Bud Cramer
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By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 18:37:00 +0000

Thanks to a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, families in Madison County will be better prepared for house fires.

I hate that type of “it’s money spent on something, so it does good, period” type of thought.

By: Arduous Kling

Arduous Kling — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:39:19 +0000

The real alarm may sound if you can find out where the alarms will be purchased. Kinda like the highway lighting equipment purchased from a legislators son(son-in-law?).

By: GordonUnleashed » Blog Archive » The sound of squealing pigs in my Congressional District

Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:24:48 +0000

[...] Brian has a valid point: What an absolute waste of money. 96% of homes already have at least one smoke alarm. That means that about 19,200 of those alarms will go to people who don’t need them. With only 800 going to homes without smoke detectors that translates into a cost of $375 per needed smoke detector. Nanny government at its finest. [...]