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"I'll let Warren County go broke before taking any of (President Barack) Obama's filthy money." -- Warren County Commissioner C. Michael Kilburn.
All class, huh? Commissioner Kilburn said he is "tired of worrying about people who don't have." Oh, the burdens of worry. It can make one so tired. The "filthy money" description was no momentary lapse of judgment. The commissioner also said, of money from the federal stimulus, "This is bad, filthy money, folks. This is money we don't have." If that's the definition of filthy money -- money that's borrowed -- then the money spent in Iraq or, say, on the new Medicare coverage of prescription drugs is filthy, too. And a lot more besides.See the full content of this document
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'Filthy Money' Charge Dirties Commission
In announcing his exhaustion from worrying about "people who don't have," Mr. Kilburn cited a conservative icon: "As (Ronald) Reagan said, 'Government ...
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