I'm not sure what you mean by pork-barrel electioneering. It's one of those terms that gets thrown around a lot without me actually seeing any sort of definition or common usage.
In this case, handing out glad-handy money just before an election in order to shore up declining support in the polls. You are correct that it's hard to really call it "pork barrel" as it doesn't really provide any solid regional benefit to a geographical area.
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Date: 2008-10-14 07:32 pm (UTC)So I totally read everything wrong (or maybe there was a $25 million figure showing up for something different).
I don't see this as necessarily being a bad thing mind you.
It's not a bailout because the banks will not go under without it. Mind you, it's not like that is what makes it a good thing.
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