The First... But not Last
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Here’s the latest edition of Some Stories You Won't Find on any other Sunday show:
Waste Not...Want Not
It's always good reading — the fine print in huge spending bills — that reveals where members of Congress are spending our money for pet projects in their home states.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Here are some examples from the new Transportation Bill (search) that Congress just passed: $4 million for a new transit system at the Philadelphia Zoo; $1.2 million for a bicycle access project in Newark, New Jersey, and — get this — almost $250 million for a mile-long bridge in Alaska, connecting the mainland to an island with 50 residents and a small airport.
The First... But not Last
We now have what may be the first 2008 presidential ad to air in New Hampshire. A group supporting Hillary Clinton (search) created the spot.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The senator is shown loading piles of trash onto a garbage truck labeled with alleged failures by President Bush. As she hauls away the trash, voters ask, "Hillary, can you help us?" And, she's got an answer: "Sure. But it'll take me two terms to clear up this mess."
It's going to be a long campaign. But a Clinton spokesman says she remains focused on being the best senator possible for the people of New York.