Unfair Politifact Rating for LeMieux?
earmarks, Florida, George LeMieux, Senate 11:15 AM
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Politifact Florida recently rated Senator George LeMieux's claim that he never sought an earmark only "half true", while at the same time calling the individual parts of his claim "true." LeMieux maintains a spotless record of earmark requests, though Politifact chastises him for voting for bills that had earmarks already included in them. One might ask himself, what other option did the senator have? LeMieux responded that he was one of the Republican senators leading the moratorium on all earmarks. He also reminded Politifact that even after voting to end earmarks, Democrat Bill Nelson later hypocritically requested them himself.
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Posted by Nick Stone
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