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Old 07-02-2009, 15:17   #5
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Originally Posted by Razor View Post
Shouldn't a good deal of their travel revolve around their constituencies, so they can better understand what those who elected them want done?
From what I understand some of the Galapagos Tortoise, Galapagos Marine Iguanas, & the Sally-Lightfoot Crabs were all democratic voters according to an ACORN report.


WASHINGTON -- Spending by lawmakers on taxpayer-financed trips abroad has risen sharply in recent years, a Wall Street Journal analysis of travel records shows, involving everything from war-zone visits to trips to exotic spots such as the Galápagos Islands.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009...est=latestnews
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