tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15078815.post290667486491920026..comments2023-09-25T21:22:28.439-04:00Comments on Cup Of Joe Powell: Fox News Dreams of High Speed Rail to HookersJoe Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326800254526438870noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15078815.post-86220833802278648832009-03-04T13:25:00.000-05:002009-03-04T13:25:00.000-05:00OMG. And Bobby Jindal apparently exaggerated the ...OMG. And Bobby Jindal apparently <A HREF="http://www.adn.com/news/politics/story/702875.html" REL="nofollow"> exaggerated the volcano monitoring claim</A>, too:<BR/><BR/>"Jindal appears to have exaggerated by tenfold the $140 million he said was destined for the nation's volcano observatories.<BR/><BR/>"<B>Nearly all of that amount -- included in the stimulus bill for funding U.S. Geological Survey projects -- will go to other USGS functions nationwide, such as repairing facilities and mapping, said John Eichelberger, who heads the agency's Volcano Hazards Program in Reston, Va.</B><BR/><BR/>"Only about $14 million will be spent on "monitoring volcanoes," mostly in Alaska, he said."Litzz11@yahoo.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843479112124843471noreply@blogger.com