Former congressman Virgil Goode went on a little goodbye check-handing-out tour of the district, telling them that he’d gotten them federal funding. The trouble is that he hadn’t gotten the funding at all; the bill didn’t pass. Goode left these groups high and dry. He knew that the money wouldn’t come through, and didn’t tell them. That job fell to Rep. Tom Perriello. I have a hunch that Perriello staff is going to find a bunch of Goode’s little messes that need cleaning up.
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http://www.godanriver.com/gdr/news/local/danville_news/article/gop_southside_earmarks_still_on_table/8418/
New wrinkle; Barba now says the omnibus bill is not quite dead, and will be brought up and voted on in teh 111th.
This does not change the fact that Virgil went around pretending to have given money, when he hadn’t.
Wow. Here’s the whole thought I had: …pretending to give money when the bill hadn’t passed yet.
sheesh.
It could have been worse; he could have given existing tax payer dollars to non-existant Southside groups.
…actually has anyone checked yet to make sure he didn’t?