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So, I’m still on John McCain’s email list.  Why was I ever on it?  I wanted to make my own “Joe the Plumber” sign with some stupid joke that I forget now.  Apparently they screen the requests, cause I never got it.  But, I did get a very special invitation from him today:

Join the Country First Basketball Bracket Group

March is here and that means it’s almost time to fill out your basketball bracket! For the past two years, thousands of people have enjoyed comparing their picks to John McCain’s, and this year is no exception. Sign up today and you’ll receive an invitation to join John McCain’s bracket group. You may even receive an autographed copy of John McCain’s bestselling book, Faith of My Fathers.

With the games tipping off next week, make sure to sign up today to receive your invitation to join the Country First basketball bracket group!

Talk about the shittiest prize ever for an NCAA pool.  It is free to sign up though, probably because they want your money to go to this, the second half of the email:

Pork-Barrel Spending Update

This week, President Obama signed the $410 billion omnibus bill into law containing over 9,000 earmarks totaling $7.7 billion in wasted taxpayer funds. As a vocal opponent of this bill, Senator McCain urged President Obama to use his veto power to reject the bill so the Congress could start over without the pork.

Unfortunately, President Obama chose to pass up this opportunity. In response, Senator McCain said, “The President’s rhetoric is impressive, but his statement affirms we will continue to do business as usual in Washington regarding earmarks in appropriations legislation.”

Country First PAC is dedicated to electing reform candidates to federal office who will join Senator McCain in the fight against pork-barrel spending. Today, we’re asking you to support these candidates with a generous contribution to Country First of $25, $50, $100, $250, $500 or more.

It’s more important than ever that we elect leaders to Congress who will act in the best interest of the taxpayer and who will not dig us further into debt. We must continue to hold President Obama and his allies accountable for the many promises of “change” they made while campaigning for president and other offices.

Thank you for your support and we will continue to keep you updated on Country First PAC’s fight against pork-barrel spending.

Yes, he’s talking about billions of dollars here, but he’s basically asking you to send him money for his self-serving group to help fight a bill to jump start our failing economy because less than 2% of it is, in his opinion, pork.

Save your money for your office NCAA pool, you have a better chance of getting something back.

March 13, 2009 - Posted by Alex | Sports, Things