Congressman questions cost of Hoffa search

The Republican told The Associated Press he has not asked the FBI for an explanation but may do so this week.

"It seems to be a no-holds-barred move on the part of the FBI to do all this sifting and digging and searching," Knollenberg said. "It's purely a question of cost at this moment. ... It's the taxpayer that has the voice here, too."
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2006/05/29/congressman_questions_cost_of_hoffa_search/

How about that pardon by Richard Nixon before Hoffa was to testify before congress?

this search for Hoffa's bones....could be used to search for.....gasp...for real terrorist!!

Anybody have that information?

... signs in my area.

Joe's VERY vulnerable this year.

I wonder how much Mr. Pro-life has voted personally to spend on the Iraq invasion? And how does that number compare to what the FBI is spending on digging around for Mr. Hoffa's remains? At least with the FBI, they're doing something they're supposed to be doing: Investigating a person's disappearance and possible murder. What the hell are we doing in Iraq?

I surely hope Mr. Knollenberger's opponent is savvy enough to draw out some of these fine points.

Resident of Joe's district talking, and we have our winner. All the primary opposition has dropped out.

Joe is kind of right here, but you must understand that he votes well over 90 percent with Preznit Failure in Thief. We shall see...and Joe IS vunerable. This stand about something most poeple don't really don't remember is just more all hat, no cattle from those living on the edge of wetness

Wanna help? Go here if you wanna see the challenger that will draw national attention to the race in Michigan's 9th District.

http://www.nancyskinner.campaignoffice.com/index.asp

There's gonna be some changes 'round here, and I will do or say anything to help make that happen.

While I'm still trying to work out my personal finances after being out of work for eight months, please accept my best wishes for a successful campaign. Looks like old Joe just might be feeling a little heat . . .

Hope things get better for you...and a lot people hurting because of the BFEE.

The heck with my personal finances for another month. I'm sending her $25.

Someone with some power should say something. This is a complete waste of resources.

republicans are f***ing hypocrites

he's right-it's a waste of money to go looking for Hoffa's grave

It is an undisputable FACT that Hoffa's "disappearance"
was not a simple murder.
It was a POLITICAL ASSASINATION of a powerful and important public figure.

And it is highly probable that the folks responsible for
this assasination are still alive and walking among us.
CATCHING people like that is what the FBI is supposed to do,
whether it takes days or decades.

This person complains about the few million it takes for the FBI
to do its JOB over a period of 3 decades...

Meanwhile, the completely unprovoked, unjustified and blatantly ILLEGAL
devastation of Iraq costs us two thousand million dollars a WEEK...

When they checked the IraqWar finances 2 years ago,
they found NINE THOUSAND MILLION DOLLARS had vanished
into thin air, and many more BILLION$ with paper trails that
clearly spelled "blatant theft".

The result of this inquiry: an order to prevent further inquiries.

Now, which one of these two "expenditures" would a REAL "public servant"
be truly concerned about?

It MATTERS because his very CHOICE of "issues"
prove that he does NOT represent the will of the people.

Me thinks he protest too much!
Hoffa was threatening to spill the beans about Nixon and the mob just before his death. If it turns out a GOP president ordered the hit, what would that do to their election campaigns?

It is an undisputable FACT that Hoffa's "disappearance" was not a simple murder.
It was a POLITICAL ASSASINATION of a powerful and important public figure.



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My apologies for not seeing your earlier post when I posted a dupe. Kicking this to get it to the top again.

MILFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. --FBI agents have spent two weeks digging up a horse farm and bringing in experts in their latest search for the long-missing former Teamsters' boss Jimmy Hoffa, and one congressman says it's time to set some spending limits.

"The FBI might be better off establishing a budget and some kind of timeline, because what new information do they have now, 31 years later?" U.S. Rep. Joe Knollenberg, R-Mich., asked.

...

When agents arrived at the farm earlier this month, based on what Detroit agent-in-charge Daniel Roberts called a credible tip, Roberts said he expected the search for the former Teamsters' boss' body to take a couple of weeks and involve more than 40 FBI personnel, along with demolition experts, archaeologists and anthropologists.

"It seems to be a no-holds-barred move on the part of the FBI to do all this sifting and digging and searching," Knollenberg said. "It's purely a question of cost at this moment. ... It's the taxpayer that has the voice here, too."

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2006/05/30/congressman_questions_cost_of_hoffa_search/?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+News

... is finding the body going to enable the FBI to charge someone with a crime? I certainly hope so, because otherwise, let the man lie.

Yea, retaliate against the FBI for raiding Jefferson's office by cutting off the Bureau's funding for the Hoffa search, that'll get their attention!!!!

Welcome to RW World

WASHINGTON (AP) -

Treasury Secretary John Snow resigned Tuesday, allowing President Bush to nominate Goldman Sachs Chairman Henry M. Paulson Jr. as his replacement - another chapter in the shake-up to revive Bush's troubled presidency.

"He has a lifestime of business experience ... and an ability to explain economic issues in clear terms," Bush said of Paulson in a Rose Garden announcement.

He praised Snow for showing "strong leadership" at Treasury.

Snow, the former head of railroad giant CSX Corp. who has a Ph.D. in economics, has been Treasury secretary since February 2003. His departure has been rumored for more than a year.

Paulson has been chairman of Goldman Sachs for about eight years. It is considered one of the premier financial firms on Wall Street and has sent a number of its top executives to high positions in Washington.

more...

http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/bw-wh/2006/may/30/053000955.html

Honestly, the search for Hoffa reminds me of Geraldo Rivera digging through Capone's vault on live TV.