[Hoot Gibson]

Speak for yourself... lost my best friend in Iraq. We spent 1 billion dollars a month for ten years in that country. Could you possibly imagine if we spent that type of money in Eastern Kentucky... for the wise sages we spend 757 million dollars a year in food stamps as a nation.

I imagine if we spent more taxpayer money in eastern Kentucky, there would be more ambulance chasing lawyers looking for their third, more phony disability claims, and a boom in the illicit drug trade. It would still be a very unattractive region for private sector investment, which is what real prosperity requires.