Deacon Burr

August 5, 2010 - byGary Pearce
Senator Richard Burr is a proud graduate of Wake Forest University. He played football there.
 
Today, in the Senate, he is a proud opponent of wasteful federal spending.
 
Apparently, he must choose between the two.
 
John Murawski reports in the N&O that two of Burr’s Senate Republican colleagues, John McCain and Tom Coburn, have judged three research projects at Wake Forest to be “among the 100 most wasteful stimulus-funded projects in the country.” Murawski adds:
 
“Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem got the dubious honor of three citations on the list. The university is using a $144,541 grant to test the effect of cocaine on monkeys, a $294,958 grant to measure the benefits of yoga to control hot flashes in post-menopausal women, and a $266,505 grant to put on science education workshops for journalists.”
 

Personally, I strongly support monkeys getting high, women doing yoga and journalists learning about science.
 
Where do you stand, Richard?
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Deacon Burr

August 5, 2010/Gary Pearce
Senator Richard Burr is a proud graduate of Wake Forest University. He played football there.
 
Today, in the Senate, he is a proud opponent of wasteful federal spending.
 
Apparently, he must choose between the two.
 
John Murawski reports in the N&O that two of Burr’s Senate Republican colleagues, John McCain and Tom Coburn, have judged three research projects at Wake Forest to be “among the 100 most wasteful stimulus-funded projects in the country.” Murawski adds:
 
“Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem got the dubious honor of three citations on the list. The university is using a $144,541 grant to test the effect of cocaine on monkeys, a $294,958 grant to measure the benefits of yoga to control hot flashes in post-menopausal women, and a $266,505 grant to put on science education workshops for journalists.”
 

Personally, I strongly support monkeys getting high, women doing yoga and journalists learning about science.
 
Where do you stand, Richard?
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