This has been a boondoggle and a PR sham that pays utilities to build more dirty plants while claiming to be coming clean. From LearnThat.org. [http://www.alternet.org/story/11363/]
I wonder who's going to get thrown under the bus after this boondoggle is straightened out?. From Wordnik.com. [Launching Orion on EELVs - NASA Watch] Reference
Mr. Walker had made opposing the train, which he called a boondoggle, a central issue in his campaign. From Wordnik.com. [In Midwest, Republicans Capitalize on Economic Woes] Reference
That RTID behemoth might pass, but as long as the ST rail boondoggle is on it, I will NEVER vote for it. From Wordnik.com. [Sound Politics: Even less bang for your buck] Reference
This boondoggle is too power grabbing and too expensive to provide coverage for a small percentage of the public. From Wordnik.com. [Obama challenges reform detractors to explain themselves] Reference
The word boondoggle doesn't even begin to describe this foot ferry idea. From Wordnik.com. [Sound Politics: Fractured Ferry Tale] Reference
It is possible that Paulson is doing the polling -- his boondoggle is at risk. From Wordnik.com. [Is Mayor Creepy running a recall push poll already? (Jack Bog's Blog)] Reference
Your Tax Dollars at Work How much of a boondoggle was the so-called stimulus package?. From Wordnik.com. [Speaking Ruth to Power] Reference
California this year, but critics have called it a long-term boondoggle for taxpayers. From Wordnik.com. [latimes.com - News] Reference
The Bricklin SV-1 of 1975 recalls the boondoggle and debacle that resulted after American. From Wordnik.com. [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference
Ordinary people and corporations are getting wise to the ethanol boondoggle, which is costing both a lot of money. From Wordnik.com. [Daniel Kessler: Ethanol Subsidies: Robbing Peter to Pay Paul] Reference
But what some consider innovation, others might call a boondoggle -- especially given the prohibitive costs of papering a patent. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Ineffective, grossly expensive--the word "boondoggle" leaps to mind. From Wordnik.com. [A note on the gun registry] Reference
Ineffective, grossly expensive -- the word "boondoggle" leaps to mind. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-11-01] Reference
"I would say this is a boondoggle, which is fiscally irresponsible and destructive to land. From Wordnik.com. [Prince William board to vote on 2nd entrance to Hellwig park] Reference
My district decided to buy an expensive "boondoggle" from an old football buddy of the business manager. From Wordnik.com. [In search of the best online gradebook software] Reference
"That's when the word 'boondoggle' first came into use" in its modern sense, says William Creech, of the U.S. From Wordnik.com. [Stimulus Brings Out City Wish Lists:] Reference
In contrast to the "boondoggle" which generated 10-20 complaints at every staff meeting for the entire 6 years we used it. From Wordnik.com. [In search of the best online gradebook software] Reference
What you can't do — at least for now — is go off-planet without the kind of boondoggle budget that only governments can cough up. From Wordnik.com. [Google Offers $20 Million X Prize to Put Robot on Moon] Reference
Also, a billion-dollar hotel is not a "boondoggle". From Wordnik.com. [Hot Air » Top Picks] Reference
Why call it a "boondoggle" to hold a conference there?. From Wordnik.com. [Hot Air » Top Picks] Reference
Would you call it in truth really a cleverly disguised "boondoggle" ...???. From Wordnik.com. [Propeller Most Popular Stories] Reference
I've already addressed your "boondoggle" reference in my previous message. From Wordnik.com. [chicagotribune.com - News] Reference
Even eHealth was not nearly the "boondoggle" that Hudak wanted you to believe. From Wordnik.com. [Progressive Bloggers]
A "boondoggle" is an expensive and essentially worthless public-works project. From Wordnik.com. [Hot Air » Top Picks] Reference
This isn't just some "boondoggle" as some people were affectionately referring to it. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Al went to Kyoto to ensure this "boondoggle" of the commodity traders was adopted on scale. From Wordnik.com. [AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed] Reference
To be fair, I am not just going to pull a Caldera and shout "boondoggle" because that is too easy. From Wordnik.com. [ColoradoPols.com - Front Page] Reference
The word "boondoggle," which originally referred to leather handicrafts produced by Boy Scouts, gained currency in the WPA era. From Wordnik.com. [ModerateVoters.org] Reference
It should not be forgotten that it is Roosevelt's Works Progress Administration, the WPA, to which we owe the word "boondoggle". From Wordnik.com. [Hawaii Reporter] Reference
"boondoggle" in a seminal essay for the education journal Phi Delta Kappan. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
Some reformers adamantly oppose the plan as a boondoggle and budget buster. From Wordnik.com. [DOUBLE VISION] Reference
A 440-megawatt hydroelectric-dam project on the Kishanganga River was a boondoggle for entrenched bureaucrats and politicians. From Wordnik.com. ['I Call This Kashmir Inc.'] Reference
One intelligence expert told the Sun that Trailblazer was “the biggest boondoggle going on now in the intelligence community.”. From Wordnik.com. [Changing the Guard] Reference
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