GOP senators will vote against spending bill over earmarks -- theirs and others' - CNN.com
This is something out of Alice in Wonderland.
"Two prominent Republicans vowed Wednesday to vote against the $1.1 trillion spending bill, citing concerns over pork-laden pet projects, although millions of dollars of earmarks in the bill were requested by the two senators.
Sen. John Cornyn of Texas has requested 54 earmarks worth more than $170 million and Sen. John Thune of South Dakota has made 43 requests totaling more than $165 million, according to an analysis by Taxpayers Against Earmarks, Taxpayers for Common Sense and WashingtonWatch.com"
I was for the bill before I was against it...gotcha.:idontno:
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And if you believe that money still wouldn't be spent, I have a Bridge to Nowhere to sell you. Here's a phrase to look for in the coming weeks, months, years, etc.- Phone Marking. I mentioned it in an earlier phrase but there has yet to be an earmark moratorium on the President and Administration and those won't go away.
Below are some examples of Presidential Earmarks that were included in the 2010 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill, General Investigations Account with no Congressional Sponsor (as reported by the Taxpayers for Common Sense). Keep in mind these are fairly small amounts as they are only study dollars and not construction or operations and maintenance. These are only a few of them too and he also didn't get everything he wanted nor at the amounts he wanted.
Augusta GA- $157,000
Bayou Sorrel Lock, LA- 986,000
Boston Harbor- $426,000
Currituck Sound, NC- $126,000
Des Plaines River, IL- $421,000
Edisto Island, SC- $67,000
Indian River Lagoon North, FL- $126,000
Lower Columbia River River Ecosystem Restoration in OR and WA- $251,000
There are plenty more...
Well aren't you a Mr. Pessimist. 😀 I hope this last election has a lasting positive effect on the whole process. Time will tell.
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Well aren't you a Mr. Pessimist. 😀 I hope this last election has a lasting positive effect on the whole process. Time will tell.
:wave: I wouldn't say I am a pessimist but I have been lobbying Congress for money for over 10 years, seven of those as a government employee. There's more than one way to skin a cat....;-)
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Sometimes pessimism is just plain ol' common sense. :wave:
Nothing so far makes me think the politicians are changing their ways.
Nothing so far makes me think the politicians are changing their ways.
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