http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070307/ap_on_go_ot/congress_pork_2
I was looking at this story the other day... I thought it was interesting... while I still hear of pork every now and then... if it's WAY down overall... I think that's a move in the right direction...
2007-03-09 13:37:13 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
uh... minimum wage passed in the senate... getting stalled up in congress last time I checked, due to the super majority and business tax cuts...
am I the only one paying attention here?
2007-03-09 14:05:12 · update #1
make that passed in the house, stalled in the senate... Doh...
2007-03-09 14:05:41 · update #2
didn't clinton sign a huge welfare reform plan? maybe I need glasses, because I swear I remember that?
2007-03-09 14:06:35 · update #3
It amazes me that $13.2 is in Defense and Homeland security alone, I suppose the government would be bigger if we started a Pork Only Department.
Americans are more aware, thanks to angry e-mails and c-span.
2007-03-09 14:12:43 · answer #1 · answered by GO HILLARY 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Dems invented pork, it's only over the last 6 years that Republicans started creating so much of it, so if you give the Dems long enough time back in power in Congress & they'll start porking again. Right now all they want to do is show the voters that they are cutting pork because it's such a hot issue. That will change over time.
2007-03-09 21:51:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only way the dummycrats are saving anything is by accident. All the energy wasted in their tirades over Bush's leadership could go a long way in doing some good. While Nancy Pelosi does her hidden campaigning for 2008 and Hillary stomps around the country trying to avoid Obama kicking her down in the points other liberals are hiding in corners wondering what Pelosi will do next to weaken this country.
2007-03-09 21:59:21 · answer #3 · answered by mr conservative 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They've only just been in office a short while. The big spending bills have yet to come up.
Put some glasses on. Clinton didn't cut a single program other than the military.
2007-03-09 22:05:16 · answer #4 · answered by david 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
dems haven't done anything since taking over in congress. They have wasted all kinds of time on non-binding stuff and complained out things.. then they talk about how everyone spends too much in washington, but pelosi wants a new bigger plane!! go figure
2007-03-09 23:13:52 · answer #5 · answered by aaron b 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to the polls, they're doing no better than the Republican dominated Congress of the past two years.
2007-03-09 21:58:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
They are doing better, but the GOP are still acting like they are in control or something--and are opposing everything the Democrats have been proposing.
2007-03-09 22:13:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh, yes they are doing great. Raising taxes, increasing regulations, undermining our troops in harms way. And developing their own battle plan, so they can micro-manage battles from Washington. Passing pointless resolutions and grandstanding. They are wonderful.
2007-03-09 21:42:11 · answer #8 · answered by Roadkill 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yeah, what happened to minimum wage legislation? the democrats canned it last summer and no sign of it yet in congress. I don't think the democrats are doing anything!
2007-03-09 22:02:29 · answer #9 · answered by Straycat 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Passing a non binding resolution definately shows they have no backbone.
Either you believe in something or you don't.
2007-03-09 21:54:00 · answer #10 · answered by TedEx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋