House Democratic leaders are offering billions in federal funds for lawmakers' pet projects large and small to secure enough votes this week to pass an Iraq funding bill that would end the war next year.
Washingtonpost.com
2007-03-20 04:31:03 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
It is sad to see how easily liberals in general and Democrats in particular abandon any modicum of morality and any sense of honor when it comes to political expediency.
Their first promise at the convening of this Congress was to put an immediate stop to 'earmarking.'
Here is the first bill of importance these do-nothings have put up for a vote and it is LOADED with Democrat earmarks to the tune of FOUR BILLION DOLLARS.
You people replaced the Republicans with this garbage?
Where is the outrage?
Where is the condemnation?
WHERE IS THE MEDIA ON THIS OUTRAGE?
All I hear is silence (except to scrutinize the most innocuous of actions that the president undertakes to try to spin it into some kind of imaginary 'scandal'.)
2007-03-20 05:40:58 · answer #1 · answered by Garrett S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-27 00:41:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do you distinguish between Democrats and Republicans. Don't you think that both are equally as bad? If not, you need to do a little sole searching. Why do you think the Republicans were voted out of office? Because they were doing such a fantastic job? ALL POLITICANS, regarless of political side of the isle are exactly the same.
2007-03-20 04:35:47 · answer #3 · answered by auditor4u2007 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah..this is an excerpt form CAGW (Citizen Against Government Waste) Website...
President Bush’s request for $103 billion to fund the Global War on Terror and hurricane relief efforts has ballooned into a $124 billion measure stuffed full of pork! The additional $21 billion is aimed at projects that have nothing to do with the War or hurricane relief, such as $283 million for the Milk Income Loss Contract program, $74 million for peanut storage costs, $60.4 million for salmon fisheries, $50 million for asbestos mitigation at the U.S. Capitol Plant, and $25 million for spinach growers.
Isn't that a hoot!!!
EDIT TO ADD----
What does spinach and peanuts have to do with War on Terror and Hurricane Katrina?????
http://www.cagw.org/site/PageServer?pagename=homePage
2007-03-20 04:34:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
What's new about that. Have a look at the Republican controlled Congress of the last 6 years if you want to see "special interests" at work. That bunch was the most corrupt in recent history.
At least Dems do it on the up and up and don't sneak around and lie......
2007-03-20 04:37:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Republicans did it for twelve years.
It's the way things get done in Washington.
I'm not trying to justify it at all.
We should make it clear that we're not going to stand for this crap anymore.
It's our money.We should have the final say on how its spent.
2007-03-20 04:35:48 · answer #6 · answered by Zapatta McFrench 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Standard American politics
2007-03-20 04:41:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah that's American Political Protocol darlin'
and both sides do it.
Money talks !
2007-03-20 04:46:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This happens all the time......whatever we have to do to adhere to the will of the American people and end this war.
2007-03-20 04:35:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Is this Jack Abrhamoff ? Get off of the computer and get back to your cell convict!
2007-03-20 04:35:23 · answer #10 · answered by USAhole 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋