June 03, 2007
After promising unprecedented openness regarding Congress' pork barrel practices, House Democrats are moving in the opposite direction as they draw up spending bills for the upcoming budget year.The Democrats lied in 2006 when they promised "reform." They just wanted a piece of the action. Where are all of the leftwingnut blogs demanding transparency with the intensity and ferocity that they were demanding not even a year ago?Democrats are sidestepping rules approved their first day in power in January to clearly identify "earmarks"—lawmakers' requests for specific projects and contracts for their states—in documents that accompany spending bills.
Rather than including specific pet projects, grants and contracts in legislation as it is being written, Democrats are following an order by the House Appropriations Committee chairman to keep the bills free of such earmarks until it is too late for critics to effectively challenge them.
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If you want more people to vote Republican you have to convince people that they are better than the Democrats. Trying to convince people to vote Republican because the Democrats are worse doesn't really work as well.
If and When the Democrats ear mark a 1.5 BILLION dollar "Bridge to Nowhere" Americans can only say "well they are just as bad as the Republicans"
Posted by: John Ryan at June 03, 2007 01:55 PM (TcoRJ)
don't worry about Republican elections strategies. It's none of your concern, and we'll manage without you. You should concern yourself with how corrupt your Dems have turned out to be.
Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at June 03, 2007 01:58 PM (8e/V4)
Posted by: The Dread Pundit Bluto at June 03, 2007 02:30 PM (q6AiT)
Every thread you post on here involves criticizing Republicans when the Democrats get the anal probe they so richly deserve and are now getting.
Pot, meet Mr. Kettle.
I suppose we should just look the other way and allow the corruption and lies to continue unnoticed.
You voted for them, now you get to deal with their bullsh*t.
With power comes responsibility, as many Democrats often remark about Bush. Well, the Democrats have power, now they need oversight.
Its a bitch, isn't it?
Posted by: Good Lt at June 03, 2007 04:06 PM (yMbfY)
Posted by: Randman at June 03, 2007 05:34 PM (Sal3J)
Posted by: sandpiper at June 06, 2007 10:47 AM (hm7/x)
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