Keeping It In The Pants or Earmarks? What do you think is more improtant?

[rushmc 23]

http://www.rollcall.com/issues/53_105/news/22478-1.html

Reid Won’t Back Ban on Earmarks
House Democrats, GOP Eye Moratorium By John Stanton
Roll Call Staff
March 10, 2008

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) will not back a moratorium on Congressional earmarks despite growing interest among House and Senate Republicans — as well as the House Democratic leadership — in a one-year freeze on the practice, aides said last week.



Priorities?

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[lawrocket 3]

Priorities? Keep the budget swelling...

Republicans won't REALLY be upset about it.

My wife is hotter than your wife.

[rushmc 23]

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Priorities? Keep the budget swelling...

Republicans won't REALLY be upset about it.

Point taken but, I was really thinking more about what the people think, not the parties.

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[lawrocket 3]

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I was really thinking more about what the people think, not the parties.

There is, too often, no difference. Too many DON'T think.

My wife is hotter than your wife.

[rushmc 23]

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I was really thinking more about what the people think, not the parties.

There is, too often, no difference. Too many DON'T think.

Ya

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[akarunway 1]

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http://www.rollcall.com/issues/53_105/news/22478-1.html

Reid Won’t Back Ban on Earmarks
House Democrats, GOP Eye Moratorium By John Stanton
Roll Call Staff
March 10, 2008

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) will not back a moratorium on Congressional earmarks despite growing interest among House and Senate Republicans — as well as the House Democratic leadership — in a one-year freeze on the practice, aides said last week.



Priorities?

" improtant" Is that like say, IMPOTENT? A quick trip to Mexico and/or a a dose of Viagra does wonders.

I hold it true, whate'er befall;
I feel it, when I sorrow most;
'Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all.

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http://www.rollcall.com/issues/53_105/news/22478-1.html

Reid Won’t Back Ban on Earmarks
House Democrats, GOP Eye Moratorium By John Stanton
Roll Call Staff
March 10, 2008

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) will not back a moratorium on Congressional earmarks despite growing interest among House and Senate Republicans — as well as the House Democratic leadership — in a one-year freeze on the practice, aides said last week.



Priorities?

" improtant" Is that like say, IMPOTENT? A quick trip to Mexico and/or a a dose of Viagra does wonders.

As does salt peter

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[lawrocket 3]

PErsonally, I think earmarks from Congress are more important from a political standpoint.

My wife is hotter than your wife.

[rushmc 23]

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PErsonally, I think earmarks from Congress are more important from a political standpoint.

As do I. But I guess earmarks are not as improtant nor as news worthy.

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[akarunway 1]

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http://www.rollcall.com/issues/53_105/news/22478-1.html

Reid Won’t Back Ban on Earmarks
House Democrats, GOP Eye Moratorium By John Stanton
Roll Call Staff
March 10, 2008

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) will not back a moratorium on Congressional earmarks despite growing interest among House and Senate Republicans — as well as the House Democratic leadership — in a one-year freeze on the practice, aides said last week.



Priorities?

" improtant" Is that like say, IMPOTENT? A quick trip to Mexico and/or a a dose of Viagra does wonders.

As does salt peter

Would that be for my rifle or my gun?

I hold it true, whate'er befall;
I feel it, when I sorrow most;
'Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all.

[rushmc 23]

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http://www.rollcall.com/issues/53_105/news/22478-1.html

Reid Won’t Back Ban on Earmarks
House Democrats, GOP Eye Moratorium By John Stanton
Roll Call Staff
March 10, 2008

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) will not back a moratorium on Congressional earmarks despite growing interest among House and Senate Republicans — as well as the House Democratic leadership — in a one-year freeze on the practice, aides said last week.



Priorities?

" improtant" Is that like say, IMPOTENT? A quick trip to Mexico and/or a a dose of Viagra does wonders.

As does salt peter

Would that be for my rifle or my gun?

Yes!

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[lawrocket 3]

The problem is that there are SO MANY earmarks. (Note: for some reason they call them "earmarks" now instead of "pork.").

And they DO make the news - all the time. They are typically found in local newspapers - about some federal money coming into the district.

Indeed, Congressman are judged according to how much pork they can bring in. There is always news about "federal funding" for a dam, water, highway improvements, etc. In the Fresno Bee just a couple of days ago, the editorial board suggested a new WPA for rebuilding infrastructure. That would be "earmarks."

That's the problem with trying to stop earmarking. Unless there is an agreement that nobody will do it, then nobody will stop.

My wife is hotter than your wife.