Posted on 12/15/2010 6:35:08 AM PST by FredJake
An unidentified GOP source told Fox News Tuesday that "All hell is breaking loose" in the Senate over a 1,924-page spending bill that includes 20,000 earmark requests.
Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) and Jim DeMint (R-SC) will likely demand the omnibus bill be read in its entirety on the Senate floor prior to a vote.
Fox News reported the bill - described as "a total mess" - is intended to cover the rest of the current fiscal year. If passed, the bill would become law without any debate in the Senate.
Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, said the bill must pass:
"The twelve bills included in this package fulfill the Congress' most basic responsibility, to exercise the power of the purse," he said in a statement. "This measure reflects a year's worth of work by members of both parties. Together, we have closely scrutinized the president's budget request, held hundreds of hearings, thousands of meetings, and asked literally tens of thousands of questions to each and every federal department and agency seeking justification for how taxpayer dollars are being spent."
But in a statement released Tuesday, John Cornyn (R-TX) said the Democrats - who still control both chambers of Congress - have "already forgotten the voters' message in November."
John McCain echoed that sentiment, saying:
“That omnibus bill will be loaded down with earmarks and pork barrel spending, which is a direct — a direct — betrayal of the majority of voters on Nov. 2 who said ‘Stop the earmarking, stop the spending, stop the pork barrel projects"
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Coburn growing a beard? Must have a Santa gig upcoming.
The way that Washington is acting is completely out of control, neglecting the will of the American people en masse.
I think the time has passed for passive resistance now because Washington is not paying attention and is now engaged in actively working against the wishes of the American people.
I think the time is coming and coming very very soon for an armed populace to march on Washington in order to take the country back from the communist dictators now in charge of our government and the US Congress.
Wow. How could 100 Senators have written 20,000 earmarks so fast? Especially when they only work 3 days a week.
They need to pass a clean CR based on 2008 spending levels and ADJOURN. What a group of unscrupulous thieves.
They knew the majority of the public was against their socialist schemes, earmarks, and deficit spending before the election so no reason to expect them to be any different after it. The public be damned should be their motto.
You think they actually write anything? Their job is to posture and pose. They have staff to write.
It had better be. But let this stand as a testament to the blatant disregard for the ballot box folks.
Okay. So let me see if I understand this correctly. If there was a tax cut in this bill, the RATS would be demanding explanations how they would be paid for, right?
Obviously the implication is that taxes would have to be raised somewhere else to pay for whatever tax cuts might be included.
Alright, then. So how are these earmarks going to be paid for? In other words, what taxes are going to be raised to pay for these projects?
Any senator and representative who votes in favor of this legislation should be voted out of office as soon as possible.
Take note America and take down their names.
Remember the names. Memorize them.
Then when the time comes vote them out. Vote them all out who vote to pass it.
clearly nothing short of a Cromwellian revolt will do...
And when they read the bloody bill, they need to NAME NAMES as to who has filled this bill with pork...pubbies as well as dims so we KNOW who they are.
If it’s worth putting in the bill, it’s worth defending to the American people...
cowardly congress critters.
Nah. I was being facetious.
They have staff to write.
With some minor input from whatever lobbyist is calling for whatever project, I'm sure.
You use the term very casually, to refer to what these asshats do as "work".
4 hours a day, 3 of those hours drunk.
so they basically don’t have a clue what it says and couldnt care less.
Good Morning Jake
Good for DeMint. I hope he sticks to his guns.
Boehner, McConnell, gone if they let this pass. Is it even possible for the Republicans to grow a spine and do what the people want them to do??
I think the time is coming and coming very very soon for an armed populace to march on Washington in order to take the country back from the communist dictators now in charge of our government and the US Congress.
Were that to actually happen, it would place the US Army in a very difficult position, as I can guarantee they would be called on to preserve order regardless of the right and will of the people to kick their governments booty.
Why bother?
We’re already Trillions in debt and spending money we don’t why do we need to pass a bill to do more of it?
The time for pitchforks is here.
Earmarks and pork are actually a side show. You could eliminate all of it and we still couldn’t balance our budget.
The Dims want to stick it to us one more time while they still have the power. Too bad Harry Reid didn’t get voted out. The Republicans need to back away from this and start over in the new Congress. But, I’m afraid they won’t.
Good idea !
“...’All Hell’ breaking loose in Senate...”
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I’ll believe that when the fist fights start.
I think it was Michigan Congresshole John Conyers who said as much during the CastroCare debate.
Something like, "What good would it do for us to read a 1,000 page bill before we vote on it?"
Here. Listen to him for your own self.
Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, said the bill must pass:..........bring him before the American people to explain why this bill must pass! NO BILL MUST PASS WHICH HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETELY READ, DISCUSSED, AND MADE PUBLIC. Tea Party....get in there and start screaming. GOP should start screaming we should all start screaming and demanding a cease and desist hold be put on this pile of garbage.
Not if the majority of the military feel that Obama is not a legitimate president.
Thes Socialist bastards are ramming through ALL their favored takeovers before January. In January, de-funding begins, we hope (I doubt the new Congress will do ANYTHING to right the course, as they haven't done it with past Majorities).
This is bullcrap.
The Representative still has the ability to just say, “No.” The Representative either is in control of their staff or they are not. If they are not, then they have no reason to be in office. I refuse to accept the excuse of “the staff made me do it.”
According to the article, they've been planning this for months. That also means they've calculated exactly when to release it so that there would be enough time to get it passed, but not enough time to read it.
How could 100 Senators have written 20,000 earmarks so fast?
When you go shopping, you pull out your wallet, right?
They keep earmarks on hand; they’re considered currency
to buy votes.
LOL
That’s the sad thing...many of them have already been voted out. This is their last chance to say F*** You America.
I wonder if we shot a couple of them if we could get them to change their behavior?
Our forefathers would be shooting by now.
A report on Fox this morning said a Dim senator said they had been working on this for a year.
I’m already embarrassed about that crybaby Boehner. He is third in line for POTUS (can you imagine Boehner being tough against ruskies or iranians, or just starting to weep??) and wimp number 1 who is crying how great journey this has been for him. Who cares, this is not about him, this is about America.
Both Boehner and McConnell are wimps, first class who will be easily outmaneuvered by dems.
The names were listed on an earlier thread today.
Not if the majority of the military feel that Obama is not a legitimate president.
Wouldn’t want to bank on that in the heat of the moment, and with the military under orders to put down a revolution. The populace is with the complicity of the congress, severely underarmed, as should not be, but is.
I wonder if we shot a couple of them if we could get them to change their behavior?
Been my impression all along. The only thing that will tame them. After that, putting them back in the box, cutting off their purse strings, and then gutting the government. If it means no SS for a couple of years so be it, we will quickly turn the country around.
Any senator and representative who votes in favor of this legislation should be voted out of office as soon as possible.
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I agree with you, but I live in Kalifornia. May God forgive them for they know not what idiots they are.
Daniel Inouye?
Is that old geezer still alive? He’s a big ass lib but I give him a pass in the big picture of life for WWII heroism.
Thanks - we’ve been at the stage for a while now.
I’d like to nominate John McCain for an Emmy for “Best Actor: Portrayal of a Conservative on Public Access Cable....
GOOD it needs to go down in flames for all the PORK in it.
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