Posted on 12/26/2009 6:30:37 PM PST by Shellybenoit
During the presidential campaign, earmark reform was a major theme for John McCain, who would point out the earmark's requested by other candidates. During the first presidential debate on Sept. 26, 2008, Barack Obama made a brilliant political move when he co-opted John McCain's Earmark Issue. He said he stopped requesting earmarks as a senator and that he shared McCain's desire for earmark reform and the elimination of wasteful projects.
Obama replied, "John, nobody is denying that $18 billion is important. And, absolutely, we need earmark reform . And when I'm president, I will go line by line to make sure that we are not spending money unwisely."
But like most of the President's Promises this one comes with an expiration date, within his first few months a president, the President Obama signed a $780+ billion stimulus bill so loaded with earmarks and pork barrel spending that it was affectionately renamed porkulus. He quickly followed up by signing a $410 billion Omnibus bill for 2009 which had upwards of 9,000 earmarks included.
And that was just start. On both sides of the aisle members of Congress are complaining about the President ignoring his earmark pledge:
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I get more and more compliments on my “You Lie!!!” button every time I wear it.
A liberal commie is nothing but a liar, period.
The PC crowd have programmed generations to be liars.
They can not tell the truth. They would be exposed.
As does my bumper sticker. ;-)
A good way to keep track of obamas lies. Watch him close.... if he opens his mouth.... it’s probably a lie :)
You’re right.
And this is a campaign promise. As with all other politicians campaign promises are meant to be heard and never followed through on.
Election rhetoric.
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