Posted on 03/03/2009 10:17:28 AM PST by AngelesCrestHighway
WASHINGTON – The Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to preserve thousands of earmarks in a $410 billion spending bill, brushing aside Sen. John McCain's claim that President Barack Obama and Congress are merely conducting business as usual in a time of economic hardship. McCain's attempt to strip out an estimated 8,500 earmarks failed on a vote of 63-32. The Arizona senator's proposal also would have cut roughly $32 billion from the measure and would have kept spending at last year's levels in several federal agencies. Last year's Republican presidential candidate said both he and Obama said during the campaign to "stop business as usual in Washington," and he quoted the president as having pledged to go line by line to make sure money was spent wisely. The White House has said that Obama intends to sign the legislation, casting it as leftover business from 2008. Spokesman Robert Gibbs pledged on Monday the White House will issue new guidelines covering earmarks for future bills. McCain's proposal drew the support of 32 Republicans and two Democrats, and the outcome reflected the enduring value of earmarks to lawmakers. While polls routinely show these pet projects to be unpopular, local governments and constituents often covet them for desired projects.
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TERM LIMITS ARE NEEDED NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is an absolute discrace! Who the hell are the Pork Repubics who went along?
McCain, Collins, Specter, Snowe and a few others.
“While polls routinely show these pet projects to be unpopular, local governments and constituents often covet them for desired projects.”.....
And this giant crap ball just rolls along as they raise taxes on all of us!! God, I hate the federal government!
Comments like that will get you put on Pelosi’s enemies list. LOL! ;)
Most notably, Shelby. The phony conservative.
TAR AND FEATHERS ARE NEEDED NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
don’t use feathers on Bawney Fwank, he’ll enjoy it toooooo much!!!!! LOL.
“Comments like that will get you put on Pelosi’s enemies list. LOL! ;)”......
I’m proud to be on her shit-list!
ditto
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