GOP Cross-Overs Have Earmarks to Gain in $410 Billion Spending Bill

Fox News ^ | March 10, 2009 | FoxNews.com

[jackmercer]

Senate Democrats are expected to win over just enough Republicans to move forward on a controversial $410 billion spending bill....

But it may come as no surprise that almost all of the Republican senators who are either expected to support the bill or are considering supporting the bill have billions of dollars worth of earmarks in the package.....

[jackmercer]

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/03/10/gop-cross-overs-earmarks-gain-billion-spending/

[bigbob]

Hey, here’s a great idea: let’s go line-by-line thru the federal budget and eliminate wasteful earmarks...

[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

Let me guess, the same cast of evildoers - Specter, Collins, Snowe, Murkowski, possibly with assists from Lugar, Martinez, Voinovich, and McCain?

[jackmercer]

Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., $114 million
Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., $76 million
Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo., $86 million
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska $74 million
Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa $25 million (no surprise)
Sen. Olympia Snowe RINO $0 (doesn’t even need to be bought)

[Zeddicus]

With Republicans like this, who needs Democrats?

[ExpatGator]

I just called Bond’s office and lodged my strong disagreement. Not that it will accomplish anything!

[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

Shelby? Sheesh, what’re Senate GOPers coming to?

[BARLF]

Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo., $86 million

Kit Bond retiring.

[Jeff Gordon]

Sen. Olympia Snowe RINO $0 (doesn’t even need to be bought)

But she did whine when she heard that the RNC will not help buy her next election.

[TribalPrincess2U]

Names noted

These idiot RINOs are signing their own........but they will be greatly rewarded by the socialist.

[April Lexington]

Funny, the RNC was whining this weekend when they called my house looking for money to “fight Obama.” I almost puked. I told the nice young man that until the Republicans become conservative, I will NOT be sending them any money so he had better start looking for a private sector job!!!!

[macdougal]

Here is a complete list of the top pork-spending senators:

1) Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va. — $122,804,900

2) Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala. — $114,484,250

3) Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo. — $85,691,491

4) Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. — $76,899,425

5) Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss. — $75,908,475

6) Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska — $74,000,750

7) Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa — $66,860,000

8) Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla. — $53,133,500

9) Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. — $51,186,000

10) Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii — $46,380,205

11) Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. — $39,228,250

12) Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D. — $36,547,100

13) Sen. Pat Leahy, D-Vt. — $36,161,125

14) Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill. — $35,577,250

15) Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa. — $27,169,750

16) Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev. — $26,628,613

17) Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa. — $25,320,000

18) Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wis. — $23,832,000

19) Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. — $21,952,250

20) Former Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M. — $19,588,625

[rightinthemiddle]

I couldn’t get through to the Washington office. Busy, then no answer later.

Called the Springfield office and sent two e-mails.

Politicians and prostitutes. They have a lot in common.

And we all get screwed.

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., $114 million
Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., $76 million
Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo., $86 million
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska $74 million
Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa $25 million (no surprise)
Sen. Olympia Snowe RINO $0 (doesn’t even need to be bought)

They all voted to insert e-verify in the Omnibus, but after Dems voted the e-verify amendment down, don't care enough about e-verify to withhold their votes until they put it back in the bill.

[ExpatGator]

“Politicians and prostitutes. They have a lot in common.”

Yeah, but hookers are cheaper and you get something in return.