Posted on 09/17/2009 3:30:22 AM PDT by markomalley
Conservatives feel as if they’re on a roll these days, with White House adviser Van Jones chased out of town and ACORN funding deleted in an appropriations bill.
So their next stop? Pennsylvania Rep. John Murtha’s airport.
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) has asked for a vote to remove federal funding from the John Murtha Airport in Johnstown, Pa., which has received upward of $150 million in subsidies even though it has only three flights a day — all to Washington.
The House killed a similar amendment in May, but that was before the real surge in public dismay over federal spending and before the town hall chaos of the August recess. So the Senate vote could be different — and it may be harder to say no to such an amendment while the Senate is just starting to digest the $800 billion health care bill.
“This is a test to see how serious we are about stopping wasteful spending,” DeMint said in a statement. “If we can’t stop this ridiculous abuse of taxpayer funds for a deserted airport, we can’t stop anything.”
But I'll give Politico props for at least trying to get in front of the story this time.../sarc
Remind them that even John F(n) Kerry had to pay to have the fire hydrant moved.
Our Nation's health care system is being destroyed
The Government has take over the auto industry
The economy has crashed
Acorn is facilitating brothels and registering illegals to vote
Freedom of speech and assembly is under assault
Etc. ad nauseam
Yeah, let's rally the party against funding an airport.
I think I’ll fly in to Murtha airport just to witness its opulence.
The GOP had nothing to do with Van Jones or Acorn.
Van Jones was Beck and Gateway.
Acorn was 2 kids, Breitbart, and a little FOX.
Ping. I love how the RINO-led GOP lovers have tried to coopt the brave efforts of two young citizens. GOP had NOTHING to do with the ACORN exposee.
In fact, the GOP has been fully aware of the this corrupt group for years, but chose to remain silent. The RINOs were silent so as to snarf up the meager droppings the dems chose to toss their way.
LLS
John Murtha needs to be exiled from the country TODAY, here’s proof. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulqhEgeffR4
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