[logician2u]

It also includes $700 million in emergency money for fighting wildfires.

So instead of selling timber as a supplement to its budget, the Interior Department lets the national forests become overgrown to the point they burn up in the drought.

Then -- Congress appropriates another $700 million to cover their mistake.

(I guess we can always blame it on Clinton.)

[Jesse]

"We are seeing a philosophical war within the Republican party..."

Nope, the war is over.

The RINOs have won, led by General Sellout himself, GWBII, affectionately known around here as MIB Jr.

[Drango]

Shame on us," said Representative Lynn Woolsey, Democrat of California,

Spend your OWN money if you want art you pompus twit.

[Jonathon Spectre]

What's the big deal? It's only a few billion dollars. The people can always make more.

Claire, is it time yet?

[Digger]

"The Two-Party Cartel" at its finest. (You people actually give money to these pols so they can steal more from you then ram the dung down your throat). I would like to know what causes the so-called conservatives here at FR to vote these kooks back in office?

[Tourist Guy]

>>>"Now it's time to show us the money,"<<<

I'd like to show her the federal withholding from my paycheck. Greedy Ba$tards

[lewislynn]

the House today approved a $19.8 billion spending measure for public lands and cultural programs

Public lands and cultural programs in the same bill?...Is that for buying up more "public land" FOR "cultural programs"?

No wonder we're They're so f*&^ed up, they can't even categorize....or maybe that's by design....I wonder how many other bills will have "cultural programs" riders on them?

[Polonius]

The final vote was 377 to 46.

I'm thinking of a synonym for cat to describe most House Republicans ...

[WhiteGuy]

Oh you people........where's your faith?

If the republicans can just re-take the senate and pick up a dozen seats in the house.....

they'll stop wasting our money, hell, they'll let us keep it all....

HEY! quit laughing, I'm serious......

what, you don't believe? what do I have to do to convice you?

Has anyone else signed up for TIPS? I did, you should see the cool brown shirt they sent me......