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Subscribe to RSSThe second batch of Sandy funding passed 241-180. But Republicans voted 179-49 against it. Just 49 Republicans joined 192 Democrats.
“Republican lawmakers are preparing to introduce legislation to direct the U.S. Treasury to make interest payments on U.S. bonds first and then prioritize other government outlays in case Congress does not raise the debt ceiling,” Reuters writes. “Supporters of the idea see it as a politically palatable alternative to default, which could rattle markets as occurred in the summer of 2011. … But critics, including some Republicans, say prioritizing payments is largely unworkable and would not fool the markets.”
National Journal profile’s Ted Yoho's 24-yr-old chief of staff, who was Yoho’s only campaign worker and almost didn’t get the job because Yoho's wife thought she was a stripper, and she almost got Yoho to vote for himself for speaker. He voted for Eric Cantor (R-VA).
Allen West’s getting himself a web show.
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Cue the left wing nut job screaming about those nasty repubs who voted against
Now, shall we dig into the pork that was in this part of the relief bill that they found to be a disgusting waste of money and therefore couldn't see their way clear to vote yay?
Much of that "pork" is republican pork. The fact about pork is, one congress districts pork is another congress district project. You know that bridge you crossed to get to work, or that new school that you send your kids too. I mean, if you really want to go there perhaps you should really know what you are talking about.
Point is, if it is an important project it should stand on it's own merit. This should be about Sandy relief and Sandy relief only. Nope, gets attached to a bill that will obviously pass because it is so "humanitarian" in nature.
So you want to turn back over 200 years of government? The fact is pork is and always will be an essential part of government, unless of course you were able to get a line item veto past the courts. Many bills like the relief aid for Sandy might not get passed at all if it wasn't for back room deals between the two parties. Really talk you need a good government course so you can see how it works.
I know how it works oh wise one. What the point was is that finally there are people sitting in the halls of Congress who have had enough and want to change the status quo and therefore could not vote yea on the bill and they will be vilified for doing so when that is what they were sent there to do. You remember, 2010 elections, the year the runaway spending train starts to get the brakes applied.
PORK! I thought Barry stated he would remove pork from all legislation.
Another unkept promise from the "Angry Black Man" in the White House? (Feisty quote).
The tea bags are sure awesome. Voting against even helping the victims of Sandy. WTG tea bags, feel the noose tightening around your seats. You are about to be ejected from them and in 2014 good chance you will be.
You got it!
These same 'small government' advocates fight tooth and nail to hang on to their part-time, highly paid with benefits (courtesy of the tax payers) government positions.
Vote them all out!......Hypocrits!
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Talk, this business of attaching (seemingly) completely unrelated earmarks to every G**damned bill that comes across the desk is something that both parties are, and long have been, guilty of. Fact is, this habit is so deeply ingrained in the culture of the Governing Class, I don't think even banning it would have any meaningful effect (it's been attempted lately, to no apparent avail).
From where I'm sitting, it looks to be similar to campaign finance reform; it's a pernicious evil that will require an extensive, bottom-up reform movement to fix. The real bedrock issue is outside money in politics. As long as our elected representatives are required by the system to spend more time whoring for money than they do conducting the people's business, what you've seen is what we're gonna get.
Fox, I agree to a point, but all congress people I believe do not have an evil agenda, many pork projects are good. They build things and create jobs in a congressman's district. A line item veto would solve a lot of that but the courts will not allow that. It is said here in Battle Creek that if an honest man is elected to congress he/she won't be when they get there. That is a generalization, I know, however there is more truth then lie in it.
What the????????????????????????????????
Wow if that chick is a stripper the "Gentleman's Club" industry is in deep depression.
awww...I think she's sweet (for a Tea Partier) Some of these wing-nuts are quite endearing.
With all this talk of pork where is the pig today?
Seldom does Congress ever not attach riders to important bills. The Republicans tried to attach riders to budget bills back in the 90s. Those were narrow agenda bills most of which would never be passed if they stood alone. Bill Clinton vetoed the first and said that he would sign the bill without the riders. So did they send it to him without riders? Nope, they sent it back with minor modifications and different unacceptable riders and he sent it back again. Finally, with the government shut down, the Republicans sent a pure bill with no riders attached and he signed it.
Why can't important bills be up or down vote? Why can't they who moan and complain about too much spending stop adding riders to bills, riders that cost money?