2938u4ji23Republicans denounce earmarks -- even their own
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by Barbara Morrill
Tue Dec 14, 2010 at 07:00:05 PM PST
Their hypocrisy knows no bounds:
Of course we all know that if McConnell actually wanted the bill defeated, he'd simply issue marching orders to his caucus and the bill would be dead. Instead we have Republicans suggesting that if the President doesn't veto the bill needed to keep the government running, he didn't get the message about "runaway spending" the voters sent in November. Neat trick, eh? They'll get the pork they crave without taking responsibility for breaking their own pledge to forego earmarks (including more than $5.5 million for Mitch McConnell) and none of it will be their fault.
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by Barbara Morrill
Tue Dec 14, 2010 at 07:00:05 PM PST
Their hypocrisy knows no bounds:
The release of the $1.1 trillion dollar omnibus bill, including $8 billion in earmarks, quickly reignited the fight over pork-barrel spending in the final days of the lame-duck session.
Shortly after the Nov. 2 election, Senate Republicans united their caucus and passed a two-year ban on congressional pork. Their colleagues in the House extended their moratorium a couple days later.
But the spending plan contains hundreds of millions of dollars worth of earmarks requested by Republicans, including from Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) himself.
But never mind that because McConnell is ?actively working to defeat? the bill.Shortly after the Nov. 2 election, Senate Republicans united their caucus and passed a two-year ban on congressional pork. Their colleagues in the House extended their moratorium a couple days later.
But the spending plan contains hundreds of millions of dollars worth of earmarks requested by Republicans, including from Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) himself.
Of course we all know that if McConnell actually wanted the bill defeated, he'd simply issue marching orders to his caucus and the bill would be dead. Instead we have Republicans suggesting that if the President doesn't veto the bill needed to keep the government running, he didn't get the message about "runaway spending" the voters sent in November. Neat trick, eh? They'll get the pork they crave without taking responsibility for breaking their own pledge to forego earmarks (including more than $5.5 million for Mitch McConnell) and none of it will be their fault.
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