Posts Tagged ‘earmark’

“There are no earmarks or pet projects”

February 13th, 2009 | 4 Comments

That is the bold statement from Nancy Pelosi regarding the stimulus package.  Some people don’t buy that.  I’m sure Keith Olbermann will question her on some of the specifics of the stimulus that some people consider earmarks or pet projects.  I’d either bitch or moan about the stimulus package’s details, and figure out what is [...]

Peter Welch defines Democrat bigger government

June 25th, 2008 | No Comments

According to Congressional Quarterly, the House is on its way to passing an Alternative Minimum Tax patch to keep things the way they are right now.  Apparently the Republicans, who initially raised the limits, support it, the Democrats want those exemptions gone.  That’s good news to me.  According to the Democrats over the last few [...]

Democrat Senators Forget all about what they ran for

March 14th, 2008 | No Comments

Remember that promise of change in 2006?  You know, the one where the Democrats promised to get rid of the cronyism and corruption in DC?  Well, they had a chance to walk the walk yesterday.  There was a bill in the form of an amendment to eliminate earmarks completely.  Here’s a list of the “changelings” [...]