Remember back when Democrats promised to be more ethical? Remember when they promised to chill the lobbying? Remember when they said America needs a new direction, and that they would have the highest ideals? Apparently, they don't
The federal agency that tracked pork-barrel spending during the 12 years of the Republican congressional majority has discontinued the practice since Democrats took power, riling lawmakers suspicious of the timing and concerned about the pace of fat being added to bills.
"To me, something doesn't smell right," said Sen. Jim DeMint, South Carolina Republican. "I just hope no one is pressuring" the Congressional Research Service (CRS).
While not blaming the Democratic leadership, Mr. DeMint added: "I guess if you're looking for a motive, you'd have to look in that direction."
Well, as the old saying goes, "you ain't seen nothin' yet!"
Just think about the pork put in the Iraq funding surrender bill. Think about Nancy Pelosi, the "most powerful woman in America," offering bribes in the form of pork, and succeeding in many cases, in order to get the House surrender bill passed. "Do as I say, not as I do."
Citizens Against Government Waste put the figure for 2006 at $29 billion, while Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee said it was $17 billion. Mr. DeMint, citing a CRS report, said the amount totaled more than $67 billion.
When Democrats took control of the 110th Congress in January, they promised to limit the long-standing and bipartisan practice of slipping pork spending into bills. But when the House last week passed a $124 billion emergency war-funding provision, the bill included as much as $20 billion in nonmilitary and pork-barrel spending, a move widely criticized by Republicans, including President Bush.
The ethics of this has already been discussed many times before, but to use a military spending bill for troops in the field for their pet projects is disgusting. Bad enough they used it for their own nefarious political purposes.
Expect to see this on a continuous basis. Without the best monitor around monitoring them, they will be able to play their games and hide a good deal of their pork, in an attempt to dupe the American public.
And, while I we are on the subject of attempting to dupe the American public
The new Democratic majority begins dancing the next phase of the tax-and-spend minuet in the House of Representatives today. Following the example set by their Senate brethren last Friday, House Democrats will adopt a budget resolution containing the largest tax increase in U.S. history amid massive national inattention. (snip)
The bill set to reach the House floor today (resembling the Senate version) would raise taxes an average of $1,795 on 115 million taxpayers in 2011. Some 26 million small-business owners would pay an average of $3,960 more. The decreased number of Americans subject to income taxes would all pay higher taxes, and 5 million low-income Americans would be returned to the rolls.
Hey, you, stop looking behind that door!
Oh, and let's not forget how it was ONLY the Republicans who were involved in said Culture of Corruption. It wasn't? Captain Ed lights the way.
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