George Rebane
Why is it that the House is trying to pack the latest mid-east war funding bill with added pork and other issues? There would be instant bi-partisan support for a ‘clean bill’, but the progressives are willing to spend whatever time it takes to pass a padded bill, and get it through Congress to the President’s desk while pointing out that the Republicans are starving the war of needed funding. If the pork and add-ons are so important and worth passage on their own merits, then why not let them go through as two or more bills? The Krugman Keynesians are totally unclear on the concept of debt and deficits – or are they?
But of course we know that the additional pork would not fly on its own, so it has to be duct taped to the back bumper of something everyone agrees should pass – funding for our troops in harm’s way. Whether you approve of this crappola or not kind of paints your ideological wagon for all to see.
Meanwhile we in Nevada County slumber along as summer has arrived and the weather is getting warmer.
[4jul10 update] In Washington DC (district of corruption) the Capitol sleazebags passed a “deemed budget” that allows the spending of $1.1T of 2011 monies to start without any member of Congress having to put their name on the line for any specific line item. This is an historic first and reaches a new high in fiscal irresponsibility and corrupt governance. The “Budget Enforcement Resolution” passed 215-210 with no Republican voting for it and 38 Democrats having the backbone to say Enough! As is becoming more and more the norm, this pilfering had to be done quickly and in the dark of night on Saturday.
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