Government Insight

[Army_of_One]

Originally Posted by Bubba

Earmarks=Pork


Lobbyists should be outlawed, and the line item veto should become a law!

I agree with that....the money saved from the pork alone would help Jeezee feed all the people she wants to help.

[Highwayman]

Originally Posted by Bubba

....and the line item veto should become a law!

Been there, tried that, it was struck down.

Supreme Court Strikes Down Line-Item Veto - June 25, 1998

[Bubba]

Originally Posted by Highwayman

Been there, tried that, it was struck down.

Supreme Court Strikes Down Line-Item Veto - June 25, 1998

Maybe it's time to strike down some Supreme Court Justices. How can a line item veto be unconstitutional, yet adding a line for money for a multi-million dollar pork project onto a bill that has nothing to do with the bill it is being added on to be constitutional?

[Made in the USA]

I'm getting tired of pork projects, how about a little beef??

[jeezeweeze]

Originally Posted by Army_of_One

I agree with that....the money saved from the pork alone would help Jeezee feed all the people she wants to help.

hummm I thought I had posted already about getting rid of earmarks.

I am thoroughly confused.

Guess I just don't know how to express myself. So let me try again.

OUR NEXT ADMINISTRATION NEEDS TO GET RID OF ALL THE EARMARKS. Because God knows this one wont.

And to all Bush supporters that are NOT embarrassed yet......

HE STILL HAS A YEAR TO FINISH US OFF

[Army_of_One]

Originally Posted by jeezeweeze

HE STILL HAS A YEAR TO FINISH US OFF

Finish you off how? With another tax cut? Perhaps you would have rather had John F'n Kerry. We would be fighting terrorism on our own turf under that guy. How many terrorist attacks have we had here since 9/11? How many have we thwarted since 9/11? How fast did our economy bounce back after 9/11? Again...i ask...in what way do you think Pres. Bush will "finish us off"?

[ksgrainman]

Clinton: Five times more earmarks than her opponents

So how did the presidential candidates fare on earmarks? Tom Schatz is president of Citizens Against Government Waste, and he says that one presidential candidate in particular stands out from the rest. "You compare the 261 [earmarks] that Senator Clinton received to the zero that Senator McCain received, which is the same number he gets every year," notes Schatz.


Clinton: Five times as many pork projects as opponents (OneNewsNow.com)

[ksgrainman]

The leaders of the Senate Appropriations Committee( Dems) are calling on President Bush to back away from threats to kill funding for lawmakers’ pet projects


TheHill.com - Bush earmarks plan roils Dems, fractures GOP

[jeezeweeze]

Originally Posted by Army_of_One

Finish you off how? With another tax cut? Perhaps you would have rather had John F'n Kerry. We would be fighting terrorism on our own turf under that guy. How many terrorist attacks have we had here since 9/11? How many have we thwarted since 9/11? How fast did our economy bounce back after 9/11? Again...i ask...in what way do you think Pres. Bush will "finish us off"?

You know what army....we have gone thru all this before and I made myself a promise that I will behave, and not get riled. If Bush is your boy then he is your boy. I ain't trying to change your mind, and nothing you can say will change mine. Still love ya babe.

Thats how I feel about it and thats my story and I am sticking to it. Sorry no fight here.

[Army_of_One]

Originally Posted by jeezeweeze

You know what army....we have gone thru all this before and I made myself a promise that I will behave, and not get riled. If Bush is your boy then he is your boy. I ain't trying to change your mind, and nothing you can say will change mine. Still love ya babe.

Thats how I feel about it and thats my story and I am sticking to it. Sorry no fight here.

I'm not asking you to change your mind...if you are wrong you are wrong...not much I can do about that at this point. I just asked for you to elaborate on what you stated earlier. How will Bush "finish us off"? You throw out statements like that because you either think it's cute or funny...not sure which but I am just curious for a little more detail about what you mean by that. If you just want to leave it as a generalization so be it.....I just thought you were a little better than that.

You buy into the hype about Bush being one of the worst presidents in history by those with no foresight. I doubt if you will be saying that 10 or 15 years from now. We are in a war on terror vs some pretty radical terrorist that would do great harm to us HERE in our backyard if they could. My wife and daughter go to sleep feeling safe every night because of Bush and his policies. That will change once your beloved Dems get into office....If I could expect another 4 years of my family being safe and not have to worry about being attacked by some islamo fundamentalist I would vote Bush in office again. It's too bad you don't feel the same way.