I’m not sure which is worse, the statement Pelosi made, or the author’s attempt to make it seem like earmarks are good for us. Without earmarks, people will lose jobs! I think not! I don’t think that any of us that are calling for a moratorium on pork spending are complaining about funding for infrastructure, police and some military related projects. John Murtha, D-Pa., “porker of the year”, has a history of suspect earmarks and they need to be answered for. What we want to see an end to is the spending that is unnecessary at this time. Here is a link to Michigan Earmarks in 2008 Appropriations Bills. Just take a look at that and tell me with a straight face that the money was spent to keep people working!
Pelosi On Earmarks: “My patience is running out on earmarks, I’ll tell you that,” “I don’t intend to spend a whole lot of time talking about them. We’ll either have them or we won’t, but we’re not going to spend a lot of time talking about it.”
Posted by Pam
on 4/1/2008
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