Posted on 03/26/2013 12:19:05 PM PDT by John Semmens
A GOP attempt to make a modest change to the budget in order to overturn the Administration’s decision to use the sequester as an excuse to shut down tourist access to the White House was shot down in the Democrat -controlled Senate by a 54-45 vote.
“Every sector of our society must bear its share of the pain caused by the sequester’s budget cuts,” said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev). “Wrecking vacations and disrupting school field trips helps convey the importance of maintaining the full measure of spending the President wants.”
As it turns out, though, not every sector of society is bearing a share of the pain. Untouched by the sequester’s budget constraint were federal subsidies of $400,000 to study the size of duck penises, $345,000 to see if snakes would attempt to eat a robot squirrel, and a $140,000 grant to China to investigate swine manure.
Reid argued that “cutting funds for more esoteric and obscure projects wouldn’t have the same impact. No one cares about such outlays. But when a busload of kids is turned away a lot more people are going to hear about it. When they do they’re going to blame stingy Republicans. Democrats shouldn’t feel obliged to rescue the GOP from the rightful outrage of their disappointed constituents.”
if you missed any of this week's other semi-news/semi-satire posts you can find them at...
http://azconservative.org/2013/03/22/dem-says-aides-face-starvation-because-of-sequester/
Tell me again where the first brats are this week please?
It sounds like the ‘RATS have had all of that “transparency” bull**** that they are going to take.
Not just that, but the Thief and Chief needs to stay off AF1, and Biden just spent close to 1mil in France for a 36 hour stop. The democrats must be defeated at all costs, and Reid needs to go down in flames.
Well, that should also apply to Zero's daughters vacationing in the Bahamas on taxpayer dollars.
Democrats = Swine Manure
Could there be any connection between this denial of access of the public and the previously-announced "renovations" in the WH? What is going on in that building that they don't want anybody to see?? I'm asking for a friend, you understand.
Your satire is too close to reality.
Well written. You have a gift.
Democrat chant: Terrorists see, Tourists, no.
Looks that way.
Is there a drop box outside the Whitehouse where Tourists can drop off Cards and Letters for Moochelle and the kids wishing them a very very fun Vacation?
TT
That’s pretty transparent.
This has nothing to do with saving money but everything to do with taking the WH away from We the People. Future generations will not understand it is our house.
Fell for the satire for a minute there...
I know this is satire but remember Harry talked about tourists and their stench in D.C.
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