House Republicans Declare War on Secret Earmarks & Wasteful Spending

Townhall.com ^ | June 11, 2007 | John Boehner

[fhlh]

this is rich

[wastedyears]

Tg, that’s exactly what my instructor said on Saturday about gun control.

[dirtboy]

House Republicans Declare War on Secret Earmarks & Wasteful Spending

About six years too late for that.

[arderkrag]

Everyone who was “outraged” is probably now just resigned.

[conserv8ive1]

They should have done this when they were in power.
They would still be in power.
IGNORANT

[jazusamo]

It was signed into law so I don't understand how these earmarks can be kept secret---Legally!

President Bush Signs Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act

[sgtbono2002]

The United States Capitol building is really much like a prison. Filled with cheap criminals and thieves. Only at the end of the day they go home or to a political meeting while at prison the criminals are in lock down.

[Redleg Duke]

"Hello, you guys are not in power."

So, you suggest they just roll over and play dead?

[nativist]

Not true. When Bush won the White House the Congress did his bidding which was mucho spending. Now they are doing the peoples bidding as it should be. This is a great start and believe because of the immigration bill outrage and our new minority status that the House realized it needed a change. Good for them. We can still change our party from the inside out.

[DreamsofPolycarp]

Where were ya John, when you had the power?

[OKIEDOC]

Where was our Republican leadership back in 2004, 2005, 2006 when things were out of control.

Little late to be griping when the horse is out of the barn.

[NVDave]

Took the words right off my fingers.

Someone should tell Boehner this exact thing: “Hey, Morons! If you’d shown some of this moxie to take on earmarks and spending when you were in power... you’d still be in power!”

So now we know that Republicans act conservative only when they’re in the minority. Thanks for the clue, guys.

[Fudd Fan]

That Obey is one slimy S.O.B. That he’s chair of the Appropriations Committee is a sin.

[Badeye]

I can’t blame Dems, given the 31,000 ‘earmarks’ Tom Delay sheparded through before his fall from power.

That said, David Obey is a first class a$$hole.

[bmwcyle]

No they had the power to be more effective from 1994 to 2006. They pissed away their time.

[TChris]

Hey, Republican politicians, you've cried "wolf" before. Now, nobody is running to save your sheep.

Voters put you into the majority before. You had your chance to fix uncontrolled spending, but laughed your way through one pork-laden bill after another.

Don't you dare have the unmitigated gall to blame all the pork on the Democrats. That's insulting in the highest degree.

[manic4organic]

I’m throwing the bull$hit card in on this one.

[jazusamo]

That Obey is one slimy S.O.B. That he’s chair of the Appropriations Committee is a sin.
That said, David Obey is a first class a$$hole.

Agree completely with you both.

[Recovering_Democrat]

I love ya, John Boehner...you're a good man.

But why the hell didn't you guys do this two years ago????

[jazusamo]

While I agree with what you say the president did sign the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act last September (post 26) but it was a day late and a dollar short. It seems it’s being ignored now.