Yeah, they’re real funny that way.
The hair on the back of my brother’s neck stood up. And he brought himself up straight as I tried to utter the last few words.
His two oldest boys had a little disagreement the other night out in the garage. They are both as big as bulls. He got in the middle to calm things down a bit. He wasn’t making progress fast enough for me. I got a bit mad myself and hit the garage door button. Nobody was amused but me. LOL! Later, I heard my mom remind him to plug the garage door back in. LOLOL!
Party is on!!!!!!
Shuffling Earmarks
Posted by: John Campbell at 11:34 AM
Recently, President Bush requested $196 billion to fund troops in Iraq, but so far the Democratic Leadership has been mired in disagreement on how or if those funds will be appropriated.
Earlier this week, Sens. Tom Coburn (R-OK), Jim DeMint (R-SC), and John McCain (R-AZ) called on Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to divert earmarks in the defense spending bill and transfer those funds to the troops in Iraq if necessary. The defense spending bill contains roughly 2,000 earmarks worth approximately $5 billion.
There is substantial disagreement over these funds; however the diversion of these funds is one way of closing the gap. The redirection of funds from earmarked projects could require permission from Congress, and it is a safe bet that Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) would not let this occur without a fight.
Some of you may remember my exchange with Chairman Murtha about an earmark for a “Microbial paint shield” that the Pentagon never requested. This single earmark is worth $2 million. Rep. Murtha could potentially lose this earmark in addition another $150 million more worth of earmarks if the funds are reassigned.
http://www.townhall.com/blog/g/fc4d6305-a357-44b6-a273-d208025a66f1