[Graybeard58]

Ping to a Republican-American Editorial.

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[RightWhale]

The Alaska earmarks seem okay except I still don’t know what the Denali Commission is. Military base construction, some other infrastructure. No highways earmarked.

[goldstategop]

The problem is our selfish Congresscritters would just as soon vote the pork back in. It has nothing do with partisan identification or political ideology. Both liberals and conservatives both take their turns raping the nation's taxpayers.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manue

[neutronsgalore]

“They’re still waiting for him to fulfill his promise. The opportunity is upon him. Here’s hoping he doesn’t waste it.”

And they’ll never see him fulfill that promise. He is far too spineless. As long as the Presidency does not have line-item veto power, there will be far too many excuses for allowing such pork spending to continue.

[stayathomemom]

I've been trying to think of ways to get rid of leftover Christmas ham, and I thought this thread.... ; )

[hellbender]

Given his unpopularity, which rivals that of Congress

Congress may be unpopular, but the incumbents are almost assured of reelection, so they don't care what anyone thinks. Political campaigning is all about name recognition and $, which is the same reason RINO phonies like Rudy, Mitt, McCain, and Huckleberry lead the polls, and good guys like Hunter & Tancredo are ignored.

[hellbender]

What if W said he was vetoing the pork as a gesture of affection for “our Muslim shitizhens, who share our longing for peash?” (Bushy pronunciations) That would confuse the liberal media.

[vpintheak]

In response to criticism about earmarks uur Alaska senior congress critters defended their use. Essentially they said the money is there to be used, if we don’t get it, somedody else will. Absolutely no talk about getting rid of it. The money they grabbed does mostly go to military base improvements, which is needed. I just cannot stand this attitude though.

[BfloGuy]

Despite my many disagreements with the President (immigration, spending, steel tariffs), I do not for a moment regret my votes for him. I believe history will treat him well because of his stance against terrorism, but he could forever cement his legacy among conservatives by vetoing this pork.

Wouldn't the outcry be delicious?