[Mo1]

They write and pass the bills .. if they don't like it .. don't make the bill

If they don't like the spending .. don't add pork onto the bills like they did with the Homeland Security Bill

[.30Carbine]

They write and pass the bills .. if they don't like it .. don't make the bill

So you would be okay with Republicans in Congress refusing to draft legislation or pass into law the President's proposals?

[Huck]

They write and pass the bills .. if they don't like it .. don't make the bill

Did it never occur to you that the people complaining may not be voting for the President's spending proposals, but they are passing anyway? The conservatives are a minority. It is perfectly appropriate for them to criticize the President, who gets the first and last word on all of it.

[My2Cents]

Good point! The first place these well-meaning congressmembers can start is sacrificing their annual district wish-lists piled onto the yearly transportation bill.