Posted on 09/20/2005 9:09:18 AM PDT by WayneLusvardi
Will Schiff Shift?
"To shift, or not to shift: that is the question." -- Schiffspeare
Today Alabama Senator Richard Shelby (Republican) said he would be willing to give up some of his allotted Federal monies for pork projects in his state to help fund recovery efforts from Hurricane Katrina. Which raises the question whether California Congressman Adam Schiff (Democrat-29th District) would be willing to shift funds as well?
Do you think Schiff should shift $500,000 from Children's Hospital cancer research to aid children's real-time medical needs in the Gulf? Should he shift $1 million for Griffith Park Observatory for "educational" opportunities for children to help rebuild schools in Mississippi and New Orleans? Should Schiff shift $2.4 million for planning of the Palmdale-to-Pasadena tunnel? Should he shift his $12.9 million for transportation projects to make sure bridges and roads in the Gulf can be rebuilt? Will he be willing to cough up the $375,000 allotted for perchlorate cleanup projects that yield absolutely no health benefits to children to clean up the toxic waste from Katrina?
As Shakespeare once wrote in The Tragedy of Hamlet: The Prince of Denmark:
To be, or not to be: that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them?
And today the question that is before Adam Schiff, prince of the 29th Congressional District, is "to shift or not to shift?" Below is a list of some of the pet projects for which Schiff has "brought the bacon home" in 2005 alone (from Schiff's webpage http://schiff.house.gov/HoR/ca29/- go to "newsroom"). --The Pasadena Pundit
See more at: http://www.pasadenapundit.com
(Excerpt) Read more at pasadenapundit.com ...
Excellent question. I'm going to write my Congresscritters today to make this happen in my district.
Wasn't Adam Schiff a character on Law & Order?
Funny question but who knows may be true? I don't watch TV. Anyone know out there?
Steven Hill (1990–2000) as District Attorney Adam Schiff ... It is widely believed that the Adam Schiff character was based on real life New York County District Attorney Robert M. Morgenthau who still serves in the post, aged 85.
Thanks - found it on Wikipedia. Quite a coincidence; how many Adam Schiffs can there be?
"Marco? Pol-NO!
The answer is always no."
Did Adam end up doing this?
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