A few examples of the Republican Majority Congress's Pork spending!
(not like the one more that the Dems have in congress)

For example:


At $286.4 billion, the highway bill just passed by Congress is the most expensive public works legislation in US history. In addition to funding the interstate highway system and other federal transportation programs, it sets a new record for pork-barrel spending, earmarking $24 billion for a staggering 6,376 pet projects, spread among virtually every congressional district in the land.


and


One wonders what more Young could have wanted. The bill funnels upward of $941 million to 119 earmarked projects in Alaska, including $223 million for a mile-long bridge linking an island with 50 residents to the town of Ketchikan on the mainland. Another $231 million is earmarked for a new bridge in Anchorage, to be named -- this is specified in the legislation -- Don Young's Way. There is $3 million for a film ''about infrastructure that demonstrates advancements in Alaska, the last frontier." The bill even doffs its cap to Young's wife, Lu: The House formally called it ''The Transportation Equity Act -- a Legacy for Users," or TEA-LU.


and


Meander through the bill's endless line items and you find a remarkable variety of ''highway" projects, many of which have nothing to do with highways: Horse riding facilities in Virginia ($600,000). A snowmobile trail in Vermont ($5.9 million). Parking for New York's Harlem Hospital ($8 million). A bicycle and pedestrian trail in Tennessee ($532,000). A daycare center and park-and-ride facility in Illinois ($1.25 million). Dust control mitigation for rural Arkansas ($3 million). The National Packard Museum in Ohio ($2.75 million). A historical trolley project in Washington ($200,000).


$24 BILLION in bull**** projects like horse tracks, snowmobile trails, bike trails, and vintage car museums.

When we a) have troops in Iraq and Afghanistan without the proper equipment, b) a House Majority Leader who thinks the budget is so lean there's no fat to cut and c) (biggest of all) a major national disaster to repair.

The GOP used to be all about reining in spending (and cutting taxes). Now they are just about cutting taxes, and giving a free rein to spending (unless it is something that helps people, like the Heritage Foundation's suggestion of cutting Medicare and prescription drug benefits).

I'm sure there is a much better way to spend that $24 billion. Say, in Louisana? And not on historical trolley projects...

http://robschumacher.blogspot.com/2005/09/republican-pork-barrel.html

Have you become a shill for the Democratic Party now? A 'Karl Rove' attack dog?

Just keeping it honest!

The Republican Party is dangerous.
Dangerous for America's Reputation and security!

So, in other words, yes.

If you want to see Congress's approval rating climb.
Impeach Bush.
It would go through the ceiling!!

I would vote for it.

<<<<---- Tosses a piece of dried up cat poop on the floor and leaves quickly as it is one more really stupid item that has been introduced for people to argue over....... and they will.
I know, I know, most dogs would eat the poop but I am not your run of the mill car chaser!

hey! another thing we have in common Lindyy..wish them neo-cons would settle down a bit and stop flaunting their behavior in everyones face!!!

Perhaps we should all just bow our heads and remain quiet while we try to conform to anothers perspectives...........

Naw! I will give that a big fat PASS!

Thanks anyway.

Agreed.

Conservative radio and press always talks about 'free-spending liberals', but the Bush Administration has them beat with all the money it has spent.

Quikstepper:

You sure do love to name call and label people.

Leftist Bullies? LOL You make me laugh.

You know what that brands you as? That's right!

Right wing nut case.

JB

LOL




JB

Of course he does, but you both are making it alright for what Congress is doing. Talk about party attack dogs.

Of course you wouldn't like the hippie movement. It was about "Make love, not war" You on the other hand like war. Almost all Christian right winger do. War is good for business.

JB

Watch it. That is a bit extremely bold of a statement, rhetoric and very bigotted really unless you have some evidence to show that 'almost' all Christian rightwingers 'like' war and is good for business.

That is my opinion and I am sticking to it. Of course most will claim that they "hate" war, and that war is "unfortunate" and then there will be a great big BUT...

I don't know many right wing Christians who appose war at all costs. Most of them chant "support the troops!" and glorify the war, all the while pretending to be "against war."

And of course they support Bush too, most of them.

JB

How can anyone oppose the war and at the same time support the troops : a real farce at its best to say the least .

Yes this is the conflict I find. I support our men in service, but I do not support what they are doing. I have friends and relatives in the service. Some believe in what they are doing. They believe what they have been told.

Now the U.S. Government want to buy out all the ranching property in Colorado where I live and use it for testing of their advanced weapons. They are going to destroy our ranching and farming industry in this state. If I supported the troops and the war, I am supporting the destruction of my entire state.

I don't want my town to be surrounded by troops and weapons and testing and destruction of wildlife so that the army can test their weapons.

They want to destroy our land!!!

Search: Pinion Canyon expansion Colorado

Stop this war. It will destroy us. Bring our troops home.



JB

yes well it's an amazing thing this freedom we have...for lefties it's to stand behind our freedoms & flag yelling obscenities at anyone they don't like. Not to mention their right to destroy America...while others do the heavy lifting that is. hateful...absolutely hateful of them.

I wonder what they are going to do when there's no one around to pick up the pieces for them?

Quickstepper wrote:



"Lefties?" Boy you sure like to generalize and call people names don't you? Do you realize how hateful you sound. (I don't think you do, but then maybe you intend to be hateful.)

If you will read what I posted on how (because of this war in Iraq and the middle east) our country is attempting to DESTROY MY home in Colorado then you would realize that it is war that is destroying America. Not "lefties" as you call them.

It is the war mongering current administration... who ever they are.... who is destroying America. Are you one of them?

They want to buy up the ranch land and the farm land and use it for testing advanced weapons! They want the entire southeastern Colorado for this purpose. All because they fully intent to escalate war in the middle east.

If the farmers and ranchers refuse to sell, the property is condemned and confiscated by the government. This is not right! This will destroy the entire state!

They have no intention of pulling troops out of the middle east.... EVER! They will keep them there until thousands of our sons and daughters are killed and they reek havoc on Colorado, ~~ my state. They are destroying America.

Wake up and look what they are doing. Please.

JB