"Not only does this suggest that his promises of reform at his "shellacking" press conference was less than sincere, but it also indicates that Obama is unwilling to cross his Democratic allies, even as many of them go out the door. "
I am shocked
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GOP senators vote against their own earmarks
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"Not only does this suggest that his promises of reform at his "shellacking" press conference was less than sincere, but it also indicates that Obama is unwilling to cross his Democratic allies, even as many of them go out the door. "
I am shocked
scooterbug44
SoWal Expert
It isn't that he's "fine with it" it's that the alternative is worse.
From your article:
"We wish there were no earmarks and are troubled with their presence" in the $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill, an administration source told ABC News. "But Secretary Gates has told the President that the alternative bill" - a continuing resolution that for one year funds the government, which is due to run out of cash at the end of the week - "doesn't have the funding critical for several national security priorities."
From your article:
"We wish there were no earmarks and are troubled with their presence" in the $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill, an administration source told ABC News. "But Secretary Gates has told the President that the alternative bill" - a continuing resolution that for one year funds the government, which is due to run out of cash at the end of the week - "doesn't have the funding critical for several national security priorities."
BeachSiO2
Beach Fanatic
I'm not against it, I have an ornament on that tree that has been vetted through years of analysis and study that is working itself through the Corps process.
BeachSiO2
Beach Fanatic
And which one is that?
Here is a report from Fox News that confirms it's the grand total for all earmarks is $8B.
Taxpayer Calculator: $8Billion in Earmarks - FoxNews.com
wrobert
Beach Fanatic
Exactly. Now they get to play it both ways depending on who they are campaigning and neither would be a lie.
scooterbug44
SoWal Expert
Only in politician land.
In Scooterbugland both the letter, spirit, and cumulative effect are considered and if you aren't telling the WHOLE truth, you are telling a lie.
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AndrewG
Beach Fanatic
scooterbug44
SoWal Expert
The $1.1 trillion Senate omnibus bill contains 6,714 earmarks worth $8.3 billion.
The $48 Billion earmark story is completely false.
Reading comprehension got the best of many (yet again).
The Congressman in question posts ALL earmark requests his constituents make for review (in an effort to increase transparency).
This is NOT a list of earmarks Cleaver submits or that he has requested - not that you could tell that from the screaming from conservative bloggers.
Congressman Cleaver never made a request for a $48 Billion earmark and never considered doing so - because it was so ridiculous.
TO BE CRYSTAL CLEAR: They did not propose it, they did not promote it, they certainly did not submit it to the House Appropriations Committee, and it is NOT part of the bill.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/rep-cleavers-48-billion-earmark-fact-or-fiction/
The $48 Billion earmark story is completely false.
Reading comprehension got the best of many (yet again).
The Congressman in question posts ALL earmark requests his constituents make for review (in an effort to increase transparency).
This is NOT a list of earmarks Cleaver submits or that he has requested - not that you could tell that from the screaming from conservative bloggers.
Congressman Cleaver never made a request for a $48 Billion earmark and never considered doing so - because it was so ridiculous.
TO BE CRYSTAL CLEAR: They did not propose it, they did not promote it, they certainly did not submit it to the House Appropriations Committee, and it is NOT part of the bill.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/rep-cleavers-48-billion-earmark-fact-or-fiction/
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30ashopper
SoWal Insider
Just heard on CNN, Senate republicans killed the bill!
Woo hoo!!!!!! I hadn't heard that.