September 18, 2005 10:46 PM
"The highway bill of 1982 had 10 'earmarked' projects -- the code word for pork. The 2005 one has 6,371."
My jaw literally fell open on that one. Stunning.
There's more in Fareed Zakaria's column: "Today's Republicans believe in pork, but they don't believe in government. So we have the largest government in history but one that is weak and dysfunctional. Public spending is a cynical game of buying votes or campaign contributions, an utterly corrupt process run by lobbyists and special interests with no concern for the national interest."
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foov2: NEW
CNBC commented on this today:
13,977 projects identified as "Pork" in '05 budget
highway bill: 22.67B
iraq supplemental: 1.13B
'06 Appropriations Bill: $16B
e.g. 230M bridge in Alaska connecting an island of 50 people to the mainland and the residents love the existing ferry.
Mon Sep 19 2005 9:11 AM
bobbie: NEW
oh this makes me sick. is it any wonder we're in such a mess? how can anyone really, truly stop this, it's so out of control?
Mon Sep 19 2005 11:48 AM
Sphagnum: NEW
"Today's Republicans believe in pork, but they don't believe in government."
Correction - Today's Republican leadership believes in pork, but the base doesn't...
Mon Sep 19 2005 8:06 PM
Tom from Madison: NEW
Today's Republicans are now realizing that they elected an irresponsible criminal. This price to America is too great, even if he is paying ideological dividends.
Wed Sep 21 2005 10:06 AM
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