Good Ol' Senator Reid,...Earmarks Are What "We're Supposed To Do"...

[twyacht]

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/reid-earmarks-are-%E2%80%98what-we%E2%80%99re-supposed-to-do%E2%80%99/

    Preparing for a final showdown on the massive $1.1 trillion spending bill, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid defended the thousands of earmarks in the measure as the basic function of Congress.

    “That’s our job. That‘s what we’re supposed to do,” Mr. Reid, Nevada Democrat, said as he chastised fellow senators who, while having requested pork-barrel spending earlier this year, are now decrying their inclusion in the spending bill.

    Mr. Reid challenged those senators to voluntarily agree to strip their own earmarks out of the bill, and said so far, nobody has taken him up on that.

[TAB]

The only reason why he has been relected for this long his he brings home the pork.

[twyacht]

The only reason why he has been relected for this long his he brings home the pork.

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Than we get the gov't we deserve.....Although, his boxers were bunched this last election, as it was close,....He/they don't give a **** about you, me, us, etc,...

Than it's time to get the sheeple to the West coast states, and the North East, and give the non-sheeple a free and independent territory, and we'll see how fast those sections of sheeple states, morph into North Korea clone states.

[twyacht]

UPDATE:::::

Reid PULLS THE OMNIBUS.....1,924pg, and over 6,000 earmarks JUST DIED.

Seems WE THE PEOPLE, found a "tone" to break  through the deafness.....

[tombogan03884]

Actually he is right.
As the Constitution was originally written the Representatives were elected by the people, to represent the interests of the people, The Senators were elected by the state legislatures to represent the interests of the states.
That's why the Navy's first six Frigates were built at 6 different ship yards instead of the more efficient process of building them all in one place.

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[kmitch200]

Actually he is right.

Granted, being a whore is what they do best.
It's the process they use for the earmarks that is the real problem. If someone has a legit need for some taxpayer cash, put the item in during debate and let the whole body vote on them knowing that they are there.
Sticking them in as part of a huge package just shows that they are lazy and don't want the light of day shining on them.

Kinda like cockroaches that way...

The above comment is in no way meant as a slight against roaches comparing them to bloodsucking vermin like congesscritters.

[JC5123]

Granted, being a whore is what they do best.
It's the process they use for the earmarks that is the real problem. If someone has a legit need for some taxpayer cash, put the item in during debate and let the whole body vote on them knowing that they are there.
Sticking them in as part of a huge package just shows that they are lazy and don't want the light of day shining on them.

Kinda like cockroaches that way...

The above comment is in no way meant as a slight against roaches comparing them to bloodsucking vermin like congesscritters.

Agreed, and that should go for ALL legislation. If something cannot stand and be debated on it's own merits, than it shouldn't be "tacked on" to other bills.

[tombogan03884]

The problem is the stupid sh!t the earmarks go for and the blatant corruption involved in some of them, Spreading out the ship building or studying "Noxious weeds" in a ranching state are things that do in fact make sense when viewed in detail, but then you have things like Murtha's international airport that services about 4 empty flights a week.

[fightingquaker13]

What gets me is the hypocrisy. McConnell, yes Mitch Mcconell, who won  re-election in '06 by bragging Robert Byrd style, about all the pork he brought home to Ky. now is lambasting the Dems for earmarks? Oh, wait, how many does he have? Honestly, its times like these that I remember why I used to admire McCain. Total earmarks? Zero. Him, I'll listen to. The new GOP leadership, which is the same as the old GOP leadership, Tea Party be damned, can pound sand. They are hypocrites to a man.

I'll accept earmarks for small projects, like weed control in wheat fields, or fixing a bridge or the like. Not every nicklel and dime project can be vetted thoroughly and many make good sense. Still, there ought to be accountability. This could be done by giving each rep a "discretionary budget" of say a few million to deal with small local issues and then requiring them to publish these in their state/district. Maybe it is the right thing to do to spend $500k to eliminate pythons in the glades or fund a new medical research lab at (insert your state here) University or to fund vaccination programs. I have little problem with this. Just give me a budget and accountability on who's funding what and why and let the voters decide. Hiding it in the budget where only the donors who got payback and a few watch dog groups see it is unacceptable.
FQ13

[tombogan03884]

Good pork, and tainted pork.