Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Obama's New Spending Bill Has 9,000 Earmarks
But don't worry. They're not "traditional" earmarks.
Say what!
Political doublespeak at it's best; if you ask me...
Say what!
Political doublespeak at it's best; if you ask me...
Posted at NewsMax.com by William Douglas and David Lightman of McClatchy Newspapers is this gem:
"President Barack Obama should prepare to carve out a lot of free time and keep the coffee hot this week as Congress prepares to unveil a $410 billion omnibus spending bill that's riddled with thousands of earmarks, despite his calls for restraint and efforts on Capitol Hill to curtail the practice.
The bill will contain about 9,000 earmarks totaling $5 billion, congressional officials say. Many of the earmarks — loosely defined as local projects inserted by members of Congress — were inserted last year as the spending bills worked their way through various committees."
