and decided to punish the republican by tossing the bums out
by Tina Grazier
Conservative voters are in a pickle. We hate BIG wasteful government. So what have we gained by switching parties, voting for the other guy, or just refusing to participate? We have NOT gotten smaller (or smarter) government. In fact, we have the threat of higher taxes and government that grows by leaps and bounds. The
Farm Bill with it’s added fish story is a case in point:
Farm Bill Yet Another Example of Democrats’ Broken Promises on Earmark Reform, by John Boehner
Theres something fishy in the Farm Bill, and taxpayers should beware. Its a $170 million earmark for the salmon industry, quietly tucked into the mammoth bill at the last minute by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA). I dont know much about the salmon industry. Perhaps Pelosi and Thompson can explain why it was necessary to earmark $170 million of the taxpayers money with no public scrutiny or debate. The earmark wasnt in the House-passed Farm Bill or the Senate version; it was simply air-dropped into the final bill in secret. ** During Farm Bill negotiations, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) slipped in a targeted earmark to help the Plum Creek Timber Company in Montana sell a parcel of land to the scandal-tarnished environmental group, the Nature Conservancy. The earmark allows the Nature Conservancy to claim a $250 million tax refund even though, as a non-profit they dont actually pay taxes. But instead of being opten and honest about their intentions to spend $250 million in taxpayer money, Democrats attempted to keep it secret by crafting the provision to ensure the funds go only to a federal forest project of a certain size that also has fish. Thats right. Fish. In a forest. Forest fish. In the whole country, only one tract fits the bill and it happens to be located in Senator Baucus home state of Montana.
Speaker Pelosi vowed to drain the swamp when democrats won the House. So far her swamp is filled to the top and loaded with all manner of fish, snakes and other vile critters.
Conservatives wanted to punish errant Republicans. OK we did that. At least some of them seem to have gotten the message. One things for suredemocrats WANT CONTROL OF YOUR MONEY AND YOUR LIFE. If you hate Congressional spending and big government you better start supporting the only party with power to move government in the direction of SMALL.