Category: Pork

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Talking about Hillary’s questionable earmarks, including three that went to a minister that endorsed Hillary’s campaign.

Then Wisconsin where the rights of Catholic Hospitals are being ignored in regards to emergency contraception.

Finally, …

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The pro-life shows its unbeatable spirit on the 35th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade and provides hope for us all.

President Bush caves on earmarks.  (Hat Tip: Club for Growth.)

And one city …

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The result of a taxpayer earmark in 2001: a gas station and a pizza parlor named after Congressman Dave Hobson (R-OH). Hobson calls it his proudest accomplishment, I call it pork gone mad. (Hat Tip: …

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We open up with a conversation about the Presidential Campaign including Mike Huckabee’s Merry Christmas ad, the “cross” (or two beams from a bookshelf) as well as Ron Paul’s interview with Glenn Beck and his statement …

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If anyone had any doubts, when it comes to spending, the old boss is the new boss. Democrats have proposed a new omnibus spending bill that breaks their promise to cut earmarks in half (Hat Tip: …

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Democrats abandoned paygo requirements to patch the AMT, but the Wall Street Journal won’t let it go without first exposing it as a colossal scam. (Hat Tip: Captain’s Quarters.)

Meanwhile, Senate Republicans plan capitulation on …

MGR questions Bill Sali’s sincerity on opposing wasteful earmarks:
Back in July, Rep. Obey of Wisconsin offered H.Amdt 550, an amendment striking all earmarks from one of those bills, the Labor, HHS and Education funding.  The amendment …

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Tom Coburn is set to block any attempts at new deficit spending that are made using Unanimous Consent while President Bush is at least taking a hard line on pork in the defense bill.

Meanwhile two …

Kevin Richert charges Rep. Bill Sali with a confusing stance on earmarks and government spending:
Last week, Sali issued a press release to trumpet a pair of budget earmarks in a federal spending bill: $500,000 for a widening project on …

Despite Democrat promises, the pork continues…More people forced to pay the Jock Tax…Bloomberg doing the right thing on education…Mourning on Thanksgiving…A man in Michigan stops complaining and does something…A new solution to pollution.