What’s that smell? Oh, it’s just Big Dog’s usual ignorance of the facts stinking up the place again…
It is important to remember that the president does not put in the earmarks…
Those of us who pay attention to the real world know that Bush has, in fact, inserted earmarks into legislation sent to Congress...
But presidents, including Bush, play the earmark game, too. Bush stuffs his budget with billions for pet projects very much like the ones he attacks when they originate on Capitol Hill, according to taxpayer groups and members of Congress.
“The president directs 20 times as much spending to special projects than the congress does,” House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey, D-Wis., told The Examiner this week.
Democratic House and Senate appropriators point to page after page of specific projects requested by the president in the 2008 spending bills. The actual number, according to watchdog groups, is nearly impossible to tally, but Senate Democrats recently pointed to hundreds, including 580 worth $15.6 billion that Bush included in his appropriation request for military construction and veterans affairs.
The $31.6 billion energy and water spending bill also contains billions in direct spending on projects selected by the Bush administration….
Some presidential earmarks have obvious roots, such as $24 million for the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program. The president earmarked a billion dollars for the Reading First program, which was criticized by government auditors for steering contracts to favored companies. He also sought $8.9 million for the Points of Light foundation, a pet project started by his father, former President George H.W. Bush.
Big Dog’s spew would stink less if he’d take the time to educate himself. But we all know that ain’t gonna happen…
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January 30th, 2008 at 1:02 pm
Big Dog
I read this Meaty. I said the President does not put in the earmarks. I never said he did not request them. According to the story:
Democratic House and Senate appropriators point to page after page of specific projects requested by the president in the 2008 spending bills.
Those projects are requested by the President but I don’t think (and I admit I don’t know) he cannot insert them. I think that has to be done by a member of Congress. They draft the bills and the President signs or vetoes them.
I will give you that presidential requests are just as bad as any other and they all (if passed) amount to wasteful spending.
Or as the article says:
Rep. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., said he believes Bush “deserves every bit of criticism” for earmarks like the first lady’s librarian program, but said most presidential earmarks have been kicking around for years and do not serve Bush’s personal interests.
In any event, Flake said, Congress can strip out any earmarks it doesn’t like. “The blame comes right back to Congress,” he said.
However, Obama is the one who discussed the wasteful practice but had nearly 400 million in his own.
I won’t deny that it all amounts to waste and all presidents and most members of Congress are guilty of wasting money.
January 30th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
meatbrain
I doubt that. Your ignorance is near-legendary.
And now you are trying to rescue your tattered credibility. How cute. Futile, but cute.
You tried to lay on Congress alone a practice that Bush has also employed. That’s rank dishonesty, little doggie, and you shouldn’t be surprised that you get called on it.
January 30th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
Qwerty
January 30th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
Big Dog
Call it what you want. I am not allowing you to bait me into a meaningless name calling session. You have your opinion, have fun with it.
You are the one who likes to point to exact meanings of words and say that others misquoted someone.
My piece was about Obama’s words and what I wrote is true.
As for credibility, it is only tattered as far as you are concerned and you opinion of me means nothing to me. Your whole basis for existence is to call names and start arguments.
Thanksgiving at Meaty’s:
Mother: Pass the Ham please.
Meaty: You said we weren’t having ham you lying lizard bitch.
Mother Well dear, I decided that I wanted ham
Meaty: Admit you lied lizard bitch. Admit it. Why won’t you answer it?
Mother: I answered by telling you I wanted ham.
Meaty: Look lizard bitch, you need to answer the question. you are a coward. Answer why you said we would not have ham and now there is ham. You have no credibility.
Have fun meaty.
January 31st, 2008 at 1:39 pm
meatbrain
Note the humorous juxtaposition: Dogface whines that pointing out his ignorance is an attempt to “bait [him] into a meaningless name calling session”, and follows that with meaningless fantasy about a family he knows nothing about. It seems that ignorance is, indeed, muttboy’s sole talent.
Because! Big Dog! Says! So! And the facts — including the fact that millions of dollars worth of earmarks have been inserted into budget bills at the behest of George W. Bush — are cheerfully ignored.
Again.
February 10th, 2008 at 7:36 pm
Qwerty
February 11th, 2008 at 4:00 pm
meatbrain
“Qwerty” posts in German because it is afraid of a response to its comments.
February 11th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
Qwerty