1 Sounds like unilateral disarmament to me.

2 The Massa investigation resolution also passed.

3
brb...gettin' a blast from the recent past...

4 Sounds like unilateral disarmament to me.

It is, sort of.

It will put to the test whether more spending or trying to control spending is a bigger weapon. If people are really serious about wanting to control spending and corruption, then the GOP has trade in one weapon for another.

If people want spending and dealing, then yeah, the GOP gave up a weapon (though not a big one since as the minority they don't get as many earmarks).

5
Here's Nancy Peebags a year ago promising no pork in the Stimulus bill.

6

If only I had any trust left.

7 If you actually want to bring the budget under control. You need to sell Social Security and Medicare cuts some how.

8 New Rule: I put all the pork I want into every bill, and you will accept it.

9 Heh... wonder if Rush will mention this. His show today sounds like he's taking headlines from AOSHQ. If he mentions hoboes today, it's epic WIN.

10 Dammit! There goes my earmark for a $2 billion dollar study on how salt affects the taste of food!

11 Anyone for sunshine laws for the federal government, In Florida we have that, and everything has to be transacted in public before cameras. Corruption got so bad there was no other way to put a stop.

The nauseating back room congressional deals are calling for strong action ... NOW!

12
Drew didn't tell us the full official name of the bill. It's the...

Earmark Ban Bill (wink, wink).

13
wow Merlin Olsen is gone?

Sad. He was great as Webster's dad.

14
in b4 Alex Karras Brian Dennehy!

15 6

If only I had any trust left.

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16 This IS a Big Deal:  The Repubs lost the House in 2006 and then lost real worse in 2008 because they lost their identity--their 'brand' and their purpose for being elected in the first place:  To resist the growth of government spending and power

They became Democrat Light, or Democrat Slightly Righty

Without their identity and clear purpose of limiting govt to necessary powers and duties like natl defense, there is no reason for the Republican Party to exist

17 Something you miss about earmarks in this specific post is that earmarks are the grease that makes larger spending slide through the processing machine.

18 13
wow Merlin Olsen is gone?

Sad. He was great as Webster's dad.

Posted by: This is I Hate F'n Chimps at March 11, 2010 01:40 PM (z37MR)

That was actually Brian Dennehy

19

Good. The GOP needs to stake out their territory and start drawing clear distinctions between them and the Dims. Stick to their guns and use it in the upcoming elections as a taliking point.

If the GOP will just listen to theTea Partiers and quietly begin adopting parts of their platform, and if the Dims keep on committing political suicide, then we have a decent chance of regaining control of Congress in 2010. _{*fingers crossed*}

20 gee to bad they didn't do it when they were the majority party. Since the Dems took over earmarks have been cut roughly in half from their high of 26 billion

21 Everyone realizes that the biggest earmark was delivered by Jack Murtha from the grave. His death put Norm "Boeing" Dicks in control of defense appropriations, and rather quickly Northrop/EADS dropped out of the tanker competition - giving Boeing a no-compete win and likely higher costs. Dicks didn't even have to lift a finger. Appropriately, Northrop told Dicks before they told the USAF.

22

Goodbye, Merlin.

Who will play our Gentle Blacksmith now?

23 18 13
wow Merlin Olsen is gone?

Sad. He was great as Webster's dad.

Posted by: This is I Hate F'n Chimps at March 11, 2010 01:40 PM (z37MR)

That was actually Brian Dennehy

Posted by: conscious and fumbling with coherency at March 11, 2010 01:42 PM (Vu6sl)

Alex Karras, pictures or it didn't happen.

24

Good. The GOP needs to stake out their territory and start drawing clear distinctions between them and the Dims.

Even if the GOP falls short (and I expect they will, as water projects in dry Western states are likely intractable), the political dynamite of this is undeniable.

25
Posted by: Rick Warren

stfu, dunce

26 You guys actually know this is just going to drive the earmark process underground, right. There has been a long fight to make it transparent and public. Now, the real players are just going to move their marks in more creative ways.

27

Obviously, the successful passage of this bill will only be applauded by KKK'rs in Dixieland and racist wingnuts.

28 So what is the new code word for the thing they used to call an earmark?

29 I still remember Merlin Olsen as the goofy FTD flowers guy. Now *that* took some nerve.

30 Yawn

31
Since the Dems took over earmarks have been cut roughly in half from their high of 26 billion

Asswipe, the only thing that has been cut in half since Nancy & Harry took over Congress is jobs.

32

It is meaningless.

Entitlements are the problem.

But, as a PR thing, sure, why not?

33 Jug-ear Marks are ruining this nation.

34 29 I still remember Merlin Olsen as the goofy FTD flowers guy. Now *that* took some nerve.

Posted by: Curmudgeon at March 11, 2010 01:49 PM (ujg0T)

Whadda about me, dude, I wore fracking pantyhose. BTW, I want to kiss you. I couldn't care less about the team strugg-a-ling

35 We interrupt this thread to say "To hell with Tiger Woods and the PGA!"  Anna Rawson of the LPGA is where it's at. "Just give it a poke big guy!

36 Amazing!  This is awesome.  I don't dip my balls, but if I did, this would be an occasion.

37
btw, you notice how this passed easily?

The Democrats aren't stupid. This is an election year and they know it's time again to pretend to be fiscally conservative.

This isn't really a big win for the Republicans because the Democrats will always vote for these toothless symbolic bills in an election year. Anything to blur the lines between (D)'s and (R)'s helps the party in control. Why fix something if the fix makes no difference?

38 Baby steps... baby steps...

39

It couold potentially be very good if they can get the word out. They need to get some "interviews" on Fox where this is spotlighted.

If it is nothing more than a tree falling in the forest it IS unilateral disarnament.

40 Wow, an actual good news day..M. Conyers is a crybaby, Eric Holder is forgetful, Nancy receives a boehner, healthcare could be 25 votes down, and GOP remembers fiscal conservatism.  Even Dr. Pepper is happy.

41

 Anna Rawson of the LPGA is where it's at. "Just give it a poke big guy!

Tee it up!  Girleh!!!!!

I promise it'll hook to the left just a bit...

42 This is a good thing, even if it's sort of symbolic.

We need to change the way the federal government works. If you want your congress-critter to spend his days in DC routing federal tax dollars to your district, vote democrat.
 If you want your congress-critter spending his days in DC cutting out the deadwood and lowering your tax burden and resisting the impulse to regulate your life in every way imaginable until you can't even be sure whether or not you are breaking the law every time you piss in your pool or put salt and butter on your baked potato, vote Republican.

These pork projects can and should be funded locally. I am now the proud owner of the #1 porker in DC. John Olver(D-MA-01) and I just found out today on Big-government.com, lol. He is responsible for the huge 4-level parking garage in downtown Fitchburg next to the commuter rail line that cost you guys 4 million and stands 90% empty 24/7. It's disgusting. I doubt the income earned from people using the thing would even be enough to pay for all the electricity to run the damn lights.

43 20 gee to bad they didn't do it when they were the majority party. Since the Dems took over earmarks have been cut roughly in half from their high of 26 billion

Posted by: Rick Warren at March 11, 2010 01:44 PM (mhD2v)

Ya sound like a seminar troll.

 

44 Boehner announced this at BigGovernment, and basically nobody believed him. Yeah, it's a great idea, I just don't believe they'll actually DO it. Boehner's a politician, he moved his mouth to say that, ergo...

45

It's hard to get to excited about the actual dollar amount...16bil.

Speak for yourself, I get weak-kneed over Grand Slam breakfast coupons at Denny's!

 

46

Posted by: Rick Warren at March 11, 2010 01:44 PM (mhD2v)

Ya sound like a seminar troll.

 Posted by: dananjcon at March 11, 2010 02:05 PM (pr+up)

Yes, he's one of our recent 'hatchlings'

47

earmarks are used to buy votes on much more costly programs ...  if I agree to your earmark, you agree to vote for a bloated spending bill ...

so its not the price of the earmarks that is important it their corrupting influence ...

as far as hurting someone at voting time, what is your opponent going to say ?  Vote for me so I can get earmarks for you ???  since most (90%+) of voters never get any benifit from earmarks they really don't see them as a reason to vote for someone ...

 

48 Yawn.

Means nothing until you have the Speakership.

Giving up something you don't have?  Sounds like someones pick for Lent.

49 42

 Anna Rawson of the LPGA is where it's at. "Just give it a poke big guy!

Tee it up!  Girleh!!!!!

I promise it'll hook to the left just a bit...

Posted by: garrett at March 11, 2010 02:02 PM (UlZhD)

Well done Garret..I think she should be served w/a bottle of cheap champayne & whip cream...you??3

 

50 #42

Holy shit, she can play on my course!

51

gee to bad they didn't do it when they were the majority party. Since the Dems took over earmarks have been cut roughly in half from their high of 26 billion

Try over a trillion in earmarks asshole. The porkulous bill was nothing but earmarks.

52 Confused - has the House actually voted on this, or is it in committee?

53

Did a smarmy little dimwit actually say dems cut earmarks in half :lol

 

54 Big woop and 4 years after they were kicked out of power making this totally irrelevant.

55

"So what is the new code word for the thing they used to call an earmark?"

Community Directed Endowments

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57 I'd like to see the Senate Reps do the same thing. Ya know who would vote against it? Kay Bailout Hutchison of Texas. She's a supporter of earmarks and brags about how much pork she's brought to the Lone Star State. I voted for Perry in the recent gubernatorial primary and she lost to him big time. Can't wait to vote against her again.

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