The ‘vote no and take the dough’ House GOP rides again
House Republicans will suck up $4.5 billion for pet projects in their districts, also known as earmarks, in the upcoming spending bills that most of them will probably vote against. House Speaker...
View ArticleOne tool of bipartisanship is making a comeback in Congress
Remember "earmarks," aka "porkbarrel spending," officially known as "member-directed spending"? They've been a favorite target of both Democratic and Republican deficit peacocks to point out "wasteful...
View ArticleMake America Functional Again
I lay the blame for chronic legislative gridlock squarely at the feet of the effective ban on earmarks.Without a tangible incentive to keep the a dialog open, opposing interests are eventually reduced...
View ArticleMust See TV - Robert Reich on Biden's Personnel Choices: Where to look, Who...
If you've been watching the headlines lately, the President Elect has been announcing picks for various positions. (The Disloyal Opposition is still pretending it’s not going to happen.)Biden has been...
View ArticleShould Earmarks return to push bi-partisanship?
What changed in government to stop any aspect of corporation. The answer is the removal of earmarks. Years ago the GOP was able to push that pork was bad for our country and remove earmarks from the...
View ArticleSo now Donald Trump likes earmarks, even if he's not sure what they are
The thing you need to remember about Donald Trump's new passion for congressional earmarks, delivered in a now-predictably bizarre aside during what was in theory a meeting about immigration policy, is...
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Soo-eee! Mapping the racist pork barrel politics in North Carolina...
North Carolina’s new Democratic governor, Roy Cooper, finds himself in yet another tussle with the state’s Republican-controlled General Assembly — this time over the crazy state budget for 2017-2019...
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State Senator Jeff Klein: Hero or Goat?
The weather forecast was for a very hot day -- ninety degrees. Regardless, I wanted to witness an on the ground action by Rise and Resist, a group active in response to the election of Donald Trump....
View ArticleHow Dennis Hastert parlayed his Position into Millions
Who knew he'd need that Inside-the-Beltway boost in Salary in order to pay out hush money in the millions over the years ...How ‘Public Servant’ Hastert Got His Richesby Ana Marie Cox,...
View ArticleEarmarks: The Bad, The Ugly and The Good
I’ve noted that the debate regarding bringing back earmarks has surfaced yet again. It is particularly noteworthy because, unusually for Congress, this is a bipartisan issue – in other words, both...
View ArticleMS-SEN: Mixed Feelings About Cochran's Win
Yesterday’s victory of Thad Cochran over Chris McDaniel essentially eliminates Travis Childers’ chances of turning MS-SEN into a Dem pickup this November, since Childers’ only (and very slim) chance of...
View Article"McConnell-Reid Deal Includes $2 Billion Earmark for Kentucky Project"
Well we are learning what the Senate Minority Leader thought was most important for cutting a deal.
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WV-Sen: Shelley Moore Capito (R), "I am going to fight like Heck for coal"
Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito (R. WV-2), who is running for Senator Jay Rockefeller's (D. WV) seat, reassured everyone that she will continue being a puppet for big coal in the U.S. Senate:...
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WV-Sen: Shelley Moore Capito's (R) Secret Spending Requests
The Club For Growth doesn't like Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito (R. WV-2) running for Senator Jay Rockefeller's (D. WV) seat. They claim that she's a big government Republican who likes to waste...
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Obama keeps trying to get things done despite do-nothing Congress
Hoping to avoid more of this. President Obama continues trying to get stuff done, even with the Republican-controlled House alternating between obstruction and recess and the Senate being, well, the...
View ArticleJames Inhofe- pushing the liberal agenda?
Turns out, James Inhofe, on record as 3rd dumbest member of Congress, has a checkered past in supporting development of alternative fuels. He's for them, and he's against them. This is based on a...
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House Republican freshmen suddenly think maybe earmarks aren't such a bad idea
House GOP freshmen Oy. (Oink?) Hypocrisy alert: House Republican freshmen are begging their leaders to bring back a certain type of earmark so that they can help companies back home in an election...
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House Republicans want earmarks back
The tea party's anti-earmark jihad gave House Speaker John Boehner a tear party Shocking news! House Republicans think maybe banning earmarks wasn't such a good idea after all. Alabama Republican Mike...
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Mitt Romney attacks Rick Santorum on earmarks? Lame.
"Hi, I'm Rick. I'll be your nemesis for the evening." Those of us who appreciate a good dose of hilarity in politics should be in for a real treat, in the coming weeks, as the Romney team tries to...
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Reporters' findings prove the need for more transparency on who benefits from...
Consequent to complaints and pressure from the tea party wing of the Republican Party and watchdog groups, Congress last year passed a two-year ban on new budgetary earmarks. The Senate extended its...
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