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Another $45 Million for Terminal B

Aaron wrote 4 days ago: Author: Aaron Construction expansion at Newark International Airport has risen from the proposed $2 … more »

Tags: New Jersey Issues & Politics, bad government, earmarks, ewr, Jon Corzine, New York City Airports, Newark Airport, NJ Port Authority, NJ/NY Port Authority

Democrats Love Bacon

Aaron wrote 1 week ago: Author: Aaron According to Citizens Against Government Waste, the number and amount of earmarks in s … more »

Tags: United States Issues & Politics, 110 Congress, Citizens Against Government Waste, Democrats, earmarks, Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, New Jersey, Republicans

NJ Assembly: Superintendents, Stop Stealing Money Meant for Classroom1 comment

Aaron wrote 2 weeks ago: The NJ Assembly finally came to a conclusion yesterday that absurd payouts to departing superintende … more »

Tags: New Jersey Issues & Politics, Trenton, NJ, Politics, New Jersey, earmarks, schools, keansburg, Teachers

Muppets and the U.S. Senate

artaban7 wrote 3 weeks ago: Just saw this story from Monday’s Washington Post: “Senate Votes to Privatize Its Fail … more »

Tags: 2008 Election, Humor, Government Waste, senate privatizes restaurants, Swedish Chef, universal healthcare

$2.3 Billion in Pork?5 comments

JLG wrote 2 months ago: If you still don’t think that members of Congress use earmarks primarily to secure their own e … more »

Tags: Campaigns & Elections, Taxes and Spending, hillary clinton, 2008 Election, Pet Projects, John McCain, Barack Obama, New York, earmarks

7 Years until Back to the Future Part II

Plumpy's Ghost wrote 2 months ago: And we still don’t have flying cars. However, the cars we do have are sometimes stupidly, stup … more »

Tags: america, Current Events, Economics, Politics, Back to the Future Part II, corn ethanol, Farm Subsidies, food shortages, Idiocy

The Onion on pork-barrel spending

midmull wrote 2 months ago: The Onion made up the following examples (via the Club for Growth): Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE), $1,00 … more »

Tags: single, Ron Paul, The Onion

Gotta love those Sunday Comics...

Matt H. wrote 3 months ago: So it is a well know fact amongst my fellow pugilists that I am a two timer… yes, there is ano … more »

Tags: Government, Matt H., 2008 Election, Politics, Democrats, Republicans, national debt, Doonesbury

Clinton's a Porker3 comments

chippy wrote 3 months ago: According to Taxpayers for Common Sense Hillary Clinton obtained $342 million in earmarks (read: por … more »

Tags: obama, Clinton, McCain, earmarks

Clinton Credits Earmarks for Victory

JLG wrote 3 months ago: In addition to slamming rival Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill) over Jeremiah Wright, his pastor and mentor … more »

Tags: Campaigns & Elections, Congress, Taxes and Spending, hillary clinton, New York, earmarks, Politics, News, Pork

Obama Says "Where's The Pork?"

BookGirl wrote 3 months ago: Barrack Obama has released the full list of earmarks, the pork-barrel politics concessions politici … more »

Tags: Politics, McCain, Election 2008, obama, Politick, Bills & Laws, Debate, earmarks

John McCain’s Pork Barrel Spending For His Wife’s Fat Paycheck

SlaveMorality.com wrote 4 months ago: I thought John McCain’s wife Cindy McCain was a retired schoolteacher. But I guess she does have … more »

Tags: John McCain, Cindy Hensley McCain, Hensley & Company, Anheuser-Busch, Arizona Cardinals

earmarks and pork3 comments

Poet With a Day Job wrote 4 months ago: Politicians always talk about corruption in pork barrel spending, earmarks on appropriations bills … more »

Tags: earmarks, Appropriations, Pork, I don't eat pork anymore, economic stimulus

How will John McCain end special earmarks in the federal budget?

Wes Thorp wrote 4 months ago: A few minutes ago, I heard John McCain says on CNN during a campaign appearance in Wisconsin that he … more »

Tags: Presidential Candidates, issues, Pioneer Komiks, Congress, earmarks, Federal Budget, John McCain

New Bush Budget: $3.1 Trillion

JLG wrote 5 months ago: The new Bush budget calls for near-record deficits this year and next and who knows how much new de … more »

Tags: Taxes and Spending, Economy, George W. Bush, earmarks, Politics, News, Jim Nussle, Approprations Bill, Budget

Some Encouraging Remarks From the State of the Union1 comment

JLG wrote 5 months ago: Here are just a few items from last night’s State of the Union Address that were encouraging t … more »

Tags: Right to Life, Foreign Policy, military, national security, Congress, Abortion, iraq, earmarks, Politics

Clinton Endorsement Secured by $1.5 Million Earmark?1 comment

JLG wrote 5 months ago: In a major appropriations bill that passed late last year, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) secured an ea … more »

Tags: Campaigns & Elections, Congress, Taxes and Spending, hillary clinton, Pet Projects, $9 Trillion Debt, taxes, Spending, earmarks

What's a Mere $10 Billion Among Friends? (Update)

JLG wrote 5 months ago: President Bush gave our generation a glimmer of hope last month when he said that he would look into … more »

Tags: Congress, Taxes and Spending, New York Times, George W. Bush, earmarks, Jim Nussle, Job Security, Approprations Bill

Landrieu Scandal: Campaign Cash for Earmarks?

JLG wrote 5 months ago: Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) is under investigation from a left-leaning governement watchdog group, Cit … more »

Tags: Taxes and Spending, earmarks, Politics, News, Mary Landrieu, Crew, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, Senate Ethics Committee


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