The Stupid Party - Chapter 1702
He’s not too bright - he watches The Three Stooges and takes notes.
- Unknown
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A nation with $100 Trillion in debt or unfunded liabilities ………. and THIS is who voters are supposed to turn to for fiscal sanity ?? THIS is supposed to be the “conservative” party ?? A party so addicted to pork that it can’t even agree to moratorium on earmarks. What would Goldwater or Reagan say ??
I’ll either be sitting home in November or considering voting libertarian to send a “I’m fed up” message.
– Smitty, 5-4-08
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Source: http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RobertDNovak/2008/05/03/gop_loves_earmarks
GOP Loves Earmarks
By Robert D. Novak
Saturday, May 3, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A recent secret survey of the House Republican minority by the party’s whip organization showed a two-to-one margin opposed to imposing a moratorium on earmarks.
House Republican John Boehner, who personally sponsors no earmarks, has indicated the party’s position should be based on what GOP House members want. That led to the whip check.
Reformers had contemplated calling for a vote on earmarks by a closed-door session of the House Republican Conference, assuming it would be difficult for many members to vote no. But the lopsided outcome of the whip check dissuaded reformers from requesting a vote.