Let's Do Whats Right For The American People (Yea, Right!)
Once again, the Senate stepped up to help save America by passing their version of the bail out plan. But once again they go back to old politics as usual. They can't just come together and pass a simple (but questionable) bill. They load it down with pork AGAIN! Here are some of the earmarks added:
- Film and Television Productions (Sec. 502)
- Wooden Arrows designed for use by children (Sec. 503)
- 6 page package of earmarks for litigants in the 1989 Exxon Valdez incident, Alaska (Sec. 504)
- Virgin Island and Puerto Rican Rum (Section 308)
- American Samoa (Sec. 309)
- Mine Rescue Teams (Sec. 310)
- Mine Safety Equipment (Sec. 311)
- Domestic Production Activities in Puerto Rico (Sec. 312)
- Indian Tribes (Sec. 314, 315)
- Railroads (Sec. 316)
- Auto Racing Tracks (317)
- District of Columbia (Sec. 322)
- Wool Research (Sec. 325)
The biggest bail out in history and they have to play politics. Why can't we just do what is good for the American People and fix this mess that Congress put us in, in the first place. If they had been doing their jobs over the last few years they could have fixed this. The signs were there, regulators called for an over haul, but Congress didn't listen. So now we're having to pay for their screw ups.
- Film and Television Productions (Sec. 502)
- Wooden Arrows designed for use by children (Sec. 503)
- 6 page package of earmarks for litigants in the 1989 Exxon Valdez incident, Alaska (Sec. 504)
- Virgin Island and Puerto Rican Rum (Section 308)
- American Samoa (Sec. 309)
- Mine Rescue Teams (Sec. 310)
- Mine Safety Equipment (Sec. 311)
- Domestic Production Activities in Puerto Rico (Sec. 312)
- Indian Tribes (Sec. 314, 315)
- Railroads (Sec. 316)
- Auto Racing Tracks (317)
- District of Columbia (Sec. 322)
- Wool Research (Sec. 325)
The biggest bail out in history and they have to play politics. Why can't we just do what is good for the American People and fix this mess that Congress put us in, in the first place. If they had been doing their jobs over the last few years they could have fixed this. The signs were there, regulators called for an over haul, but Congress didn't listen. So now we're having to pay for their screw ups.
posted by Richard Cook For Congress @ 9:52 AM
2 Comments:
At October 8, 2008 at 2:13 PM ,
Unknown said...
Seems to me the Senate added the pork to appease the Rebulican House in order to get some kind of package passed to try to free up the credit markets before the economy completely tanked. Basic problem is 2 year Congreesional terms force representatives to always be running and fearful of ever breaking with the interests of there relatively small contituencies in favor of the larger good. Once again politics prevailed.
At February 24, 2010 at 11:45 AM ,
Unknown said...
It is not a congressman's job to do whats right for the American people... the only American people he/she should be concerned about are those he/she represents. The job of doing what is right for the American people only belongs to the President.
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