Squeal Like a Piggy

[megiloth]

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[lafinjack]

Have stats/articles on Democrat/Republican pork? I honestly don't know who has more.

[megiloth]

Given that the vote was essentially down party lines, I would imagine a huge chunk would fall on the "D" side of the aisle. Why would you put in earmarks...then not vote for it?? Anyhooooo.

Personally, I don't care which party does it, it needs to fucking cease. Especially in regards to a defense spending bill.

I did find this interesting though. It's a nice chart that lists the NON-DEFENSE earmarks in a DEFENSE budget.

http://www.nytimes.com/packages/pdf/opinion/20070330_opchart.pdf

$20 million for Mormon Cricket eradication? $640 million for low income home energy assistance? $74 million for peanut storage? $120 million for the shrimp fishing industry?

[prock]

Why would you put in earmarks...then not vote for it??

I can think of two reasons off the top of my head.

Can't you?

[megiloth]

The only thing I can think of is putting it in the bill probably figuring it will get vetoed, but hey...if it doesn't, then your millions of $$$ for dairy farmers is a go ahead. Most likely so that cows can produce more milk, that will end up in the hands of the troops. Hence, a legit earmark for a defense bill.

bah!

[jacklennirvana]

Of course, you've never heard of that bridge Ted Stevens of Alaska built to an island with a double-digit population, right?

I think all the other pigs are turned the other way, so you can't see where it says "Republican Pork" on the other side.

[megiloth]

you've never heard of that bridge Ted Stevens of Alaska built

Yeah I've heard of it. The ol' "Bridge to Nowhere". I was really hoping Stevens was going to quit Congress over that one, since he threatened to. First of all, what dummy would live on an island that you need a ferry ride to get to civilization?

where it says "Republican Pork" on the other side

I'm not saying my team is innocent, I'd like to see that nonsense go away on both sides. Unfortunately, everybody feels like they gotta bring home the bacon to their district. Even more unfortunate, there's no line-item veto.

[megiloth]

If they like isolation so much, then they don't need a bridge. Stupid Alaska.

[saint_boner]

Far as I am concerned the money for Iraq and Afghanistan is the pork. And I have not heard one word as to who is going to be auditing the use of that money. I get tired of billions of dollars on pallets just disappearing, no one goes to jail and up pops Bush wanting more.

[megiloth]

Far as I am concerned the money for Iraq and Afghanistan is the pork

Interesting use of "pork" when referring to the religion of those two countries.

[yes_justice]

You're the ones pissing trillions into occupations of arab countries.

[megiloth]

I just don't lose much sleep over a couple bucks, as long as dead bad guys are involved.

[yes_justice]

How many terrorists are we creating for our children to kill?

[megiloth]

I forgot. It's America's fault a bunch of sand monkeys hate us. The World Trade Center was just taunting those poor impoverished bags of shit to fly airplanes into them. If our country wasn't so great, the international community wouldn't hate us so much. On behalf of the United States, we're sorry your country sucks camel dick, but please don't hate us.

[prock]

Heh,

I guess the one pig represent the Democrats' pork, and all the others represent the Republicans' pork.

clever.