CNN:Despite promises, few in House make earmark requests public

[CalSkinsFan]

Just another example of "Same Old B.S., Just Another Day".


http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/...rks/index.html

Obey said there wasn't time to scrutinize the 32,000 earmark requests and keep the legislation moving. He blamed having to "clean up after" the Republican-controlled Congress for why the requests wouldn't be examined in time. (Watch Obey tell the GOP that Dems had to clean up "your mess" before addressing earmarks )

But House Republicans pointed out that position was counter to Democratic campaign promises and Obey was forced to back down and allow Republicans weeks to examine the earmark requests.

Critics said that doesn't play well with reform-minded taxpayers.

"Their behavior isn't better than the last Congress and in some ways worse because they know they have those requests," said Ryan Alexander, president of Taxpayers for Common Sense. "We know they have more than 30,000 letters asking for specific earmarks and they're not letting us see them."


Click link for full articale.

[Corcaigh]

Just another example of "Same Old B.S., Just Another Day".

I noticed that everyone from Virginia either declined to respond or ignored the request. Of course, they aren't required to do CNN's research for them.

OMB has required that earmarks be specifically identified:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/memora...007/m07-17.pdf

... but I haven't seen where they are posted.

Citizens Against Government Waste tries to make pork visible:

http://www.cagw.org/site/PageServer?...ts_pigbook2007

The good news is that the earmarks were down for 2007:

"According to the Chinese calendar, 2007 is the Year of the Pig. Fortunately for American taxpayers, it will be a smaller pig than usual. The 2007 Congressional Pig Book has not been this little since 1999, as only two of the 11 appropriations bills were enacted by Congress and the remaining nine were subject to a moratorium on earmarks. There are no indoor rainforests, National Peanut Festivals, mariachi music grants, or teapot museums to be found"

They don't have anything yet for 2008.

[Predicto]

This sucks

at least Corcaigh's post give us some hope.

[SnyderShrugged]

Guess who was one of the 31?
Yep, my favorite wacko kooky candidate.

Dr. Ron Paul


I hope people are starting to see the reality of whom can be trusted with our presidency.


http://i.cnn.net/cnn/interactive/all...tx.14.paul.pdf