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Jul 22 2009
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Barack Obama, Big Government, Congress, Pork, President Obama, Stimulus, Tax and Spend, Taxes

Big Government to the Rescue

“Thank you, President Obama!”  That’s exactly what our spender-in-chief wants the American people to say tonight after his prime-time address to the nation.  In case you didn’t hear, Rahm Emanuel (my LEAST favorite Obama aide) provided a preview of the President’s remarks tonight where he indicated this administration rescued the economy: 

White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel told The New York Times Obama intends to use the news conference as a “six-month report card,” to talk about “how we rescued the economy from the worst recession” and the legislative agenda moving forward, including health care and energy legislation.

Emanuel’s arrogance is only surpassed by his boss’s.  They both want you to believe that their spending program (aka stimulus) has saved this country and turned our economy around.  The last time I looked, my paycheck wasn’t affected by their spending.  In fact, I think most Americans are worse off now then they were a year ago.  Unemployment continues to rise (although Obama said this spending program would help decrease joblessness) and there seems to be no direct relief from the overburdening federal tax behemoth.  Add in a crazy health care proposal and nonsensical energy plan and you get a country that may actually end up losing citizens if both proposals pass Congress.

If I was providing a six-month report card, I’d give this gang an F.

Jun 16 2009
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Barack Obama, Big Government, Congress, Pork, President Obama, Republicans

Coburn Questioning Spending Provisions

Oklahoma SenatorTom Coburn (R) is trying to unearth the lunacy of the spending package rushed through Congress by President Obama.  Highlights are below:

_A Bureau of Land Management project to study the impact wind farms have on the sage grouse population in Oregon. The proposal calls for hiring people to tag sage grouse in areas where wind farms may be built, to help determine where turbines could be located.

_$1.5 million in stimulus money for a $5 million new wastewater treatment plant in Perkins, Okla., his home state. Coburn said the stimulus money came with strings that will increase the costs. With a new total cost of $7.2 million, the city will be forced to borrow money and, as a result, utility taxes have increased by 60 percent this year, the senator said.

_Grants and loans totaling $1.3 million to Solon Township in Leelanau County, Mich., to help pay for construction of a wastewater treatment plant. Local opposition killed the project. The money will now be used for a future treatment plant, for which there is no plan and questionable local support.

_Road signs costing $300 each, being placed at construction sites to alert motorists that the project is being paid for by the stimulus money. Transportation Department spokesman Jill Zuckman said each state decides whether to use stimulus money for signs, and the cost would vary in each state.

_A $3 million project to repair taxiways at Hanscom Field, Mass., which Coburn said is for corporate jets. Richard Walsh, a spokesman for the independent state agency that runs the airport, Massport, said only 18 percent of the traffic at the airport is for corporate jets. Most of the use, 70 percent cent, is for flight students, he said.

_Montana’s state-run liquor warehouse, to receive $2.2 million in stimulus cash to install skylights. The project is part of the $27.7 million the state has been awarded for energy programs.

Dec 27 2007
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Big Government, Congress, McCain, Pork, President Bush, Republicans

Today’s Small Government Heroes

Here’s the list:

President George Bush (I know, please pick yourself off the floor) 

Sen. Tom Coburn

Sen. Jim DeMint

Sen. John McCain

Here’s why:

President Bush is calling out Congressional pork!  Where these great pork-cutting senators are working to clean up the earmark process, to make it more transparent and for legislators to be held accountable, the President is looking at ways to cut earmarks from the omnibus budget bill.  Could this be the beginning of a smaller Bush administration?  Don’t hold your breath.  DeMint, Coburn and McCain are pork hawks and have been fighting against earmarks for years.  This is the first I’ve heard from the President regarding pork, but I like what I hear.   

Sep 23 2007
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Big Government, Pork

Oink Oink – Pork Update

  • The Alaskan “Bridge to Nowhere” project has been scrapped by the state. 
  • Great article by Club for Growth’s Pat Toomey on Congressional spending out of control.
Aug 26 2007
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Big Government, Club For Growth, Pork

Oink Oink — Club for Growth Pork Report

http://www.hscripts.com/The fiscally responsible Club for Growth has released it’s annual Congressional RePORK Card of all fifty anti-pork amendments offered for 2008 appropriation bills.  Surprise surprise, the highest scores belong to Republican party members, who have shown true fortitude in trying to limit the volume of pork.  Although 16 Republicans had a perfect score (100%),  the average Republican score was 43% compared to the Democratic score of 2%.   There is still much more work to do.  Kudos to those who scored 100%:

Flake (R-AZ-6)
Campbell (R-CA-48)
Hensarling (R-TX-5)
Broun (R-GA-10)
Deal (R-GA-9)
Franks, T. (R-AZ-2)
Garrett (R-NJ-5)
Heller (R-NV-2)
Kline, J. (R-MN-2)
Lamborn (R-CO-5)
Pence (R-IN-6)
Ryan, P. (R-WI-1)
Sensenbrenner (R-WI-5)
Shadegg (R-AZ-3)
Thornberry (R-TX-13)
Westmoreland (R-GA-3)

(pig image courtesty of www.hscripts.com)

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