D.C. Hogs Have Nation Over a Barrell



In spite of Obama's promises to reign in earmarks and wasteful spending, the $790 billion alleged stimulus bill is full of it-in more ways than one. Some of the more ridiculous items are $1.7 million for a honey bee laboratory in Weslaco, Tex.; $346,000 for research on apple fire blight in Michigan and New York; and $1.5 million for work on grapes and grape products, including wine.Filipino veterans, most of whom do not live in the United States, will get $200 million in compensation for service in World War II.....Huh? And by shear coincidence, the bill provides $8 billion for high-speed rail projects, for example, including money that could benefit a controversial proposal for a magnetic-levitation rail line between Disneyland, in California, and Las Vegas, a project favored by Senate Majority leader and head hog Harry Reid. I'm sure it's just a coincidence.

I'm sure that $500 million for global warming research will provide plenty of jobs for displaced auto workers. This bill does include $200 billion for infrastructure to rebuild our roads and bridges as well as to upgrade our electrical grid. However, this political payback bill can hardly be considered stimulus. With this bill, the Democrats have put a down payment on votes for the 2012 election. This is nothing more than a rebate to the Unions and special interest groups that put the Democrats in power and Obama in the White house.

Obama rode into Washington on his White horse with promises to "change" Washington from politics as usual. The irony is if it were not for politics as usual he would still be languishing in the Illinois senate.

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