Here's a perfect example of media not giving you the FULL story and because of that, ignorant people have jumped to false conclusions. It's appears now to be fully funded.
http://www.lrl.usace.army.mil/Portal...prehensive.pdf
I think he is a power whore more than any ideology.
I'm pretty pissed about this if it's true.
Why will it be interesting? The job of a Congressmen is balance the responsibility of representing the constituents versus the responsibility of doing what's best for the country. If a Congressman is going against the wishes of his constituents for the good of the country, why is it interesting to see him try to at least get a consolation prize for his constituents?From everything I have red its one of a few projects getting "funded" out of this deal.
I am trying to cross reference who got deals and if they were on the fence on the deal....will be interesting to see.
From everything I have red its one of a few projects getting "funded" out of this deal.
The Ohio River should be blamed for this 'kickback' ..this wasn't McConnell's doing..
A mere raindrop in the ocean, and one which has traditionally been done for those widows of Congressmen who have passed.Another 'project' being funded is an overdue reimbursement to the widow of Sen. Lautenberg ..
Why will it be interesting? The job of a Congressmen is balance the responsibility of representing the constituents versus the responsibility of doing what's best for the country. If a Congressman is going against the wishes of his constituents for the good of the country, why is it interesting to see him try to at least get a consolation prize for his constituents?
A mere drop in the ocean, and one which has traditionally been done for those widows of Congressmen who have passed.
Another 'project' being funded is an overdue reimbursement to the widow of Sen. Lautenberg ..
A mere raindrop in the ocean, and one which has traditionally been done for those widows of Congressmen who have passed.
You don't. I understand fully. But what you don't seem to understand if the larger picture, the idea of sacrificing a little to gain a lot.OK...I cant believe I have to explain to you why taking a bribe is a bad thing.
What you consider pork those directly affected by it consider it necessary.No where in the Constitution does it say a Congressman's job is to get pork spent in their districts in return for voting to allow the government to go deeper and deeper in debt.
Agreed. But there's a time for idealism and a time for realism. This was a time for realism.Our government has become so screwed up and perverted from its original intended design, it is scary.
If we have to choose between allocating $2b which was going to be spent anyways versus defaulting on our debt and potentially causing a ripple effect of economic disaster across the world, then the $2b is the better option.When a group of people, in this case the more Libertarian wing of the Republican party, decide that we cant keep kicking the can down the road any longer, that we cant keep sinking further and further in debt and keep creating new debt. The monster needs to be dealt with and changes need to be made and made now. We cant keep going on at this pace.
That's true of all politicians in every party.Then you have politicians in their own party, the Liberal Republican establishment who only have 2 priorities - getting elected and getting re-elected.
Additional nothing. Don't be naive, that money was going to be spent regardless of where it went.In order for him to vote for kicking the can down the road, they bribed him with an ADDITIONAL $2 Billion for a project in his district.
That money helped prevent a possible epic economic disaster. That's beneficial.How is that having anyones best interests in mind but your own?
How is that for the benefit of the nation as a whole?
Ahh, I read the tone of your post wrong. My mistake.my point exactly--I don't have the seven pork barrels handy but none seemed egregious to me ..
The quotes from these 144 House members just get better each hour..
At least the 18 Senators, Sans Cruz, know when to STFU .
Nonsense. The money to the widow was something like .004% of the the year's spending. If you're truly concerned about unnecessary waste's of money, there are plenty of other raindrops far larger.It was only a bunch of mere drops made that ocean.
And it was overdue..Nonsense. The money to the widow was something like .004% of the the year's spending.
If he'snuckingfutz cared about the TAD, he'd look at the 24 billion flushed into the shutdown sewer .If you're truly concerned about unnecessary waste's of money, there are plenty of other raindrops far larger.
Virtually everything we purchase for the operation of said army is. It's not the salaries and pensions and combat pay.
It's the suppliers. It's the bullets, the tanks, airplanes, hell, the ****ing pens. We grossly overpay, because our contracting system is ridiculous. And it was easy to determine that is what I was talking about.
No, she certainly doesn't need it. But why should she be less deserving of it, if it's a tradition for all other widows?as an aside,Sen Lautenberg was worth 60 million bucks.... let's not believe his widow was really needing the 175 grand we had to make a big deal about giving her.
Mitch McConnell Accused of Sneaking in $2 Billion ‘Kentucky Kickback’ in Budget, Debt Limit Deal
Well, the Republicans caved in and ran away with their tails between their legs over the budget negotiations. The stupid idiots allowed the Continuing Resolution debate to be combined with the Debt ceiling debate...morons.
But thats not the reason I posted this. It looks like McConnell's home state is getting a special present out of all this.
A damn project that was slated to get $775,000,000 of Federal monies somehow got bumped to $2,918,000,000.
No wonder McConnell was so gung ho to pass the deal...screw our budget, Kentucky is getting $3 Billion for a project originally slated to get $775 Million. I wonder if the Contracting company that is building the damn is any kin, friend or large campaign donor of McConnell's.
And we wonder why the country is in the economic shape it is in.
No, she certainly doesn't need it. But why should she be less deserving of it, if it's a tradition for all other widows?
You can blame the bloated, civilian bureaucracy that you can blame for that, along with the unions, because very few of those contraters are non-union.
built by lockheed martin.. by union workers....that f-35?And what about the f-35?
No, she certainly doesn't need it. But why should she be less deserving of it, if it's a tradition for all other widows?
built by lockheed martin.. by union workers....that f-35?
my pops worked in Aerospace for quite a while... the B-1 program, C-5 program, and hte B-2 program.
Aerospace, while one of my favorite industries ( I love me some planes), is rife with bloat, waste and fraud.... everybody knows it, nobody does anything about it.
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