More lip service from Congress

Fiscal responsibility? Moratorium on earmarks huh??? The Presidential candidates promise change? What makes them think they can do anything about. Seems like a pipe dream to me. More hypocrisy from Washington…
Democratic leaders have sent tens of millions of dollars to freshman lawmakers’ districts in hope of protecting the party’s newfound majority [...]

Let’s get together and support the Semper Fi Act of 2008

I was waiting on yesterday’s events before I wrote this… the City of Berkeley is not apologizing…
After a marathon session that stretched into early Wednesday, the council decided not to send the letter, saying they recognize recruiters’ right to be in Berkeley. The council said they still strongly oppose the war and the recruitment of [...]

No wonder Congress approval ratings match all time low

Let’s see… the economy is going down the johnny-flusher, foreclosures are skyrocketing, the stock market is hurting, there are problems with health care and I have a headache.  It is no wonder that the Republican President Bush and Democratic controlled Congress match all time low rankings.
However our illustrious Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa. has a plan [...]

My kind of guy

McCain is taking a lot of heat and the pressure is going to be turned up even more… but who would not want a guy who does this…
McCain’s battles with colleagues have often gone beyond the ins and outs of policy, taking on a fierce personal tone that other senators do not often engage in, [...]

$1 million dollars allocated to non-existant company

Positive proof that our legislators don’t read the bills that they are voting on…
An earmark sponsored by Pennsylvania Representative John Murtha (what a surprise), didn’t bother confirming whether the Center for Instrumented Critical Infrastructure actually existed. This earmark was part of a bill sponsored by Indiana’s Peter Visclosky. When Visclosky was questioned about [...]