2007 resolution on earmarks

The White House has found an excellent place to start to work with the new Congress — on stamping out the use of earmarks, the home-state spending items that lawmakers increasingly slip into legislation. Many of these projects, including for south-central Kansas, are fiscally sound. But if so, they can and should be proposed and debated in the daylight, “to allow people to have full confidence that … their money is being spent in a way that reflects deliberation by members of Congress,” said White House press secretary Tony Snow. Congress’ new leaders have sounded a similar theme, so there is reason for optimism. But cutting pork is harder than promising to cut pork.
Posted by Rhonda Holman

6 Comments

  1. TRACY
    Posted December 18, 2006 at 2:28 pm | Permalink

    This is one of the most important issues and we need to attack it NOW.But nOOOOO………We’re too busy rehashing abortion here on the wingerblog.

  2. Ben Huie
    Posted December 18, 2006 at 2:31 pm | Permalink

    Too bad Bush didn’t consider this important for the past 6 years when his party was in charge.

  3. Vaughn Tolle
    Posted December 18, 2006 at 3:09 pm | Permalink

    Remeber; one congressperson’s “pork” is another’s “fiscally sound” project.

  4. Ben Huie
    Posted December 18, 2006 at 3:15 pm | Permalink

    Like Tankerless Todd’s attempts to get contracts for his former employer.

  5. Joe Williams
    Posted December 18, 2006 at 6:56 pm | Permalink

    Agreed with Ben!

    Were was the reform 6 years ago?

  6. steve
    Posted December 19, 2006 at 7:24 pm | Permalink

    Bush may finally vetoe a spending bill yet, if it’s by or for the dems.