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Quotational Therapy: Part 131 -- Mike Pence, On Earmarks.

Emergency War Funding, Allegedly-

Last week, U.S. Congressman Mike Pence called out the majority for their emergency war supplemental budget:

"Here are some examples of what the Democrats consider 'urgent' needs that require 'prompt action:'

-- $25 million for payments to spinach producers
-- $120 million to the shrimp industry
-- $74 million for peanut storage
-- $5 million for shellfish, oyster and clam producers

"Spinach, shrimp, peanuts and shellfish? That's not a war funding bill, that's the salad bar at Denny's.

Didn't a lot of people inclined to vote for Republicans not vote for Republicans because of earmarks? And didn't Democrats make all sorts of promises to end "corruption" and change the way things were done in Washington, D.C.?

The (current) 110th Congress is quickly distinguishing itself as one of the more disingenuous and hypocritical, not to mention economically illiterate, in modern history. All without an even remotely adequate media watchdog to call them out for it.

Previous Quotational Therapy Session:

Senator McCaskill Makes Stuff Up.

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Posted by Will Franklin · 26 March 2007 05:56 PM

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