Earmarks

April 4th, 2008 at 04:42pm Don R. Gugliuzza

I remember when earmarks were called by another, more appropriate name; pork.

Well, what are earmarks/pork? Its the process by which our members of Congress buy our votes with our money. What a wonderful situation for them. It’s a win/win situation. They get to buy our votes without risking anything of their own.

There was a crazy Republican who proposed a bill that earmarks be suspended for one year. Everyone knew it wouldn’t pass because, in Washington D.C., no one cares about the merit of a bill but only which party proposed it and will it help them get re-elected.

Being an independent thinker and a political Independent, I have decided that I will not, under any circumstance vote for Dick Durbin because he put himself and his party above the good of our country. Because of him and those like him, $17 billion of our tax dollars will be spent on mostly rediculous earmarks. So Durbin doesn’t get my vote nor does any incumbent. I will use my vote in an attempt to, “Throw the rascals out.” I hope enough of us do that that we can get a whole new set of fresh faces in Congress that will also ignore the will of the people.

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