Pork Survives: Senate Rejects Earmarks Ban
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WASHINGTON (The Blaze/AP) — The Senate has rejected a GOP bid to ban the practice of larding spending bills with earmarks — those pet projects that lawmakers love to send home to their states.
Democrats and a handful of Republicans combined to defeat the effort, which would have effectively forbidden the Senate from considering legislation containing earmarks like road and bridge projects, community development funding, grants to local police departments and special-interest tax breaks.
Earlier this month, Republicans bowed to tea party activists and passed a party resolution declaring GOP senators would give up earmarks. House Republicans have also given up the practice, but most Democrats say the earmarks are a legitimate way to direct taxpayer money to their constituents.
The legislation would have established an earmark moratorium for fiscal years 2012 and 2013, and also would have covered the fiscal year that began on Oct. 1, The Hill reports.
“I believe I have an important responsibility to the state of Illinois and the people I represent to direct federal dollars into projects critically important for our state and our future,” Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill) said.
The eight GOP senators who voted to preserve earmark spending include: Thad Cochran (Miss.), Susan Collins (Maine), James Inhofe (Okla.), Dick Lugar (Ind.), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), Richard Shelby (Ala.), retiring Sen. George Voinovich (Ohio) and defeated Sen. Bob Bennett (Utah) also voted against it.
Six Democrats voted for the earmark moratorium, including: Sens. Claire McCaskill (Mo.), Bill Nelson (Fla.), Colorado Sens. Michael Bennet and Mark Udall, as well as retiring Sen. Evan Bayh (Ind.) and defeated Sen. Russ Feingold (Wis.).
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GhostOfJefferson
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 1:31pm**and a handful of Republicans**
The relevant words here. Also note “and a handful of Republicans” in fact an entire basket load, helped passed the Take Away Our Food bill. You can count on the Dems to be tyrants, that’s a given. If anybody thinks that most of GOP is really on our side, they’re going to be sadly awakened to reality after 1/1.
They‘re already saying that they’re going to “keep” certain parts of Nazicare (the GOP).
Report Post »Shamokin_CoalCracker
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 3:02pmEric Cantor is one of those that CAVED on healthcare. ARE WE really surprised???? How much more are we going to eat from ALL of these BASTARDS,or should we continue on with the BATTLE-CRY——–Wait till 2012 ????
Report Post »heavyduty
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 1:25pmSeems like some of them didn’t get the message in the last election. I guess we will have to send them another one in two years.
Report Post »Cuthalu
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 1:39pmThe tea party’s first “shot across the bow” didn‘t seem to register with the RINO’s it seems.
Report Post »Alvin691
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 1:24pmAll that was asked was that projects stand on their own instead of being tied to an unrelated bill, such as military appropriations. If a project is deemed worthy, then there should be no problem.
Report Post »charliego
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 2:49pm@ALVIN691
Report Post »I hear ya! Exactly what we requested. Tacking on (or sneaking in under the cloak of legitimate appropriations) is theivery. They just won’t learn will they? If our society lasts until 2012 (going down the tubes at breakneck speed) it will be ‘Katie bar the door!’ Oh, how right our Founding faters were. Big government=decreased liberty. But I am not giving up; our Republic can have some interesting ideas up our innovative sleeves.
Cuthalu
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 1:22pmHuh, they simply can not help themselves when it comes to our money, can they?
Report Post »Ronko
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 1:21pmWhy am I not surprised, I hope the Republicans realize that we have more important things at stake then earmarks I mean we got over 13 trillion debt plus the debt ceiling vote that will occur sometime next year. Not to mention if North Korea declares war on South Korea that will create a really nasty situation.
Report Post »Awakenow
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 1:20pmEarmarks are the curancy politicians use to buy votes and we must be sure we let them know it is our money and will, they are abusing,
Report Post »and we need to STOP them now!
Diamondback
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 1:19pmThe house should just shut down this entire lame duck congress until after the new electees are sworn in and have taken their posts!
This should be a “do nothing” session and I mean DO NOTHING. They’ve already done too much damage to our liberty and Constitution!
Frankly their are several members of Congress who deserve punishment by and from the people for violating their Oaths of Office to support and uphold the U.S. Constitution as the “supreme law of the land.”
Report Post »Rogue
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 1:40pmAgreed. Instead of giving these jokers a summer break, make them work through the year like everyone else. In election years, give them a break between Nov 2 and Jan 1. No more Lame Ducks! Give feshman orientation during the break. There should never be buisness conducted on the Hill by folks who have lost an election – no where else on the planet fires an employee, then lets them continue to make decisions for the company for two more months waiting for thier replacement.
Report Post »Albrks
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 3:38pmThey spend to much time in washington anyway. Could you imagine continuing to report to work after you have been fired. Would any company let you continue to make policy or spend their money after termination.
Report Post »B. Dawgn-Auff
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 1:17pmQueen Murkowski : “Uglier than a bucket full of Oberholes” Oink Oink!!
Report Post »fishnutz
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 1:16pmyeah, why ban earmarks while we don’t even have a budget?
Report Post »neverending
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 1:12pmThe more things change the more they stay the same.
Report Post »Awakenow
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 1:10pmI just posted the role call if your voice was misrepresented you MUST let your Senators know you are watching and are willing to hold them responsible.
Report Post »B. Dawgn-Auff
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 1:09pmGop “Fig Puckers”: Thad Cochran (Miss.), Susan Collins (Maine), James Inhofe (Okla.), Dick Lugar (Ind.), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), Richard Shelby (Ala.), retiring Sen. George Voinovich (Ohio) and defeated Sen. Bob Bennett (Utah)……Just Sayin:)
Report Post »Doc_Slammin
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 5:12pmI am from Indiana and am truly sorry for the way Richard Lugar voted on this. He is not touchable until 2012, so we cannot vote him out, yet. Evan Bayh, who incidentally voted to stop earmarking has been a rubber stamp for the Obama administration. The only reason he voted against earmarking is because he wants to appear conservative so he can run as a moderate for the governorship of Indiana.
Report Post »time4termlimits
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 1:08pmI am furious! As of today I am going to keep track of the tyrants in Washington….Cochran (MS), Collins (ME), Inhofe (OK), Lugar (IN), Murkowski (AK), Shelby (AL). The other two were Voinovich, who is retiring, and Bennett who lost Nov 2. Who would have seen it coming from the socialist Republican, Murkowski???
Report Post »I hope everyone pays attention over the next two years so that we can continue what we started on Nov 2, 2010.
And don’t even get me started on the Food Safety bill.
This country is dying a horrible death and at breakneck speed. I am beginning to think it is a lost cause and it saddens me. I gave 6 years of my life defending America, but not so I could live through the destruction of the last bastion of freedom on earth.
NoRoomForSocialismHere
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 3:04pmYeah, I want my contibutions back. My family has been here since 1609 and served in every war this nation has had to date; we are ready to throw a bunch of anti-Americans OUT of OUR country…
Report Post »Awakenow
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 1:08pmOn the Motion
S.Amdt. 4697
FDA Food Safety Modernization Act
Full text of the bill »
Sponsor: Richard J. Durbin
Introduced: March 3, 2009
Passed House: –
Passed Senate: –
Considered by President: –
Became Law: –
Other Recent Votes
November 30, 2010
S.510: On the Motion No Statement of Purpose on File.
November 30, 2010
S.510: On the Motion No Statement of Purpose on File.
November 29, 2010
S.510: On the Motion A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of the food supply.
November 29, 2010
S.510: On the Motion A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of the food supply.
November 29, 2010
S.510: On the Cloture Motion In the nature of a substitute.
Result: Motion Rejected by a margin of 24 votes
Date of Vote: November 30, 2010
Roll Call Number: 255
Bill Details »
Geography of the Vote
Complete Roll Call
All States Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming All PartiesDemocratsIndependentsRepublicans
Yes Votes (39)
Member Party State
Lamar Alexander R TN
John Barrasso R WY
Evan Bayh D IN
Michael Bennet D CO
Scott Brown R MA
Jim Bunning R KY
Richard M. Burr R NC
Saxby Chambliss R GA
Tom Coburn R OK
Bob Corker R TN
John Cornyn R TX
Michael D. Crapo R ID
Jim DeMint R SC
John Ensign R NV
Michael B. Enzi R WY
Russ Feingold D WI
Lindsey Graham R SC
Charles E. Grassley R IA
Judd Gregg R NH
Orrin G. Hatch R UT
Kay Bailey Hutchison R TX
Johnny Isakson R GA
Mike Johanns R NE
Mark Steven Kirk R IL
Jon Kyl R AZ
George S. LeMieux R FL
John McCain R AZ
Claire McCaskill D MO
Mitch McConnell R KY
Bill Nelson D FL
Jim Risch R ID
Pat Roberts R KS
Jeff Sessions R AL
Olympia J. Snowe R ME
John Thune R SD
Mark Udall D CO
David Vitter R LA
Mark Warner D VA
Roger Wicker R MS
No Votes (56)
Member Party State
Daniel K. Akaka D HI
Max Baucus D MT
Mark Begich D AK
Robert F. Bennett R UT
Jeff Bingaman D NM
Sherrod Brown D OH
Maria Cantwell D WA
Benjamin L. Cardin D MD
Thomas R. Carper D DE
Bob Casey D PA
Thad Cochran R MS
Susan Collins R ME
Kent Conrad D ND
Christopher A. Coons D DE
Christopher J. Dodd D CT
Byron L. Dorgan D ND
Richard J. Durbin D IL
Dianne Feinstein D CA
Al Franken D MN
Kirsten Gillibrand D NY
Kay Hagan D NC
Tom Harkin D IA
James M. Inhofe R OK
Daniel K. Inouye D HI
Tim Johnson D SD
John Kerry D MA
Amy Klobuchar D MN
Herb Kohl D WI
Mary L. Landrieu D LA
Frank R. Lautenberg D NJ
Patrick J. Leahy D VT
Carl Levin D MI
Joseph I. Lieberman ID CT
Blanche Lincoln D AR
Richard G. Lugar R IN
Joe Manchin III D WV
Robert Menendez D NJ
Jeff Merkley D OR
Lisa Murkowski R AK
Patty Murray D WA
Ben Nelson D NE
Mark Pryor D AR
Jack Reed D RI
Harry Reid D NV
John D. Rockefeller IV D WV
Bernard Sanders I VT
Charles E. Schumer D NY
Richard C. Shelby R AL
Arlen Specter D PA
Debbie Stabenow D MI
Jon Tester D MT
Tom Udall D NM
George V. Voinovich R OH
Jim Webb D VA
Sheldon Whitehouse D RI
Ron Wyden D OR
Did Not Vote (5)
Member Party State
Christopher S. Bond R MO
Barbara Boxer D CA
Sam Brownback R KS
Barbara A. Mikulski D MD
Jeanne Shaheen D NH
..Sources: U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Library of Congress Credits: Derek Willis, Stephan Weitberg, Shan Carter, and Matthew Bloch/The New York Times .
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averagejay
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 1:08pmI think we have an early consensus of who will have targets on their backs in coming elections.
Report Post »pap pap
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 1:01pmHeh Durbin there are no federal dollars they are the peoples dollars you Dick
Report Post »Rowgue
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 12:59pmCongratulations all you Alaskan morons. Queen Murkowski has spoken.
Report Post »blanco
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 2:01pmIf Alaskans were stupid enough to “write her in”, they get what they deserve, but the responsible states should not come to the rescue!
Report Post »IAMMADDOG
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 12:58pmAnd should we be surprised that Lisa Mukowski voted FOR it? That is why she didn’t win the primary. I wonder if she truly won the election or if it was a cheat job like Franken.
Report Post »whybother
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 1:22pmEXACTLY! Who didnt know she would vote this way….RINO all the way.
Report Post »kevymac
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 1:37pmI guess she thinks Alaska still needs the “Bridge to Nowhere”
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 2:21pmshe also voted for the food bill
Report Post »tower7femacamp
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 2:15pmShe is total NWO scum born and Bred there is no way
Report Post »she won with a write in, the same for Harry Reid
elections are being rigged all over, that’s way they
pass whatever they want, because you can’t vote them out.
Like Ron Paul Losing NH in 2008 primary……REALLY ….????
RightPolitically
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 12:57pmThese F***ers are going to taught a lesson shortly!
Report Post »REETZBEE
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 3:32pmTwo years is a long time to get an ass kicking. I hope we still have a country by then. They could care less about the people and it sickens me every day they dangle tax cuts over our heads. Blatently playing games with our lives is not going to end well.
Report Post »Breaker 19
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 12:56pmThe eight GOP senators who voted to preserve earmark spending include: Thad Cochran (Miss.), Susan Collins (Maine), James Inhofe (Okla.), Dick Lugar (Ind.), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), Richard Shelby (Ala.), retiring Sen. George Voinovich (Ohio) and defeated Sen. Bob Bennett (Utah).
I USE to have some Respect for Richard Shelby – now he joins the ranks with all the other seven!
Report Post »Ksera Sugarmail
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 1:52pmGood job on the list of names, Breaker. Now we need to use this information to vote these guys out!
Report Post »CatB
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 2:01pmThank for the list .. I think we should remind them who they work for … of course I don’t think they really care but I do like “bothering” them.
Report Post »Slayer
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 5:23pmAfter all we‘ve been through with Lisa ’Primaries don‘t count’ Murkowski and the advice by the GOP establishment to stay with her – and the GOP establishment who should have stripped her from her chairmanship. NOW look what happened. First chance she got, she screwed us.
Report Post »THANKS, GOP!
myfamily04
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 12:56pmnow we know who needs to be replaced in Washington!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »neverending
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 1:13pmWe already knew.
Report Post »Truth-Wielder
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 2:22pmAnd might I add to that, the voters knew who they were getting during the election, unless they were willingly ignorant and just voted for the (R).
Report Post »Citizen
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 3:26pmthis is the important thing to note, we have to work to get these people out of office.
talking about it wont do us any good
Report Post »IAMMADDOG
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 12:55pmThese guys just don’t give a crap. They get it alright they just don’t care.
Report Post »mongobob
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 1:57pmEXACTLY!!!…. I could not have expressed it better.
Report Post »Will NV
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 12:55pmThe rats are stuffing their larder.
Report Post »benrush
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 12:54pmWhat’s wrong with our Government?
Don’t tell me, let me guess…they‘ve gotten away with it for so long that they’re now addicted.
Report Post »HKS
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 12:59pmWell knock me over with a feather, whoda thunk it.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 2:00pmSeems that they have short term memory loss .. they act as if November 2nd never happened …. WE WILL NEED TO REMIND THEM OFTEN!
Report Post »walkwithme1966
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 5:58pmI think one part of the problem is that none of you understand earmarks – do some research on it.
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BurntHills
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 12:52pmoklahoma, what a shame.
Report Post »snowleopard3200 {mix art}
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 1:03pmWhat else turns out to be new?
Report Post »untameable-kate
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 1:05pmAlaska should be sooo proud of thier RINO.
ME
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 1:09pm“but most Democrats say the earmarks are a legitimate way to direct taxpayer money to their constituents”
How is that not stealing. I would love to take a dems bank account/wallet and say it was a legitimate way to direct there fund to me and my friend and see if they are ok with it.
Report Post »Really do you think that last election will even amount to a bump in the road for these people Term limits is the only way to get any real reform nothing short of that will even slow this car wreck down.
avgconservative
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 1:10pmGood bye Senator Jim Inhofe… You turned out to be a REPUBLICAN more than a conservative. Will campaign for a conservative next time… I’ve been in Oklahoma for all my life.. you have been in Washington (beltway) too long. Come home.
Report Post »just the facts
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 1:58pm@ kate
Yep, I agree. Congrats Alaska, not only did you all take a step or two backward, now, your going to pay for it and see nothing in return.
Report Post »Polwatcher
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 2:06pmWe need to take notes and get rid of as many of these corrupt people as possible in 2012.
Report Post »A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 2:30pmI’m starting to see why Obama was so congratulatory to his Party.
Stop compromising!
The issue with earmarks was never due to its ability to pay down the deficit, though one can envision a scenario in which earmarks can become a large chunk of it.
The reason earmarks are bad is because they’re redistributive in nature. Other states paying for another State’s pet projects is theft.
The fact that our elected officials think a SINGLE PENNY is an ok amount to spend on earmarks reveals the fact that they don‘t realize that IT’S OUR MONEY. If I don’t benefit from the tax dollars I pay, then that is theft. This is true of every single person who pays taxes.
Report Post »SlimnRanger
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 2:49pmJim Inhofe we okies are changing your name to Jack
Report Post »NoRoomForSocialismHere
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 2:53pmNo joke, I sent Inhofe money several times to help him out and I am from Texas. I paid across state lines but he decides my money is for okies. He is out of my checkbook at least voluntarily.
Yeah Alaska it is just like that mobster Stevens you guys liked so much it is our money your spending as you contribute NOTHING at all to the pocketbook of America.
I sent Miller money several times and that was a good investment but write in voting sucks, someone cheated and the RINOS helped. Any state that cannot afford to be a state should be absorbed by another state or put back as a territory. This goes for Hawaii as well.
Kyl the amnesty RINO said he wanted to keep the PIG as well I wonder why he is not shown?!
Report Post »american1st
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 2:54pmwhy didn’t they wait till after the lame duck session? and will they put the bill up again?
Report Post »orkydorky
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 3:13pmThe vat tax will be next, THANK YOU SO MUCH ALASKA, MAINE, OKLAHOMA, OHIO, INDIANA, UTAH!
Report Post »God help the idiots that keep putting these RINO bastards back in office!
oldoldtimer
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 3:14pmWhat do you expect? We are the ones that keep reelecting these people who do this to us. Evidently they have no fear of the voter being smart enough to re,member what they did when we get in the voting booth and vote for our favoirite for Dancing with a Congressman.
Report Post »oldoldtimer
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 3:18pmMe: There is another solution. Repeal the 17th Amendment and let the state legislators select senators. The way the Constitution was written specifically to make sure they could not do what they are doing. Ignoring the ones who put them in office. They now buy the position with PAC’s and special interest money. Wilson knew direct vote of Senators would destroy the states power. The very reason he did it.
Report Post »democratgirl
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 3:43pmI am so hoping that next year, we can rescind some of these bills. I hope someone new coming in, will get a new bill together to reverse some of this stuff. I hear that it can be done legally. That’s what we should be doing now. Come up with a REVERSAL BILL. Undo everything Obama and his cronies, including Republicans, have done that have crushed Capitalism. I’d like to see a new tax code, such as a Flat Tax or a Fair Tax instituted, but then if that happens, some politicians will be out of a job. Hey, here’s a great idea! Look at how much money we could save to help pay down the national debt. I think politics now is so deeply entrenched with corruption that we may never get out from under. I wish the American people, as a whole, would create a grass-roots organization that raised enough money to go to the Supreme Court with a MAJOR lawsuit in favor of A WASHINGTON POLITICAL OVERHAUL. I would like to see the life of each of these political dumbbells unfold before the American people to prove to them that they are evil and crooked. I’d like to see Washington cleaned up and all the trash put out on the streets. I’d like to start with Ms Pelosi, Mr. Reid and Obama and then go from there.
Report Post »We all hear bits and pieces about these people, but I’d like to see a TV Show that will spend 2 hrs per politician on “HERE’S YOUR LIFE”, the truth about who they really are. I would be glued to the TV and I don’t even watch it anymore – it is just too slimy for me. 2012 could not come soon enough.
independentvoteril
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 3:46pmOH Ya here in IL we REALLY needed all the money DURBIN got for a Zoo..It‘s SUPPOSE to be a FREE ZOO for those that can’t go to the LARGE ZOO just outside the city..HOWEVER.. it costs just as much to go to the FREE ZOO as the ZOO that’s NOT free.. ONLY difference is the FREE ZOO is along the LAKE and a big TOURIST ATTRACTION for the HOTELS downtown along the lake..
Report Post »All those who voted to KEEP the pork should have to answer next election.. think I’ll start keeping a log.. Maybe by the time DURBIN’S up for re-election the people of CHICAGO will have wised up but I doubt it..
Scorpio
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 4:04pmTell me about it. We had one Senator against earmarks and another for them. Believe me, all of the Tea Parties and 912 groups here were calling Inhofe‘s office day in and day out but he didn’t listen to the people.
Report Post »Citizen
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 4:07pmThis is how all the special interest groups keep getting funding also.
they pork it on bills so of course dems dont want it gone, they are the party of handouts.
Report Post »CultureWarriors
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 4:08pmWell, it’s high time to not just say no to spending, it’s time to enact punitive legislation against states that abscond with our money! It’s time for pork reparations!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8DnA4Ro9tQ
Report Post »thepatriotdave
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 4:29pmAnother list has to be made for which RINO’s need to go in 2012. Obviously these need to go. At least one name on the list really surprised me, but NOT Murkowski. Nice move Alaska!!!
PatriotShops.com
Report Post »Compete or Lose
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 5:33pm.
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Government is an iterative process
in January there will be a new senate–try the resolution again then
In 2012 there will be another election–senators that dont get it shoudl be shown the door!!
NO MATTER WHICH PARTY
US Citizen
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 6:41pmDick Luger, your out of a job in 2012….
Report Post »ressex
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 6:41pmImplement your own term limits everyone… DON’T vote for incumbants… unless your rep is a Paul Ryan, Ron Paul, Rand Paul, Chris Lee, etc… THE new Libertarians… errr. I mean Republicans… and then after two terms, find a new good candidate.
Report Post »And why is it that the Tea Party won’t push ALL the true conservatives to the Libertarian Party? Will the Libertarian Party push to go to the Republicans along with all conservatives…??? United we Stand Folks… Get away from the old Republican Progressives and go Libertarian… but I really don’t care what label us conservatives get for a party name, let’s just all get on the same party and page shall we???
tower7femacamp
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 7:21pmEric Cantor Also saved TARP 1. He is my Congressman
Report Post »and I voted against him. What else can we do ?
geminisailor
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 7:30pmLooks like we’ve got more work to do in the voting booths.
Report Post »Cemoto78
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 7:52pmNo wonder Muslim (Islamic) extremists don’t like us, too much pork.
Report Post »PubliusMM
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 8:36pmAnd, Voinovich is a RINO pig. I’m not surprised he voted to keep this legalized thievery in place.
Report Post »BetterDays
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 9:48pmwe are not alone?
Report Post »well they just replied to our November message folks, and like usuual it was the big elietist FU!
we are not alone, but we are about as organized as a flotilla of squid, I have great reservation about our survival as a nation, I don’t think you can gut it out folks, we are acting like a tidillywinks team no guts.
redsoxfaninokc
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 11:19pmThat’s good old Jim Inhofe for you.
Report Post »yellerhammer
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 11:36pmIt sure is funny they want the dollars even when their is not even penny’s to dole out. My dad told me one time that when you have a bad corn crop you don’t go out and buy more hogs, you sell some of the ones you got so you can make it through the winter. With unemployment at 9.6% you don’t add to government you cut back, like they are always telling us to sacrifice well it’s time for them how about a 25% cut in all government pay except for military and security which I know for a fact are way under paid, My dad was pretty smart for a man that barely made it to the 6th grade.
Report Post »TruthTalker
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 1:09amthey stilll dont get it, let the chips fall
Report Post »Luckywon
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 1:28amI have just started my list of Republicans to campaign against. There are currently 8 names on it.
Report Post »AzCowboy
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 7:14am@ressex
Report Post »Lets just use the Republican name so we don’t split the vote. If we split we lose. We will purge the system over time. (if we have much left)
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tifosa
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 8:02amBachmann (yes, Michelle) has already reeled back how she wants to “define” earmarks to squeak in her grab for federaal transportation infrastructure $$. She on the target-list too?
Report Post »Dragonfire
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 10:35amYawn….. Same crap, different day…
Report Post »COGsoldier
Posted on December 1, 2010 at 8:10pmThe politicians are addicted to our money! Its time to lock them in a rubber room. maybe we should start building some gallows, and we the people start taking care of this crap ourselves.
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