[dante]

http://blogs.ajc.com/jamie-dupree-washington-insider/2010/12/15/those-pesky-gop-earmarks/?cxntfid=blogs_jamie_dupree_washington_insider

God I hope there's video of this out there somewhere...

 

[jonKranked]

i wonder how that crow tasted

 

[dante]

Tasted like hundreds millions of dollars of yummy, earmarky goodness, at least until they got called on it.

 

[jonKranked]

Tasted like hundreds millions of dollars of yummy, earmarky goodness, at least until they got called on it.

at least their retreat tactics are still up to par

 

[Pesqueeb]

i wonder how that crow tasted

Like chicken?

 

[rockofullr]

i wonder how that crow tasted

Suspiciously like pork.

 

[stevew]

something obama was all talk about.....

 

[dante]

something both parties were all talk about.....

Fixed.

 

[stevew]

and something that will never end...

 

[X3pilot]

My favorite was the $10 million John Murtha Center for Political Studies in PA.

I need an earmark for the X3pilot School of Bartending and Pole Dancing Evaluating.

 

[Pesqueeb]

I need an earmark for the X3pilot School of Bartending and Pole Dancing Evaluating.

Sounds like a worthy cause.

 

[jimmydean]

It's OK to put in earmarks on a bill you plan to vote against. You could put anything in there you want, as long as you vote no.

Now if everyone else votes yes, then you did your job to vote no, but you will take the money since it's already accounted for.

 

[dante]

It's OK to put in earmarks on a bill you plan to vote against. You could put anything in there you want, as long as you vote no.

Now if everyone else votes yes, then you did your job to vote no, but you will take the money since it's already accounted for.

I'd love to see a scenario where if you vote against the bill, your earmarks are taken out. My guess is you'd see a lot more bipartisan support for spending bills.

 

[jimmydean]

I'd love to see a scenario where if you vote against the bill, your earmarks are taken out. My guess is you'd see a lot more bipartisan support for spending bills.

Winner.

That would be a great idea NOBODY would ever vote for.