Only one question can come from this article, which is very good, and that's the question that should come from every American in response to this quote:
Why the fvck do we continue to allow our elected representatives in a supposedly open and free government, decide how to spend OUR $$ in secret? At least debate it on the floor so ALL representatives of the electorate get a chance to debate it.
Paging Rick, Mr. Rick please pick up the white courtesy phone..
Give up?Discussions on the budget are far overshadowed by the ongoing debate over a $700 billion bailout plan for Wall Street. But the amount of money at stake including a $488 billion Pentagon funding bill that hasn't seen a second's worth of public debate or review is almost as great.
Details of the emerging legislation remain secret, but its outlines have come out in interviews with aides to both the House and Senate Appropriations committees, as well as aides to top House and Senate leaders.
The legislation is coming together in a remarkably secretive process in which decisions are concentrated in the hands of just a few lawmakers such as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey, D-Wis.
Why the fvck do we continue to allow our elected representatives in a supposedly open and free government, decide how to spend OUR $$ in secret? At least debate it on the floor so ALL representatives of the electorate get a chance to debate it.
Paging Rick, Mr. Rick please pick up the white courtesy phone..