. . . our Senators have taken the earmark-laden 110 page House Bill and produced a whopping 400 page Senate bailout bill that includes, among other stalwart needs, funding of market research for wool products, motorsports funding for South Carolina, buying wooden bows and arrows for children, and significantly, modifying the excise tax on rum.

Being that the law is your area of expertise, please refresh my memory, after seeing the thread title, of my "duty to warn"...

. . . our Senators have taken the earmark-laden 110 page House Bill and produced a whopping 400 page Senate bailout bill that includes, among other stalwart needs, funding of market research for wool products, motorsports funding for South Carolina, buying wooden bows and arrows for children, and significantly, modifying the excise tax on rum.

 

 

Oh, for the love of God! :mad: (Not directed at you, Hearsay)

. . . our Senators have taken the earmark-laden 110 page House Bill and produced a whopping 400 page Senate bailout bill that includes, among other stalwart needs, funding of market research for wool products, motorsports funding for South Carolina, buying wooden bows and arrows for children, and significantly, modifying the excise tax on rum.

Politicians at their best. Imagine how great this country could be, if we actually had elected officials that would work together.

Politicians at their best. Imagine how great this country could be, if we actually had elected officials that would work together.

 

:thumb:I don't see how anyone could possibly argue that.

Nice thread title, Hearsay. :lol:

 

It's no wonder we're in the mess we're in. :mad:

They're going off on these earmarks on Morning Joe. I wish someone (or some news organization) would publish a list identifying the politicians who added this crap to an emergency bailout bill.

Every single one that voted for this needs to be voted out when they run for re-election.

How about we require our Congressmen to actually read the entire bill? We wouldn't see a vote for weeks.

How about we require our Congressmen to actually read the entire bill? We wouldn't see a vote for weeks.

Most would just lie about reading the bill - plus the bill requring the reading of bills would undoubtedly be loaded with pork to gain its passage.

I was reading over the bill that was linked in the New Bailout Bill thread but couldn't find these items in there.

They're going off on these earmarks on Morning Joe. I wish someone (or some news organization) would publish a list identifying the politicians who added this crap to an emergency bailout bill.

 

McCain said he would publish a list if he were elected. Obama followed suit and said he would set up a website to post these.

 

I hope whomever wins follows thru with this campaign promise.

 

This 'pork' is why I dislike politicians in general. Just sad.

 

Or how about bringing back the line item veto?

Hats off to Jim Bunning for voting against this bill.

woodsrider, I didn't read the whole thing, but I specifically saw the motorsports thing.

woodsrider, I didn't read the whole thing, but I specifically saw the motorsports thing.

Is that stuff just hiden in there? I didn't even scan it, I was looking at the table of contents and saw nothing to direct me to the right section.