SELF-SERVING RASCALS
No wonder the country is in trouble. In spite of the fact that there is a severe financial and economic crisis, members of Congress tacked on 2,300 earmarks to the omnibus spending bill.
The self-serving career politicians in Congress are more concerned about being re-elected than the welfare of this nation. $6.6 billion dollars in earmarks or about ten percent of the $630 billion omnibus bill is destined for the personal fiefdoms of these self-serving rascals. The usual “blame game,” pointing to the other political party doesn’t work, because members of both parties are participants in this shameful exercise.
Ted Stevens, Republican-Alaska, has the most earmarks, 39, in the Senate in the amount of $238.5 million; while John Murtha, Democrat-Pennsylvania, has the most pork, 30, in the House of Representatives in the amount of $111 million. There are the usual excuses for this reprehensive disregard of not only their responsibilities of office but more importantly, the well-being of Americans. “Everyone else is doing it,” “they’re throwing money to the rich guys with the bail outs,” and “this is only a drop in the bucket in terms of the $700 billion bailout being considered.” These members of Congress carelessly spend out tax payer dollars as if it Monopoly money.
We, the American voters, are really to blame for this state of affairs – we continuously re-elect these incumbents, who are the source of most of the problems this country faces.