RSSEmergency War Spending Bill Includes 100 Million For Political “Parties”
The special appropriations bill is supposed to allocated money to pay for the war efforts in Iraq and Iran. Instead, after making its way through the Democrats budgetary process, the bill now is so full of pork that it has risen to a level of obscenity. These politicians have the audacity to include 100 million dollars to pay for their conventions.
Of course, it is these same Democrats that ran on fiscal responsibility that are pulling this garbage, but are you surprised?
The $100 million for the political party conventions — $50 million for the Democratic convention in Denver and $50 million for the Republican convention in St. Paul, Minn. — is included in a section described as “Katrina recovery, veterans’ care and for other purposes.”
The Senate Appropriations Committee noted that the committee provided roughly $50 million to help defray the costs of policing the 2004 conventions. A senate staffer pointed out, however, that the 2004 funding earned approval through the normal appropriations process rather than the less-stringent “emergency” process permitted for the current bill.
The new bill also includes $13 million for “ewe replacement and retention,” $24 million for sugar beets growers and $95 million for dairy producers.
Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said the bill contains “enough in each of the four food groups for a balanced meal.”via the Examiner.com
50% of Adults State they would not Vote for Hillary Clinton … Democrats Best Choice for President?
According to a recent Harris poll, “50% of voting-age Americans say they would not vote for
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) if she became the Democratic nominee for president in 2008.” Yet, overall Hillary Clinton still is out in front in many other polls. For Democrats to rail on the fact that as they claim, “George W. Bush” is a divider not a uniter, then why would Democrats support an individual like Hillary Clinton who is just as if not more polarizing?
More than one in five Democrats that participated in the survey said they would not vote for Clinton. Overall, 36 percent say they would vote for the former first lady and 11 percent are unsure of their top choice.
Forty-eight percent of Independent voters also said that they would choose another candidate over Clinton, the poll, which surveyed 2,223 potential voters, states.
Fifty-six percent of men said that they would not vote for Clinton, while 45 percent of women said that she would not be their pick. In addition, 69 percent of those 62 and older said that they would not vote for Clinton. (The Hill)
Posted March 27, 2007 by Scared Monkeys Hillary Clinton, Politics, Polls, Presidential Election 2008 | 8 comments |
Tony Snow, White House Spokesman, Cancer Has Returned … Pray for his Quick Recovery
Tony Snow, White House spokesman and former Fox News contributor is having surgery to remove a cancerous growth that has emerged in his pelvic region. It is regretfully being reported that his colon cancer has matasticized to his liver.
Tony Snow has always been a straight shooter and a breathe of fresh air as White House spokesman. Say a prayer for Tony Snow and his family.
More from the following bloggers:
- Red State: Everyone: Keep Tony Snow in Your Thoughts and Prayers
- Wizbang: Tony Snow’s Cancer has Returned
Daily Commentary – Tuesday March 27th, 2007 – Iraq Must Take Control Of Own Security
Dana discusses how he feels:
- Iraq Must Take Control Of Own Security
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Harry Houdini Remains to Be Exhumed after 80 Years … Poisoned? And the Family Attorney is “Guess Who”?
Was Houdini poisoned? After 80 years, the body of magician Harry Houdini is to exhumed to determine his exact cause of death. Speculation as to his death arose after “The Secret Life of Houdini,” a biography published last year.
Houdini died at age 52 on Halloween 1926, days after the athletic magician was repeatedly punched in the stomach by a college student testing the performer’s abdominal muscles.
His death certificate listed him as a victim of peritonitis from a ruptured appendix. No autopsy was performed, though, and rumors that he was murdered started almost immediately. (AP)
You will never guess who is representing the family of Houdini. Amazing that this attorney after 80 years wants answers to the death of an individual, yet the same could not be said the same in this attorney’s case for a teenager that vanished less than two years ago. I think we know who said attorney might be.
