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(Wall Street Journal)   Obvious: Congress sends Bush a $516 billion spending bill with 8,993 earmarks. Not so much: They skipped some steps in the budget process, meaning Bush could cut all the pork out if he wants without a line-item veto   (opinionjournal.com) divider line
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pjh3000
2008-01-07 4:03:30 PM  
Right, because the last thing a president should ever do is work with the elected officials in Congress.

/Unless he's a douche.
//Which he is.
 
Marcus Aurelius [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2008-01-07 4:14:29 PM  
pjh3000

He does work with Congress. He tells them what to do, and they roll over like a good biatch.
 
BooBoo23
2008-01-07 4:17:07 PM  
The White House is at a crossroads. "If Bush were to do the right thing on earmarks it would an attention-getting precedent that could make other budget reforms possible," says Alison Fraser, who heads up economic policy for the Heritage Foundation. "It's a legacy-building moment."

I'm going to hold my breath on this one.
 
DRFS Rich
2008-01-07 4:27:19 PM  
Listen up Georgie, that positive legacy you wanted?

This is your chance.

- R
 
BritneysSpeculum
2008-01-07 4:30:46 PM  
BooBoo23: The White House is at a crossroads. "If Bush were to do the right thing on earmarks it would an attention-getting precedent that could make other budget reforms possible," says Alison Fraser, who heads up economic policy for the Heritage Foundation. "It's a legacy-building moment."

At this point, his taking a crap is a legacy building moment, given what little foundation the last 7 years have laid for his legacy.
 
BooBoo23
2008-01-07 4:35:09 PM  
BritneysSpeculum: At this point, his taking a crap is a legacy building moment,

Nonsense. He's been shiatting on things pretty much nonstop for the bulk of his time in office. Another big dump isn't even worthy of a footnote, unless it rivals the one after the Midland Chilifest of 'aught three.
 
BravadoGT
2008-01-07 5:08:34 PM  
Sweet! Hack and slash it, W!
 
FlashHarry [TotalFark]
2008-01-07 5:29:04 PM  
BravadoGT: Sweet! Hack and slash it, W!

funny he didn't do this when the GOP was in power.
 
steelpeg
2008-01-07 5:48:34 PM  
FlashHarry: funny he didn't do this when the GOP was in power.

Oh, OK. So he shouldn't do it now because...why?
Ooohhhh that's right...he would be picking on the democrats because this has to be a partisan issue as usual...

/No wonder nothing gets done...
//Don't worry, he only wants his "legacy" to be the Iraq war...
 
Takeshi6400
2008-01-07 6:42:54 PM  
BritneysSpeculum: BooBoo23: The White House is at a crossroads. "If Bush were to do the right thing on earmarks it would an attention-getting precedent that could make other budget reforms possible," says Alison Fraser, who heads up economic policy for the Heritage Foundation. "It's a legacy-building moment."

At this point, his taking a crap is a legacy building moment, given what little foundation the last 7 years have laid for his legacy.

Yes, they have.

[image from voanews.com too old to be available]
 
Lenny_da_Hog [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2008-01-07 6:42:54 PM  
He'll only cut the earmarks that don't go directly to *his* favorite contractors. Putting money in the competition's pocket is the same as taking it out of your own.
 
The_HR_Issue
2008-01-07 6:43:05 PM  
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE remove the defunding of the border fence.
 
Jim_Callahan
2008-01-07 6:43:42 PM  
steelpeg:
/No wonder nothing gets done...
//Don't worry, he only wants his "legacy" to be the Iraq war...

If only, if only nothing would get done. That would be great.

//Clinton's presidency got a lot better once the republicans took over and he started leaning on the veto stamper, too.
 
burndtdan
2008-01-07 6:44:29 PM  
we shall see
 
Lenny_da_Hog [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2008-01-07 6:45:42 PM  
Takeshi6400:
Yes, they have.

I wonder if that woman is still alive?

I wonder how many just like her are now dead?
 
Calvin Coolidge
2008-01-07 6:45:50 PM  
They note that earmarks represent less than 1% of the federal budget

Emphasis added for all the people who whine about earmarks contributing so much to the deficit.
 
gulliver_redrick
2008-01-07 6:46:26 PM  
Hey, at least I don't have to concern myself with who to elect later on this year...

/Lifetime dictatorial appointments, right around the corner...
 
SherKhan
2008-01-07 6:46:28 PM  
DRFS Rich:

Listen up Georgie, that positive legacy you wanted?

This is your chance.

- R

i2.photobucket.com

/ ^^ that's a "this"
 
wage0048
2008-01-07 6:47:33 PM  
DRFS Rich: Listen up Georgie, that positive legacy you wanted?

This is your chance.

- R

This.
 
poot_rootbeer
2008-01-07 6:48:09 PM  
Takeshi6400: Yes, they have.

What are the odds that that woman is now dead, I wonder...?
 
Spanky_McFarksalot
2008-01-07 6:48:14 PM  
Good, I hope he does.
 
SherKhan
2008-01-07 6:49:27 PM  
Calvin Coolidge:

They note that earmarks represent less than 1% of the federal budget

Emphasis added for all the people who whine about earmarks contributing so much to the deficit.

Good point. Still (that's a but) it's a good idea to biatch slap this sort of thing.
 
drjekel_mrhyde
2008-01-07 6:49:37 PM  
Marcus Aurelius: pjh3000

He does work with Congress. He tells them what to do, and they roll over like a good biatch.

You owe me a keyboard
 
Farkomatic
2008-01-07 6:50:36 PM  
Hell, he hasn't even gotten to the pardons yet.
 
libbynomore2
2008-01-07 6:50:39 PM  
pjh3000 2008-01-07 04:03:30 PM
Right, because the last thing a president should ever do is work with the elected officials in Congress.

likely you aren't even a REAL tax payer so this is none of your business. Speaking for those of us who actually PAY the bills I say GOOD FOR THE PRESIDENT. Cut the pork and if anyone deserves the bacon brought BACK home, it's those of us who fork it over in the first place.

And that more that likely ain't you.

Mind your own business.
 
coma
2008-01-07 6:51:04 PM  
Calvin Coolidge: They note that earmarks represent less than 1% of the federal budget

Emphasis added for all the people who whine about earmarks contributing so much to the deficit.

This little fact always pisses me off about the rampaging "pork busters". Hey you stupid prick, see the F16s flying over the SuperBowl? That is where your money goes dipshiat. Fighting that waste makes you unpatriotic instead of a balanced budget maverick though.
 
b2theory [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2008-01-07 6:51:12 PM  
Those bastards cut our commitment to ITER completely!
 
Tyee
2008-01-07 6:52:11 PM  
It may only be 1% but cut it. Cutting 1% here and there adds up to real money in no time.

Cut it George, be a conservative for once.
 
bill_01915
2008-01-07 6:53:01 PM  
From the article:

Federal agencies would still be obligated to spend the dollars appropriated by Congress. But they could use the money higher priorities that would benefit all taxpayers, rather than on favors for special interests or political donors.

Does anyone really think that federal bureacrats who go begging to Congress every year for funds aren't going to spend money on legislator's pet projects? I seriously doubt it. If they did their budget would be a lot smaller the following year.
 
zerkalo
2008-01-07 6:53:38 PM  
Unconstitutional seizure of power? In MY Republican Party?!?!
 
GoldSpider
2008-01-07 6:54:00 PM  
Calvin Coolidge: They note that earmarks represent less than 1% of the federal budget

Emphasis added for all the people who whine about earmarks contributing so much to the deficit.

Fine, you can send me the $5.16 BILLION. After all, it's not that much.
 
drjekel_mrhyde
2008-01-07 6:54:41 PM  
Please Mr Bush don't cut my earmark to build the worlds largest donut
 
idrow
2008-01-07 6:54:45 PM  
Oh, ok, I'll approve the budget...now watch me make this swing.
 
rppp01a
2008-01-07 6:54:51 PM  
steelpeg: FlashHarry: funny he didn't do this when the GOP was in power.

Oh, OK. So he shouldn't do it now because...why?
Ooohhhh that's right...he would be picking on the democrats because this has to be a partisan issue as usual...

Sad, isn't it?

I have never supported W, but stand firmly in the corner of him doing this. I would imagine this would boost his popularity once the american people heard about it.
 
UrinalPooper
2008-01-07 6:55:04 PM  
I think I'm going to watch like, "Rome" or "I, Claudius" and at the same time weep at the collapse of our own republic.
 
GoldSpider
2008-01-07 6:55:09 PM  
zerkalo: Unconstitutional seizure of power? In MY Republican Party?!?!

i51.photobucket.comView Full Size
 
skinink [OhFark]
2008-01-07 6:56:15 PM  
It's like his senior year in high school. He doesn't care, and he'll do what he wants. And like one of his teachers, I'll humor him just to get him out the door. Do what you want, Dubya, you're history next January anyways. And make sure you don't leave any of your cronies behind either.


Although in the end we might have been as worse off, I'd have rather seen Jeb Bush in the White House. In four years, we might get that opportunity to vote for him.
 
WTFDYW [BareFark]
2008-01-07 6:56:24 PM  
I'm not really coservative or liberal, kinda down the middle and like to use common sense. That being said, am I wrong to think that Congress just ain't the sharpest knife in the drawer to allow this situation come about?

/just askin
 
Bonzo_1116
2008-01-07 6:56:33 PM  
libbynomore2: pjh3000 2008-01-07 04:03:30 PM
Right, because the last thing a president should ever do is work with the elected officials in Congress.
-.-.-.--.-.-.-.
likely you aren't even a REAL tax payer so this is none of your business. Speaking for those of us who actually PAY the bills I say GOOD FOR THE PRESIDENT. Cut the pork and if anyone deserves the bacon brought BACK home, it's those of us who fork it over in the first place.

And that more that likely ain't you.

Mind your own business.

7.5/10

You blew a point on the caps lock.
 
RadioAaron
2008-01-07 6:56:41 PM  
...Who is this 'Bush' guy everyone keeps bringing up?
 
libbynomore2
2008-01-07 6:56:47 PM  
coma 2008-01-07 06:51:04 PM

This little fact always pisses me off about the rampaging "pork busters". Hey you stupid prick, see the F16s flying over the SuperBowl? That is where your money goes dipshiat.


Thanks for at least admitting that it's *MY* money and not yours and so I hve more right to sy how MY money is spent than you!

Mind our own business. For that matter why not just focus on earning your OWN stack instead of trying un Govt. to try to get your grubby paws on mine!
 
brap [TotalFark]
2008-01-07 6:58:05 PM  
I like my news like I like my prostitutes: provacative, terse, and completely without substance and details.
 
andywinn
2008-01-07 6:58:35 PM  
Lenny_da_Hog
Takeshi6400:
Yes, they have.

I wonder if that woman is still alive?

I wonder how many just like her are now dead?


--you're an idiot...ever hear the phrase "greater good" or how about "live free or die" , god forbid if that lady is dead, the family and people she left behind while sad, are better off now with the freedom that democracy has brought.
/or maybe this is just flame bait,
//too bad no jailbait
///off to the company "casino night"
////slashy
 
libbynomore2
2008-01-07 6:58:36 PM  
Bonzo_1116 2008-01-07 06:56:33 PM
libbynomore2: pjh3000 2008-01-07 04:03:30 PM
Right, because the last thing a president should ever do is work with the elected officials in Congress.
-.-.-.--.-.-.-.
likely you aren't even a REAL tax payer so this is none of your business. Speaking for those of us who actually PAY the bills I say GOOD FOR THE PRESIDENT. Cut the pork and if anyone deserves the bacon brought BACK home, it's those of us who fork it over in the first place.

And that more that likely ain't you.

Mind your own business.

7.5/10

You blew a point on the caps lock.


Confusing for people like you I konw. Sorry I can't help you.
 
Lasik
2008-01-07 6:59:42 PM  
I say spend it. He's already going down the crapper, might as well scrach a couple backs on the way out...

/Is mad about this spending...
//Not sure but if there was any pork in Iraq's budget I would get rip-roarin mad...
 
Migaloo
2008-01-07 6:59:56 PM  
Nothing to see here, it's just gas and groceries to us poor, dislocated Katina victims. If we was white it might matter.

Some day, we'll look back and say, THIS was fun.
 
Vic Sage
2008-01-07 7:00:40 PM  
I was wondering why Congress had such low approval numbers. They teh STUPID.
 
burndtdan
2008-01-07 7:01:00 PM  
libbynomore2: pjh3000 2008-01-07 04:03:30 PM
Right, because the last thing a president should ever do is work with the elected officials in Congress.

likely you aren't even a REAL tax payer so this is none of your business. Speaking for those of us who actually PAY the bills I say GOOD FOR THE PRESIDENT. Cut the pork and if anyone deserves the bacon brought BACK home, it's those of us who fork it over in the first place.

And that more that likely ain't you.

Mind your own business.

well, to be honest, if he cuts the pork, you won't see a dime.

it would help a very small amount to reduce the budget deficit, which would in turn very slightly slow the growth of the debt. but either way, you won't see a dime.

cutting things from the budget and cutting things from the revenue stream are not the same thing.
 
ThunderPelvis [OhFark]
2008-01-07 7:01:54 PM  
libbynomore2: Thanks for at least admitting that it's *MY* money and not yours and so I hve more right to sy how MY money is spent than you!

Mind our own business. For that matter why not just focus on earning your OWN stack instead of trying un Govt. to try to get your grubby paws on mine!

I give that a 5 out of 10. Points for misspellings and nonsensicality, but the composition is decidedly over-dramatic.

/your troll-fu is weak
 
Bonzo_1116
2008-01-07 7:02:22 PM  
GoldSpider: Calvin Coolidge: They note that earmarks represent less than 1% of the federal budget

Emphasis added for all the people who whine about earmarks contributing so much to the deficit.

Fine, you can send me the $5.16 BILLION. After all, it's not that much.

$5,160,000,000.00 USD is a lot of money, yes.

But it's only enough to build 5 new stadiums for the Dallas Cowboys. I like to think of large amounts of money in CowboyStadium units...

For example, we are spending about 30 CowboyStadia a month in Iraq. Our national debt is about 7 trillion now? That's about 1400 CowboyStadia. One per every 200,000 US citizens.
 
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