The truth is the Democrats have fallen flat on their faces.
George Will nails the do-nothing Congress of Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi.
I would love to see this happen. The Democrats base would abandon them in droves if they did this.
The Heritage Foundation has a good explanation of why and how the President can cancel many of the pork in the omnibus bill.
Maybe Secretary Gates needs to be a little more forceful than he has been with Congress.
over 11,000 earmarks. The question is how long are we, the American people, going to put up with this?
My Heritage.org has the story of the ugly spending bill passed by Congress. What a disaster with all the earmarks, and unfortunately, the President intends to sign it.
President Bush gave Congress a pass on earmarks. That will come back to haunt the Republican party.
If you want to get a good idea of what a fraud this Democratically controlled Congress is, just read this article.
Well, if the Democrats are seriously thinking of getting rid of Senator Byrd, maybe they will add Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi to the list.
CQ has a way for all of us to track our Congressional porkers.
I wonder how long it will take the liberals to begin to devour the Dems in Congress?
Just one more reason that I wish Congress would just go home. I know that can't happen, but they are doing nothing constructive.
Does anyone else think that Congressman Obey is the biggest gift the Democrats have given the Republicans so far? This guy is just unreal. Doesn't he realize he is playing right into the Administration's hands?
I think that in the end it comes down to who blinks first. I don't think it will be the President.
Following are members of the House and Senate who have announced they will retire at the end of the 110th Congress or seek other offices:
Senate (6)
Wayne Allard , R-Colo.
Larry E. Craig , R-Idaho
Pete V. Domenici , R-N.M.
Chuck Hagel , R-Neb.
Trent Lott , R-Miss.*
John W. Warner , R-Va.
House (23)
Tom Allen , D-Maine, (1st District) running for Senate
Julia Carson , D-Ind. (7th District)
Barbara Cubin , R-Wyo. (At Large)
Terry Everett, R-Ala. (2nd District)
Mike Ferguson , R-N.J. (7th District)
J. Dennis Hastert, R-Ill.* (14th District)
David L. Hobson , R-Ohio (7th District)
Duncan Hunter , R-Calif. (52nd District) running for president
Ray LaHood , R-Ill. (18th District)
Jim McCrery , R-La (4th District)
Michael R. McNulty , D-N.Y. (21st District)
Steve Pearce , R-N.M. (2nd District) running for Senate
Charles W. “Chip” Pickering Jr., R-Miss. (3rd District)
Deborah Pryce , R-Ohio (15th District)
Jim Ramstad , R-Minn. (3rd District)
Ralph Regula , R-Ohio (16th District)
Rick Renzi , R-Ariz. (1st District)
H. James Saxton , R-N.J. (3rd District)
Tom Tancredo, R-Colo. (6th District) running for president
Mark Udall , D-Colo. (2nd District) running for Senate
Tom Udall , D-N.M. (3rd District) running for Senate
Jerry Weller , R-Ill. (11th District)
Heather A. Wilson , R-N.M. (1st District) running for Senate
* Lott, whose term expires in 2013, is expected to resign from the Senate by the end of the year.
* Hastert resigned Nov. 26.
Maybe it is time to think of getting rid of the entire page system.
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