Thursday, March 13, 2008
Posted by:
John Campbell
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4:37 PM
I am on the floor of the House right now, listening to the spirited debate. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) the Majority Leader just spoke on the floor. He labeled earmarks as "Congressional Investments." Those were his exact words... I am speechless.
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Alas, we have lost the Republic, when these Representatives elevate themselves as Gods. |
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Yes, earmarks are investments in incumbent futures. Without them, they would have to actually accomplish something in Washington, a feat I'm afraid we won't see for a long long while. |
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If we could limit the amount of earmarks, maybe $5million a year for each state. However, it's not Congress' job to "invest" in anything, it's the leaders of the states.
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on earmarks? Why not $10 million? Why not $50 million? Why not $10 billion? If the earmark is wrong, it is wrong at ANY price.
I have watched companies get sucked into the trough with the pigs in Congress with this philosophy. If your product has merit, you shouldn't have to market it through earmarks. And if it doesn't have merit, then kill it and move on rather than extending its life.
This also goes for a lot of the DOE budget which is "cost-sharing" in technologies which otherwise the market would turn down. There is an agency which we could do without, but the meddlers in Congress need to look like they are doing something in "energy". All they are doing is dumping money down ratholes and providing science welfare in the national labs. Which then drives out independent research groups. |
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