An Overwhelming Vote for Waste, Earmarks and CorruptionJohn Nichols Blog
http://www.thenation.com/blogs/thebeat?bid=1&pid=220192
Extracts from article about CONGRESS - THE DEMS
Knowing a patsy when they see one, the defense contractors are now piling on…" And they are getting a lot more "free money" than any of the communities across the U.S. that hope for a tiny earmark here or there to pay for a new bike path or a polka museum.
"Now in control of Congress and having made multiple promises to restore oversight of the war in Iraq and the executive branch in general, the Democrats have been successfully rolled by the White House, the military services, and the big spender pundits."
So how many members of the House refused to get rolled? Not many. The final vote on the Pentagon appropriation for the 2008 fiscal year was 395-13. The "no" votes came from: California's Bob Filner, Barbara Lee and Lynn Woolsey, Georgia's John Lewis, Massachusetts' Barney Frank, Minnesota's Keith Ellison, New York's Nydia Velázquez, Oregon's Earl Blumenauer; New Jersey's Donald Payne, Ohio's Dennis Kucinich, Washington's Jim McDermott and Wisconsin's Tammy Baldwin – all Democrats – and a single Republican "fiscal conservative": Michigan's Vernon Ehlers.
My slice & dice on the NO Democratic Votes to earmarks + nice to knows."Now in control of Congress and having made multiple promises to restore oversight of the war in Iraq and the executive branch in general, the Democrats have been successfully rolled by the White House, the military services, and the big spender pundits."
So how many members of the House refused to get rolled? Not many. The final vote on the Pentagon appropriation for the 2008 fiscal year was 395-13. The "no" votes came from: California's Bob Filner, Barbara Lee and Lynn Woolsey, Georgia's John Lewis, Massachusetts' Barney Frank, Minnesota's Keith Ellison, New York's Nydia Velázquez, Oregon's Earl Blumenauer; New Jersey's Donald Payne, Ohio's Dennis Kucinich, Washington's Jim McDermott and Wisconsin's Tammy Baldwin – all Democrats – and a single Republican "fiscal conservative": Michigan's Vernon Ehlers.
Bob Filner: Chair of House Veteran's Affairs - good on him - he is protecting our VETS and TROOPS! HRes 333 = Impeach Cheney co-sponsored
Barbara Lee: HRes 333 = Impeach Cheney co-sponsored
Lynn Woolsey: HRes 333 = Impeach Cheney co-sponsored
Blumenauer, Earl: HRes 589 = Impeach Gonzo co-sponsored
Barney Frank: HRes 589 = Impeach Gonzo co-sponsored + CHAIR Financial Services
Ellison, Keith: (Triple Hitter) HRes 333 = Impeach Cheney co-sponsored + HRes 589 = Impeach Gonzo co-sponsored + No on Earmarks
Donald Payne: HRes 333 = Impeach Cheney co-sponsored
Dennis Kucinich: HRes 333 = Impeach Cheney sponsored
Jim McDermott: HRes 333 = Impeach Cheney co-sponsored HRes 333
Tammy Baldwin: HRes 333 + HRes 589 = Impeach Gonzo co-sponsored + on House Judiciary Committee
Impeachment in Congress by 9/11/07
It's the Constitution - Impeachment is the Cure!
The reading of the Constitution on Oprah NOW.
It's the Constitution - Impeachment is the Cure!
The reading of the Constitution on Oprah NOW.
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