If rank-and-file House Republicans are among the leading opponents of a cut in federal spending that amounts to barely 2 percent in an already obscenely bloated budget, haven't they abdicated any pretense of moral authority in terms of fiscal conservatism?
Barely more than a decade after the "Republican Revolution," the two parties have become virtually indistinguishable as defenders of unfettered entitlement growth and a bottomless pork barrel.
With all the enmity generated by the wars our country is involved in – both "terror" and "culture" – it is sad that so little attention is being paid to the one issue that has so thoroughly united both ends of the political spectrum.
Hear hear! So what do we do about the GOPork barrelers?
Posted by: Yum Yum | November 09, 2005 at 02:05 AM
Harper's Magazine did an issue about this in July 2005. It's absolutely shocking, as well as shameful, where your taxpayer dollars are going. This includes both Democrats and Republicans. I'm so happy that I don't pay any taxes to support the practice.
Posted by: Alan | November 09, 2005 at 06:43 AM