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| John Murtha and more earmarks (Hat tip Politico Blog) |
| 2007-07-18 |
| If you ever had any doubt John Murtha was a whore, this should help you decide. What's a paltry one million dollars to a member of Congress? Well, apparently not enough to know if an organization about to receive that big block of cash actually exists. Republican Rep. Jeff Flake of Arizona, the fiscal crusader who's never met an earmark he likes, questioned Democratic Rep. Peter J. Visclosky of Indiana on the House floor Tuesday about whether the Center for Instrumented Critical Infrastructure actually exists - since, hey, it's getting like a million bucks or something. If the trunks had more Congressmen like Flake they would not be in the mess they are in right now. Visclosky, who chairs the spending subcommittee responsible for the project, had to admit that, well, he didn't have a clue. After a lengthy back-and-forth, Flake, complaining that his staff couldn't find a website for the center, asked Visclosky, "Does the center currently exist?" "At this time, I do not know," the Indiana Democrat replied. "But if it does not exist, the monies could not go to it." Hmm. $1 million...and nobody knows where the money is going. And who could possibly be the sponsor of such an earmark? Yes, you guessed it, the man Republicans love to hate, Pennsylvania Democrat John P. Murtha. Murtha, you traitorous whore. Despite the money's uncertain destination, the House rejected Flake's measure to strike the funds, 326-98. And the Visclosky bill also sailed through, 312-112. Porkers protect porkers. As I said, what's one million dollars to a member of Congress? UPDATE: I failed to report last night that a certificate filed with the requested funds says the money is actually earmarked to Concurrent Technologies Corporation, a nonprofit technological consulting firm. A brief search of campaign finance records shows CTC President and CEO Daniel R. DeVos, of alternately Central City and Johnstown, Pa. has contributed $7,000 to Murtha's reelection campaign since April 2002. John Murtha is a traiterous whore. If any Rantburgers are in his District...call his office. |
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