[alias]

I'm just going to have to join them, despite Palin.

I'm almost sorry I didn't vote for Rubio.

I must admit, I wasn't expecting them to actually do what they said they were going to do.

[hubua990]

Dude, the Tea Party is pretty much libertarian..

Not to mention a lot of these guys/gals that got seats are young - they're not RINO's.

[rasiasertew]

Dude, the Tea Party is pretty much libertarian..

Not to mention a lot of these guys/gals that got seats are young - they're not RINO's.

I'm starting to agree with you.

But what's up with Ron/Rand Paul not wanting to get rid of Earmarks?

[enurihent]

I'm starting to agree with you.

But what's up with Ron/Rand Paul not wanting to get rid of Earmarks?

What-do-you-mean?-got-specifics?

My-space-bar-is-broken.

[horoshevapola]

"On Tuesday, Ron Paul spoke on the House floor about the true nature of earmarks and how all spending should be “earmarked”

Thank you, Madame Speaker. I would like to address the subject of earmarks today. I think there is a lot of misunderstanding here among the members about exactly what it means to vote against an earmark. It’s very popular today to condemn earmarks and even hold up legislation because of this.

The truth is that if you removed all the earmarks from the budget you would remove 1% of the budget. So there’s not a lot of savings. But, even if you voted against all the earmarks, actually, you don’t even save the 1% because you don’t save any money. What is done is those earmarks are removed and some of them are very wasteful and unnecessary, but that money then goes to the executive branch.

So, in many ways what we are doing here in the Congress is reneging on our responsibilities. Because it is the responsibility of the Congress to earmark. That’s our job. We’re supposed to tell the people how we’re spending the money. Not to just deliver it in the lump sum to the executive branch and let them deal with it. And then it’s dealt with behind the scenes. Actually, if you voted against all the earmarks there would be less transparency. Earmarks really allow transparency and we know exactly where the money is being spent.

You know, the big issue is the spending. If you don’t like the spending, vote against the bill. But the principle of earmarking is something that we have to think about because we’re just further undermining the responsibilities that we have here in the Congress. And if we want to get things under control it won’t be because we vote against an earmark and make a big deal of attacking earmarks because it doesn’t address the subject.

In reality what we need are more earmarks. Just think of the 350 billion dollars that we recently appropriated and gave to the Treasury Department. Now everybody is running around and saying, “We don’t know where the money went, we just gave it to them in a lump sum”. We should have earmarked everything. It should have been designated where the money is going. So instead of too many earmarks we don’t have enough earmarks. Transparency is the only way we can get to the bottom of this and if you make everything earmarked it would be much better. He goes on, but I don't want to post too much of it because of the new rules.

I was VERY surprised to learn this. This may be the only thing I disagree with him on.

[Mumeseest]

Jessie, you should try making a macro, to bind space to a different key.

http://www.autohotkey.com/

[Gmvkgkmn]

Actually, this one serves your purposes better.

http://www.randyrants.com/2006/07/sharpkeys_211.html

[RichardHaads]

"On Tuesday, Ron Paul spoke on the House floor about the true nature of earmarks and how all spending should be “earmarked”



He goes on, but I don't want to post too much of it because of the new rules.

I was VERY surprised to learn this. This may be the only thing I disagree with him on.

citation.

[russianstallian]

citation.

??????????

[TheBestCheapestOEM]

Jessie, you should try making a macro, to bind space to a different key.

http://www.autohotkey.com/

How?

I'm-getting-a-new-keyboard-tomorrow..

[goctorsurger]

??????????

Where-did-the-Paul-"earmark-speech"-come-from?

[forebirdo]

I'm just going to have to join them, despite Palin.

I'm almost sorry I didn't vote for Rubio.

I must admit, I wasn't expecting them to actually do what they said they were going to do.

If you didn't vote for Marco, you must have voted for either the nigger or the turn-coat, wishy-washy, opportunist Crist. Sounds like you.

[Blaxastij]

If you didn't vote for Marco, you must have voted for either the nigger or the turn-coat, wishy-washy, opportunist Crist. Sounds like you.

I voted for the independent, because I believe in neither D nor R.

Where-did-the-Paul-"earmark"-"speech"-come-from? Oh whoops, forgot that, but it's a good one.

http://www.ronpaul.com/2009-03-11/ron-paul-on-earmarks/

[mas-dkt-sive]

"On Tuesday, Ron Paul spoke on the House floor about the true nature of earmarks and how all spending should be “earmarked”



He goes on, but I don't want to post too much of it because of the new rules.

I was VERY surprised to learn this. This may be the only thing I disagree with him on.

I don't think he engages in homosexual activities, so that would be another thing, wouldn't it?

[Gremlinn]

??????????

What? You don't know what a citation is? Hahahahaha!!! You dumb Polack, you!!!!

[Kghyutgykim]

I don't think he engages in homosexual activities, so that would be another thing, wouldn't it? Neither do I, but like me, he thinks other people should be allowed to do what they want to.

What? You don't know what a citation is? Hahahahaha!!! You dumb Polack, you!!!! I do, I just thought I had put it in there.

[puzobok]

[QUOTE=markendsley;37706]I voted for the independent, because I believe in neither D nor R.

Then you didn't vote for too many people, did you? What if the independent was a Nazi, would you vote for him or her?

[mralabama]

Neither do I, but like me, he thinks other people should be allowed to do what they want to.



I do, I just thought I had put it in there.

No, you are a moron posing as a human being.

[echocassidyde]

I voted for the independent, because I believe in neither D nor R.



Oh whoops, forgot that, but it's a good one.

http://www.ronpaul.com/2009-03-11/ron-paul-on-earmarks/

Yeah,-he-was-talking-AT-Congress-not-about-an-agenda-to-spend..

He's-now-part-of-"we"-as-in-a-congress-that-spends-money..Hes-not-talking-about-spending-money.

I-love-the-fact-hes-calling-for-an-audit-of-the-federal-reserve-I-have-wanted-that-forever........That-is-responsible-and-exactly-what-should-happen!!!

[dexterljohnthefinanceguy]

Then you didn't vote for too many people, did you? What if the independent was a Nazi, would you vote for him or her?

I vote for the lesser of the two evils, regardless of party, if there is no independent.

Good question, but I would not vote for a Nazi, they have to be independent, and at least hold some values I share. I don't automatically vote for the I, but it sure helps.

I disagree with Crist on ALOT, just not as much as I disagree with Meek and Rubio.