Jack Kingston Runs for Appropriations Chair

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Bill - Read your e-mail. You clearly have too much time on your hands yet you still do not understand the budget process.

Go admire your signed photo of Christine O'Donnell and listen to your recordings of Rush and Beck.

mark of MI 7:24PM November 21, 2010

If you can't read I did research. In my previous comment was 2 links and reference to link givien earlier concerning obama's $$$ 1,000,000 nearly a work day pork habit.

You gave no links up to last comment and expect me to LOOK IT UP ? I discuss with grown ups.

Republicans, thanks to TEA, is pushing for moritorium on Pork. Even PORKOBAMA threatened to VETO defense bill with PORK as I showed with link. He did not. Some Democrats have joined the CAUSE. Our TO-BE Speaker will continue to fly public plane and continue not to be a PORKER.

Jack Kingston has joined the CAUSE, not Joe Biden:

"NY Dems defy pork ban plan"

"Republican leaders are pushing to have the Democrat-controlled Senate vote on a two-year earmarks moratorium."

"Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid supports earmarks but has said he would bring a vote on the ban to the Senate floor." Will see if he does.

"President Obama says he supports limiting the number of earmarks doled out." Said that with defense bill he signed with lots of PORK...

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/ny_dems_defy_pork_ban_plan_GThgXeU5sAJ4gQZRVEUAfK#ixzz15x6Sc7q8

Bill Hedges of MO 3:54PM November 21, 2010

Take your blinders off, Bill - since you are unable to research yourself:

http://www.cagw.org/reports/pig-book/2010/pork-database.html

http://daltondailycitizen.com/local/x618367178/Congressional-Ratings-Chart-for-2009-2010

mark of MI 9:29AM November 21, 2010

I asked for proof not words. Do you know what pork is ? Article did not describe PORK. I like proof not worthless words. You makes accusation without proof that you FULL OF IT. YOU GAVE NO LINKS.

obama is at top of pork. $$$ 1,000,000 nearly a work day. Takes obama a mere 100 work days to do what Kingston did in what 18 years.

Crown for PORK goes to Democrats:

"9,000 earmarks in the $410 billion omnibus spending bill: Gang tattoo removal, Maine lobster, La Raza & more!"

By Michelle Malkin • February 23, 2009 11:11 PM

http://michellemalkin.com/2009/02/23/9000-earmarks-in-the-410-billion-omnibus-spending-bill-gang-tattoo-removal-maine-lobster-la-raza-more/

You say things without evidence. NO links so far. All kinds of unproven remarks. Typical liberal. Just because I like proof of statements does not mean I like him. Typical liberal thinking. I simple call you on your unproven remarks...

“Defense Appropriations Bill Full of Pork “ | Print | E-mail

Written by Bruce Walker

Monday, 04 January 2010 11:00

“The Defense appropriations bill signed by President Obama last month was filled with 1,720 different special earmarks. These earmarks seldom had anything to do with national defense or security policy“.

“Fox News analyzed the bill, and found a number of outrageous examples of earmarks in this bill, including:”

“• $5 million for a visitors center in San Francisco

• $23 million for indigent health care in Hawaii

• $18 million for the Edward Kennedy Policy Institute in Massachusetts

• $1.6 million to computerize hospital records in Oakland

• $47 million for anti-drug training centers around the country

• $20 million for the World War II Museum in Louisiana

• $3.9 million to develop an energy-efficient solar film for buildings ...

• $2.4 million for handicap access and a sprinkler system at a community club in New York”

“Obama, only four months earlier, pledged to veto any defense bill that came to him laden with pork-barrel spending. He did not keep his promise. Had he done so, Congress would have had to either override his veto with a two-thirds vote of both Houses or (much more likely) pass a revised version of the bill.”

http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/usnews/politics/2682-defense-appropriations-bill-full-of-pork

Bill Hedges of MO 10:17PM November 20, 2010

From the Washington Post:

"Kingston defended his own earmark requests after the watchdog group Citizens for Government Waste ranked him 13th out of 435 House members in sponsoring earmarks; his requests totalled more than $100 million. In response, Kingston said all of his projects were publicly disclosed and fully voted on both in committee and on the House and Senate floors."

That's right Bill - 422 Members requested fewer pork barrel projects than your buddy Christine O'Donnell Kingston.

mark of MI 9:27PM November 20, 2010

Frankly no one cares if you see proof, Bill. Take time out to look up his earmark requests - if you don't know how to do do so I don't have time to explain

You like Kingston, that's clear, and your support blinds you of the facts - Kingston has requested hundreds of millions in earmarks during his tenure as an appropriations member.

Support Kingston if you want - Kingston is as bad as the rest and only saw the light a few months ago.

He is a lover of pork and as smart as Christine O'Donnell.

Yes to the GOP! Yes to Pork! Yes to Kingston the Pork King!

Mark of MI 9:17PM November 20, 2010

I see no proof of Pork in your comment ? Like below...

Obama's pork, near $$$ 1,000,000 a work day in Senate:

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/sep/26/john-mccain/mccain-right-on-amount-of-obamas-pork-requests/

Bill Hedges of MO 7:54PM November 20, 2010

No proof?

Look at Kingston's pork requests over the past two decades.

Kingston's "reform" began 200 days ago, not 18 years ago when he first became a Congressman.

Burton of AL 12:37AM November 20, 2010

Full of hot air. No proof.

Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton said obama was not ready to Be President. So true. obama knew nothing of godfather to his children Rev. Wright was a bigot. obama sleep all those years in church...

Bill Hedges of MO 8:02PM November 19, 2010

I agree with Walt - Kingston is not the brightest bulb - his quotes on the Floor and in press releases will be an embarrassment.

But it is his doubletalk that we cannot let him get away with.

He requested earmarks for historic cabin chimney repairs.

He requested more earmarks than Lewis or Rogers THIS YEAR!

And only a few months ago he wanted earmark reform.

Anyone but Kingston. I like Flake.

Mark of MI 5:49PM November 19, 2010

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Peter Roff is a contributing editor at U.S. News & World Report. Formerly a senior political writer for United Press International, he’s now affiliated with several public policy organizations including Let Freedom Ring, and Frontiers of Freedom. His writing has appeared in National Review, Fox News’ opinion section, The Daily Caller, Politico and elsewhere. Follow him on Twitter @PeterRoff.

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