More GOP Hypocrisy

Republicans lead "pork" spending lists: report

Republicans in the U.S. Congress, trying to appear frugal with taxpayer dollars this election year, found on Wednesday that some in their own ranks topped a list of "pork" spenders in a watchdog group's analysis of government waste.

The annual survey by Citizens Against Government Waste claims that 11,610 special-interest projects were stuffed into spending bills approved by the Democratic-led Congress last year at a $17.2 billion cost to taxpayers.

But according to the survey, it was individual Republicans who pushed the most "pork" last year. In addition, the three House of Representative Republicans who sponsored legislation calling for a moratorium on such spending all engaged in the practice, the report said. They are Jack Kingston of Georgia, Zach Wamp of Tennessee and Frank Wolf of Virginia.

For months, House Republican Leader John Boehner has been leading a crusade against such projects, known as "earmarks," which routinely benefit lawmakers' hometown districts.

Boehner, of Ohio, has called for suspending "pork" spending this year and has criticized House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a California Democrat, for not yet agreeing to do so.

On Tuesday, House Republicans tried and failed to advance their earmark moratorium. Last month, the Senate overwhelmingly rejected a similar proposal.

House Republicans have attacked Democratic Rep. John Murtha for delivering a pile of special-interest funds to his western Pennsylvania district.

But according to the report, two House Republicans bested Murtha: Roger Wicker of Mississippi, who recently became a U.S. senator, and Rep. Bill Young of Florida. The two scored $176.3 million and $169.5 million in earmarks respectively, beating Murtha's $159.1 million.

Boy this one just isn’t working out the way John “tear in my eye” Boehner planned. The GOP was gonna pull a ”homeland security” number on the Dems this year with “earmarks” being the big issue, suddenly the party in control for 12 years was gonna find religion on “earmarks” and blame it all on the Dems. Guess they will have to find plan B as the rank and file ignored ya John (expect the 2 morons from Minnesota).

Stop Wasteful Earmarks. "In addition to supporting an immediate freeze on all
taxpayer-funded earmarks, House Republicans have called for a permanent end to
so-called 'monuments to me' (earmarks for projects named after Members of
Congress), unscrutinized 'airdropped' earmarks inserted into House-Senate
conference reports, and other reforms that will change the earmark process as we
know it. In addition to blocking a vote on the GOP-proposed moratorium,
Democratic leaders have refused to support these reforms, which have already
been adopted unilaterally by House Republicans."

Not quite the way it worked out huh John?