That would be a great way to draw attention to the scandal of this bill. If Republicans had real political savvy, they would be trying to bring about a shutdown so that it would give them time to make their case to the American people, and to get this whole thing put off until the next Congress is in session. And it would be a far more effective way to make their case, in front of TV cameras — where at least Senator Coburn, if no one else, has some presence and articulateless — than setting up a database will ever be.

I received a letter from him yesterday about the Burris amendment forcing military bases to perform abortions. Of course he is against it. He’s coming home after his term, hoping he’ll go for gov. AND OH YEA. SHUT IT DOWN!

the audacity of the dopes…yes ..Billion with a B

This morning on Gatewaypundit…
http://gatewaypundit.rightnetwork.com/2010/12/breaking-rep-emanuel-cleaver-earmarks-48-billion-to-pal-who-runs-shady-child-day-center-from-his-home-with-his-wife/

One thing I noticed, Mitch McConnell’s name sure does pop up an awful lot on the list. Looking at this grand theft that’s about to take place sure does make a fellow long for the good ‘ole days of tarring and feathering!

As long as the Gov’t is shut down they can’t be spending more of our money that we don’t have. I have been praying for another one of those Perfect Snow Storms to shut them down until the new congress takes over.

If the Democrats think they can decide how the government will work for all of 2011 after WE The People decided they were FIRED, well then shut down the government until the people WE elected get seated!

From the Florida Tea Party
Petition:
We, the undersigned grass roots activists from across America, do hereby support and encourage the immediate shut down of the United States Government until:

1. All earmarks are removed from the Omnibus Bill or
2. A continuing resolution, excluding any earmarks or other business, is signed through the month of February.

In support thereof we submit the following:

The will of The People is not reflected in the Omnibus Bill.
It is in the best interest of The United States of America that the terminated Congress members be barred from voting on future policy or laws.

Also, tomorrow, Bill Nelson is going to get mutliple hours of peaceful but LOUD protests at his office…since he religiously supports all of the Porknibus and Socialist initiatives

http://bit.ly/enb7dI

I am sick of Washington big wigs thinking they are all that! Let it shut down!

Every day the congress meets we lose more freedom, so shut it down and good riddance to the socialists.

Being in Illinois, my new Senator is already in the Senate so I finally have someone who MIGHT ACTUALLY LISTEN to what I have to say. I sent an email to Mark Kirk asking him to oppose the Omnibus bill and instead support a CR to fund the government until the end of Jan to give the Republican house a chance to send a cleaner, less pork laden bill to the Senate.

I’ve tried sending emails to Durbin in the past. I usually get a response 3 or 4 months after the issue I was commenting on has been passed with a letter thanking me for my interest and telling me about something completely unrelated.

his appropriation requests to be stripped after the senate voted on the No Earmarks moritorium.

McConnell said that his requests were made at the beginning of the year, before the moritorium was embraced by the senate and implied that the Dems just stuck in all the requests whether they were granted or not. But he’s against all earmarks now.

John Thune has 70 requests! But he’s against all earmarks now.

And I think it was John Cornyn who said that he thought the moritorium was for future earmarks in the next congress so his requests for this year really don’t count as a violation of the moritorium. But he’s against all earmarks now.

I am sick and tired of Republican senators who say they will do whatever they can, pull out all the stops, etc. to stop legislation like this then do nothing even remotely close to what they said they would do and crap like this passes.

Three Republicans will vote yes, with 5 or 6 potential yeses. If McConnell can’t hold the potentials from going rogue on this abomination, why should he retain his leadership role?

Speaking as someone whose dad WORKS for the federal government (in the Defense Intelligence Agency, where they guard against the Ruskies and the ChiComs, and help hunt down Taliban and al-Qaeda types in foreign fields), I can’t yell full-throatedly for a government shutdown that would stop my dad from getting paid and doing the work of defending our nation.

That being said, this travesty needs to be defeated, and at the end of the day, I don’t believe the Democrats will have the stones to allow the federal government to shut down. They’ll cave and pass a continuing resolution to temporarily fund government at its current levels until the next Congress can pass a budget.

Stay strong, Republicans!

I’ll call both, but little hope is there. Maybe Feinstein but really don’t think so.

So my calls and faxes will be to McConnell and Kyl (the most worthless whip ever) along with Brown and Murkowski (ugh – I don’t think it’ll matter at all to her since she didn’t vote for the moritorium).

Erick, do you know the names of the potential yeses?

From review of this document I sense:
1) Retiring members complicity sponsor earmarks so those up for re-election may appear more “pure”.
2) Democrats are much more flagrantly over-represented in the earmark sponsorship. (If the congress were Republican controlled, it might be reversed).
3) Military takes on very expensive projects -OR- wastes more money.
4) The majority party controls earmark availability.
5) Seniority begets earmark access.
6) Performance, ethics, & quality of character seem inversely rewarded – to whit – Rangel gets huge pork projects funded despite being censured for being crooked and a thief.
7) Education, agriculture, FEMA, military and Dept of Interior directed money need to develop reasonable standing budgets so the pork can go away. Actually, all current earmarks need to be justified in budgetary process or be eliminated.
If unemployment numbers included those who depend on earmark pork for their income, then we are at a functional 40% unemployment.
9) With internet releases like this, no wonder politicians want to limit public access to the internet and censor what is posted.
10) Government is broken, revolt is needed, stop paying taxes, vote against status quo.
11) Government will spend every penny they can procure.
12) Congress should not have access to discretionary tax breaks nor supplemental spending – FAIR TAX removes these potentials if applied as intended.
13) Every one of these crooks should be tried for violating their oath of office to defend the US Constitution! Give ‘em Jail time!!

Please take a look at this blog, tell me what you think. I believe it is time to send them all packing, the career politicians need to be replaced!
http://brojohn.blogspot.com/2010/12/omnibus-spending-bill.html

This is of course a shameless plug for my efforts so would appreciate it if y’all would take a look and let me know what you think. Try to be nice to me please, (VBG).