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Reid not happy about Obama’s earmark ban pledge.

By: Moe Lane (Diary)  |  January 26th, 2011 at 05:00 PM  | 

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I don’t know why he’s bothering to yell at the President over this, though: the question of whether Harry Reid has the ability to get earmarks passed into legislation was abruptly settled last November.  The House has banned them, and in case anybody was wondering whether the Republican base considers that ban to encompass the conference process where the differences between the Senate and House versions of a bill are resolved, let me clear that up: the Republican base does so consider it.

And the Republican base will get very, very loud if it even looks like the House GOP is wavering on this issue – which, I hasten to add, it does not currently appear that they are doing.  I fully expect them to stay fully righteous on earmarks, in fact.  But it’s just best that everything be put on the table, all spelled out and everything, just so that there are no unfortunate misunderstandings later.  I’m sure that we all want to avoid unfortunate misunderstandings, don’t we?

Via @amandacarpenter.

Moe Lane (crosspost)

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  • http://www.flaliberty.org scorpio0679

    There are always stipulations and considerations with these pesky legislators . . .

  • http://impudent.edublogs.org/ kyle8

    we are drowning in debt and they still want more pork. There is no concern whatsoever for the future, even the near future.

  • http://impudent.edublogs.org/ kyle8

    we are drowning in debt and they still want more pork. There is no concern whatsoever for the future, even the near future.

  • throwback59

    Join the club.

  • Locked and Loaded

    The video won’t play.

  • fpete13527

    …if the Dem Senate leader intensively lambastes the Dem President for having the gall to question his demand to continue earmarks, then it appears that this is only the tip of the iceberg.

    I suspect that there is deep discontent between the Dem base and the Dem President that goes farther and deeper than first glance that extends through a multitude of core Dem policies .

    MSNBC, Politico, and other media all pointed out the division between the President and the Democratic Party on this point and others and the division seems to be getting wider and wider.

  • Michael Dugas

    Obama and Reid probably met before the STOU and worked all this out. He told Reid look I gotta say these things if I’m going to get re-elected. The State of the Union was nothing but a choreographed theatrical performance.

  • fpete13527

    ……but I don’t think there is any harm in letting people know that the media knows that the Dems know that they don’t know that they know that they don’t know that.

    That spells division and I think there should be about twelve exposes written about ANY Dem division.

    When ANYTHING on the right has ANY change, to include the type of pencils they use, 200 Doctoral dissertations and articles are written about it depicting the entire collapse of the Republican Party…..and all the premises are lies.

    This is PUBLICALLY STATED truth/division and I say scream it from the rafters as often as possible and let the liberal pundits on the left wing media have to explain it ….often and extensively.

  • fisk2521

    I totally agree. Any public ‘disagreement’ from this WH is more than likely staged to convince us all how ‘changed’ O is. He’s not changed, he’s just not able or willing to tell the truth.

  • chbroussard

    Even if Dems put on an act, if Republicans stand by their convictions (or at least the convictions of the voters) we’ll come out ahead. Fewer and fewer people are falling for their act.

  • taxthis

    Isn’t amazing the senator that has amassed the greatest riches while in government is squealing the loudest.

  • republicanconscience

    What is Reid doing? It is terrible acting. Reid knows the Commie-in-Chief doesn’t tell the truth, keep a promise, or waiver from his mission of destroying the country. One thing you can count on if the Commie-in-Chief says something it means nothing.

    http://www.patriotactionnetwork.com/profiles/blogs/sotu-speech

  • ihateliberals

    he sure is working hard to go to Hell.

  • doubledok

    a “rider” or”earmark” for that special interest group, “American taxpayers” becomes subject to veto as a matter of “keeping his SOTU promise”. This is just another re-definition of bad intentions wrapped in fancy paper.

    Obama knows he will employ the veto pen heavilyand is laying groundwork to re-label items he opposes as “like” an earmark or “essentially the same as an evil earmark in my perspective. . . “- pay attention, these perverted interpretations are inevitable.

  • rockymtn1776

    Let’s call earmarks what they really are…bribes ! Payoff for past or future votes to keep this politician in office.
    Reid owes his latest re-electiom to casino donatins among other things. Now they want paid back for their help. If Reid can’t deliver he is finished with anymore help from that area.

  • edniceville

    In the SOTU that we can expect to see, except more spending, more debt, and more “it is the Republican’s fault”! Why is Reid even bothering to protest? He must know by now we don’t believe anything he says!