This Week in Washington – November 15, 2010

By: Brian Darling (Diary)  |  November 15th at 01:00 PM  | 

Congress is back in session in what is referred to as the Lame Duck session.  Lame Duck refers to the fact that a great number of Members of Congress have been retired, either voluntarily or involuntarily, yet they can vote on legislation and nominations.  Congress has not completed work on one of the 12 spending bills to keep the government running into next year and | Read More »

Earmark Myth – They Don’t Cost Any Money to Taxpayer

By: Brian Darling (Diary)  |  November 9th at 07:00 PM  | 

Americans are hearing the talking point that earmarks don’t cost the taxpayers any money.  This simply is not true.  Citizens Against Government Waste, a Congressional watchdog group, has put out a report on wasteful projects from Fiscal Year 2010.  They identify $16.5 billion in pork. The Congressional Pig Book is CAGW’s annual compilation of the pork-barrel projects in the federal budget. The 2010 Pig Book | Read More »

Pay to Play on the Right

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  May 26th at 07:30 PM  | 

I have taken the unusual step of deleting a post from the front page. The post related to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and a dispute over the engine for it. The Obama Administration and Pentagon support a Pratt & Whitney effort to stop General Electric from making an alternative engine. Citizens Against Government Waste is highlighting this as an abuse. ABC News has the | Read More »