Contract on America anyone? Remember that sad little piece-o'crap document that was sort of the beginning of the republican run to power? All the crap it contained has been unceremoniously tossed out the window by the republican hypocrites who stood up for it. Now as many of the beneficiaries of that specious document linger in office far longer than is good for our country, we find this.
But a rising tide of GOP spending on home-district projects is making those Democrats of yesteryear look like mere pikers of pork, according to a 15-page study just released by the minority staff of the House Appropriations Committee.
The study finds that the number of home-state projects earmarked in various bills has skyrocketed under the GOP, despite the party's rhetorical commitment to reining in a profligate federal government.
Moreover, it contends, Republicans "have opened up broad new areas of government to the practice of earmarking that were previously not subject to earmarks."
So if your representative was a signatory who suddenly decided that the "term limits" provisions did not apply to them, ask them about this:
1. THE FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT: A balanced budget/tax limitation amendment and a legislative line-item veto to restore fiscal responsibility to an out- of-control Congress, requiring them to live under the same budget constraints as families and businesses.
It really is the #1 item in the "Contract". Tell me that's not sad...and pretty damn indicative of republican hypocrisy...they really never cared about spending, just making sure that they controlled it, with no debate. John McCain on ABC's "This Week" said this about republican tactics in the medicare debate (but it applies to about everything):
"Republicans had better hope that the Democrats never regain the majority," he said on ABC's "This Week."
