Tuesday, June 12, 2007

The Most Open What?

http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2007Jun11/0,4670,CongressEarmarks,00.html
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19100711/
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070603/ap_on_go_co/congress_pet_projects
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/cbc-digs-in-for-jefferson-2007-06-07.html

H/T: Oxford Medievalist

This is what the most open congress looks like? I don't know if I should laugh or cry. They promised but have not done the following:

  • Control earmarks
  • Kick out members of congress who are brought up on charges
  • Drain The Swamp of corruption

That's just a short list, but it illustrates my point. The democrats have sold the American people a bill of goods. They have done nothing but make a mockery of the legislative branch of government. Once they gained power they decided that those rules only needed to apply to the GOP and that they were immune from silly things like laws and rules. In fact when the GOP called them on this they were threatened not once but twice with the elimination of all GOP earmarks.

Nice, huh?