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Obama Likely to Sign $1.1 Trillion Omnibus with 5,224 Earmarks

22 hours ago ago from American Conservative Values Journal

Remember what candidate Barak Obama declared: And, absolutely, we need earmark reform . And when I'm president, I will go line by line to make sure that we are not spending money unwisely. While your memory is fresh you do remember; Obama signed the 2009 omnibus bill last March. It contained 8,570 earmarks. He vowed then that the bill signing was simply wrapping up the previous year’s business – a “departure point” – and that ...

Are over 5000 earmarks too many?

13 hours ago ago from As I See It

Dec 15 2009 Published by Arnie at 8:38 am under Government stupidity , Socialism , Progressive Liberalism , Nanny State , Congress and foolishness , Economy , Taxes The House passed another omnibus 1000 plus page bill full of specially targeted earmarks. When is enough enough? During a time that our deficit is growing at an unprecedented rate and our economy is suffering, the House yesterday passed the FY10 Omnibus ...