Current Spending Bill

Recently the United State congress passed a $410 Billion spending bill to cover the remainder of the budget for the fiscal year. The current plan has a lot built into it but I'm not here to talk about the bills "meat." I wish to center my talks around the $8 billion worth of earmarks as well as earmarks in general.

Earmarks, also called pork barrel legislation, are provisions within a bill that give $$ to certain states or organizations to fund side projects. This is where most of the money each state receives and spends to rebuild roads as well as bridges. This money also goes to rebuild and fund schools. Having read the article I quickly realized that former Republican Presidential nominee John McCain has not fizzled away, in fact he hasn't gone anywhere. He made a remark something to the effect of "If the President wants to deliver on his message of change, he'll veto this bill. But he won't." John McCain, a prominent figure in the Republican Party (despite his middle of the road values), has always been against earmarks as long as I can remember and he is calling for President Obama to veto this bill because of the $8 billion slotted for earmarks. John McCain is not alone in his stand against earmarks as I've heard opposition from many Republicans notable former Republican VP nominee Sarah Palin, former MA governor Mitt Romney, current Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal just to name a few.

I have become fed up with the "say everything do nothing" Republican party. A party that claims to look out for everyone but who leave the little guy in the dust. This is eveident again with the Republican outcry against earmark lesgislation, yet without it states who rely on that $$ for infrastructure would not be able to fund their schools for a better educated group of young people nor would they be able to properly rebuild their roads to make travel and traffic less of a hassel.

I have the utmost respect for John McCain. He served our nation with honor and should be commended for it. But I can't stand behind him in his aliance with the outdated ideals of the Republican Party and his call for a permenant stop on all earmarks. I wish sometime a spending bill will come forward and there is an earmark in there giving Arizona money to help rebuild some roads and help with schools. I want John McCain to know that bill has the $$ in it and see if he'll still call for it to be removed. I guarentee you John McCain would not ask for it's removal simply because he's getting the money. Earmarks are not always bad (granted some things are not necessary) but to call for a permenant end to all earmarks is rediculous.