Friday, November 16, 2007

Republican Senators: Fund the War With Pork   [David Freddoso]

Senators McCain, Coburn and DeMint are writing Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to suggest what I suggested here yesterday — that he continue funding the war by de-funding earmarks in this year's regular Department of Defense appropriations bill. He could start with the National Drug Intelligence Center in Johnstown, Pa. The letter reads, in part:

As you develop contingency plans to keep funding available for the troops in harm's way, we strongly urge you to cut unnecessary Congressional earmarks as your first source of funding.

The Defense Appropriations bill President Bush recently signed contains over 2.000 earmarks accounting for over $5 billion in wasteful spending. These projects divert critical defense resources from our men and women in combat to projects such as studying brown tree snakes and funding youth golf programs.

By the way, you heard it here first.

11/16 02:06 PMShare