An Earmark Too Far

The first criminal investigation Congress has asked the DOJ for regarding an earmark:

• "...top Senate Democrats and Republicans have endorsed taking action in connection with the earmark that Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska), former chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, inserted into the legislation."

Don Young is a crooked SOB who has brought more pork to Alaska than Bobby Byrd (another crooked SOB, now a senile, crooked SOB) has brought to West VA.

• Local planning officials, who never requested money for the interchange, were outraged to learn after the highway bill became law that they were required to spend $10 million on a project they did not want. The Lee County Metropolitan Planning Organization, the recipient of the money, has rejected it three times in the past year.

Personally, I would like to see Young in jail as a message to future Appropriation Committee members - they have the most power where earmarks are concerned. And after the Defense bill, the transportation bill is the most pork-laden every year.

There is no good party or bad party where earmarks are concerned.

They both suck...
- posted by john @ 5:20 PM