DUBYA'S COMMENTS

**imported_biggamesjames** · January 24th, 2006, 04:47 PM

"and who controls Congress??"

Well in the democracy that we live in its gov't for the people by the people, so I would say the American people control congress...wouldn't you?

**imported_biggamesjames** · January 24th, 2006, 04:51 PM

"I feel a ticket with Warner & Obama would be damn hard to beat."

As a reasonable and for the most part compassionate conservative I would tend to agree with that statement. The only combination that could beat that ticket in my mind would be Allen/MCcain

**gcdevil22** · January 24th, 2006, 05:02 PM

no

**CoeburnCane** · January 24th, 2006, 05:04 PM

It's a trick question--Congress doesn't control itself, the people don't control Congress...

Lobbyists and the judicial branch with their encompassing persuasiveness and corruption control Congress.

**imported_mega** · January 24th, 2006, 05:11 PM

Larry Coker controls congress, what are ya talkin bout [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

**CoeburnCane** · January 24th, 2006, 05:35 PM

Vanilla Coker can't close, much less pass law...you're such a friggin fLLLag bearer!!!

January 24th, 2006, 06:06 PM

Here ya Go read what McCain wanted to cut from 2001.Maybe we should get 2 of him haha [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
McCain's 2001 cuts-Additional $24,400,000 above request for various earmarked projects for the Levisa and Tug Forks and Upper Cumberland ,Title IV: Independent Agencies

-Additional $5,000,000 above request for the Appalachian Regional Commission
Title V: General Provisions

-Language adding requirements for the purchase of American-made equipment and products.

Earmark of $1,300,000 for the development of a Foundational Floodplain Management Geographic Information System for East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Language directing the Corps of Engineers to continue the Dickenson County, Virginia, report.

Language directing the Corps of Engineers to convey real property to the Board of Mississippi Levee Commissioners.

Mr. President, I respect the work of my colleagues on the appropriations committee. However, I do not believe that the Congress should have absolute discretion to tell the Army Corps or the Bureau of Reclamation how best to spend millions of taxpayer dollars for purely parochial projects.

"At this critical time in our history, we should be doing everything we can to instill confidence of the American people in the federal government. Unfortunately, this increasing dilemma of flagrant porkbarrel spending is indefensible
McCain