Sherman Fredrick, Las Vegas Review-Journal, notes the difference between Barack Obama soaring rhetoric of the campaign, and the dingy reality of BO’s presidency:
Obama’s no virgin to earmarks. Before he ran for president, he submitted 112 earmarks totaling more that $330 million. After he became a candidate, he submitted zero saying: “We can no longer accept a process that doles out earmarks based on a member of Congress’ seniority, rather than the merit of the project.”
Empty rhetoric, it turns out, because when Obama became president, he signed the $787 billion so-called “stimulus” bill filled with earmarks. And now he’s promised to sign a $410 billion omnibus spending bill with 9,000 earmarks totaling $5 billion.
Evidently BO’s primary interest is running for office. Keeping his campaign promise to eliminate earmarks was the easiest promise for him to keep, BO has the total authority he needs without having to grovell for cooperation from Mrs. Pelosi and Dirty Harry Reid.
Tags: Barack Obama, campaing, empty rhetoric, fredrick, las vegas review journa, omnibus spending bill, seniority, stimulus bill, virgin
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