Moments ago we heard that the Senate Democrats have set a 60-vote supermajority for passage of Sen. Coburn’s amendement to initiate a bipartisan investigation into how the $10 million earmark to widen a portion of I-75 in Florida back in the 2005 highway bill morphed mysteriously into a corporate welfare earmark for a land developer with ties to Rep. Don Young (D-Alaska).
Best Quote of the Day, so far, by a Senate Republican:
Less than two years ago, Democrats promised to “drain the swamp” and “break the link between lobbyists and legislation” if given control of Congress. It appears that the new majority has instead made “the swamp” a protected wetlands for politicians, lobbyists, and campaign contributors.
Looks like, for some people, the ”Coconut Road” earmark, like so many other earmarks, is becoming the “Road to Perdition”!
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