Posted on April 30th, 2008 by Leslie Paige
OK, only in a policy-wonk hell like Washington, D.C. could a “White Paper” on earmarks be considered a “hot” item. But that is exactly how Washington Post veteran reporter Jeff Birnbaum described reactions to this 6-page “research” paper which is supposedly making its way around Capitol Hill. Well, not everyone on the Hill got it, I guess, since [...]
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Posted on April 30th, 2008 by Leslie Paige
Today’s USA Today has an article by reporter Dennis Cauchon about how state bureaucracies are hiring up an ever increasing number of workers. This is occurring because of the economic downturn: Federal, state and local governments are hiring new workers at the fastest pace in six years, helping offset job losses in the private sector. [...]
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Posted on April 29th, 2008 by Leslie Paige
Tom Schatz discusses the missed opportunities for reform in the Farm Bill with CNBC’s Becky Quick on Squawk Box.
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Posted on April 28th, 2008 by Leslie Paige
Hate to say “we told you so,” but maybe pointing out CAGW’s prescience on ethanol mandates will encourage lawmakers to heed our advice in the future. March 20, 2008: Corn Ethanol is Not a Panacea When corn is converted into fuel, less of it is available for human and animal consumption, driving up the price [...]
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Posted on April 25th, 2008 by Leslie Paige
Wastewatcher, April 2008 Coconut Road Outrage by Leslie K. Paige An update on the ongoing drama associated with what Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) has dubbed “the immaculate earmark.” Fill’er Up with Politics by Elizabeth Wright The Air Force refueling tanker saga started with a provision added to the fiscal 2002 Defense Appropriations Act directing [...]
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Posted on April 24th, 2008 by Leslie Paige
Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW), the nation’s premiere taxpayer watchdog, and the Tennessee Center for Policy Research (TCPR), Tennessee’s free market think tank, unveiled the 2008 Tennessee Pork Report: Waste, Fraud and Abuse of Your Tax Dollars Exposed. The report is the third Tennessee Pork Report in as many years to expose wasteful spending by [...]
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Posted on April 23rd, 2008 by Leslie Paige
I apologize for dredging up those long buried memories and invoking the comical words of Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.). Hey, at least I didn’t salute….well, OK, I did salute, but at least you didn’t have to witness that. Anyway, according to the fine folks over at National Review Online, there may be a serious congressional challenger to CAGW’s Porker of [...]
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Posted on April 23rd, 2008 by Leslie Paige
Today, National Journal reporter Ira R. Allen writes about criticism of Sen. McCain’s proposal to give drivers a hiatus from the federal gas tax for the summer. The criticism comes from one Jack Schenendorf, identified as the Vice-Chairman of the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission, a Republican transportation expert, and former adviser to [...]
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Posted on April 23rd, 2008 by Leslie Paige
Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports on our April Porkers of the Month. Reps. Norm Dicks (D-Wash.) and Todd Tiahrt (R-Kans.) respond: Dicks, Tiahrt ‘Porkers of the Month’ over tanker George Behan, a spokesman for Dicks, discounted the criticism, saying Dicks believes that the Air Force decision in favor of the Airbus tanker was “flawed.” Citing the Boeing tanker’s [...]
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Posted on April 22nd, 2008 by Martin Rundle
The White House is seeking more than $2.5 million in FY2009 to cover the Perks of Office enjoyed by our ex-Commanders-in-Chief, Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, and Bill Clinton. Among the items taxpayers will be covering: Clinton’s $79,000 phone tab, $111,000 Bush is seeking for “other services,” and Carter’s $15,000 request for postage. The largest line item is [...]
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