Posted on April 28th, 2009 by CAGW Staff
The political world is abuzz with the defection of Republican Senator Arlen Specter to the democratic party. Besides giving Democrats a 60/40 majority in the Senate (assuming Al Franken wins the Minnesota Senate race) this isn’t a big deal from the perspective of the American taxpayer. Sen. Specter has always been a big spender and [...]
Filed under: Appropriations, Earmarks, Pig Book, Pork | 6 Comments »
Posted on April 10th, 2009 by Leslie Paige
In an interesting opinion piece about the corruption trial of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich in today’s Chicago Tribune, Ronald L. Trowbridge, former chief of staff to Chief Justice Warren Burger and the Commission on the Bicentennial of the U. S. Constitution poses the intriguing question: when does an earmark cross the line from being a “constituent service” to a “pay-to-play” scheme [...]
Filed under: Appropriations, Budget, Corruption, Earmarks, In The News, Pork, Reform, Waste | No Comments »
Posted on April 8th, 2009 by CAGW Staff
There has been an absolute obsession by the federal government with broadband deployment in the country. With the billions of dollars that the federal government is spending on making sure every household in the country has broadband, the old saying of “a car in every garage and a chicken in every pot” should now include [...]
Filed under: Budget, Internet, Stimulus, Technology, Telecommunications | No Comments »
