Accountability - it begins now. Hi Kelly! - Granite Grok

Accountability – it begins now. Hi Kelly!

Filed under a new category: Political Accountability.

Yup, now that the elections are over, NONE of us are done (and you thought it was time to go back to the couch)!  We put them into their office – now it is time to hold them accountable.  We should not, we can not, go back to the dream of "government on auto-pilot" – make sure they are doing what they campaigned on.  Consider this the latest installment of the ‘Grok motto:

Thank’em when they’re right, and spank’em when they’re wrong.

Kelly Ayotte

Kelly, this is a ‘Grok "thank you"; from DiStaso:

Sen.-elect Kelly Ayotte’s transition teams says she has joined with 10 other Republican senators and senators-elect in calling for a ban on earmarks, "a practice that has contributed to widespread waste and abuse."

It’s her first official action as a future member of the U.S. Senate.

A letter to the GOP Senate leadership says Ayotte and the others will support a rule change placing a moratorium on earmarks when the GOP Senate Conference meets next week.

"Ending earmarks is an important first step toward getting our fiscal house in order. These special pet projects have become a symbol of Washington’s ‘pay-to-play’ culture that must be stopped, and that’s why I’m moving quickly on this urgent priority," said Ayotte.

"Eliminating earmarks will help bring accountability and transparency to how federal spending decisions are made, while simultaneously imposing greater budget discipline," she said.

Also signing the letter were Republican Sens. Jim DeMint of South Carolina, Jim Coburn of Oklahoma, John Cornyn of Texas, John Ensign of Nevada, Mike Enzi of Wyoming and senators-elect Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, Marco Rubio of Florida, Rand Paul of Kentucky, Mike Lee of Utah and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin.

Decent company to keep (although there was this).  Good start – keep it up.

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Never worry, one is not a pattern – we will be watching…

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