So, the GOP in DC decide to cut taxes and shrink government.....aw sheesh - Granite Grok

So, the GOP in DC decide to cut taxes and shrink government…..aw sheesh

“The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small,but whether it works — whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified.”  – President Obama, Inauguration (2009)

porkbustersStill thinking about the above but what the heck, is the GOP trying to repeal, replace, and become Obama??  And yes, I’m gonna “borrow” this logo from Instapundit because if this and that are any indication, it may get used a lot.

Sidenote: are the Republicans, now holding the trifecta royal flush in DC, going to be tempted by the same sins that the Democrats did in 2009-2010 – hubris? Are they already banking on this?

Another taste:

House GOP Weighs Proposal to Bring Back Earmarks.

One week after Donald Trump won the presidency on a promise to “drain the swamp” in Washington, House Republicans will vote on a proposal to bring back earmarks.

The vote will take place Wednesday when House Republicans meet to adopt their rules for the next Congress. The House earmark ban dates to 2010 when the GOP won control of the chamber.  Now, a trio of Republican lawmakers wants to return to the practice of earmarking, which became synonymous with government waste and pork-barrel spending during the GOP-controlled Congress of the early 2000s. Reps. John Culberson of Texas, Mike Rogers of Alabama, and Tom Rooney of Florida are listed as sponsors of the amendment, a copy of which was obtained by The Daily Signal.

Yeah, hubris that they can get away with this all over again.  So, are we gonna have to patrol the Republicans MORE than the Democrats???

Oh wait, haven’t we been doing that here on the ‘Grok for over a decade?

(H/T: Instapundit)

From the Daily Signal:

The amendment would bring back legislative earmarks for some government agencies, including the Department of Defense, the Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Bureau of Reclamation. It also would allow lawmakers to provide earmarks for state and local governments, except for recreational facilities, museums, or parks.

If the amendment is adopted by a secret-ballot vote Wednesday, lawmakers would be able to request earmarks once again as long as the sponsoring member is identified, the earmarks initiate in committee, and they don’t increase spending.

A senior House aide told The Daily Signal this was the first step to completely ending the earmark ban by slowly peeling it away.

Prior to their ban in 2010, lawmakers used earmarks to direct government agencies how to spend money. The practice led to some noteworthy abuses such as the infamous “Bridge to Nowhere” in Alaska. Earmarks even played a role in former GOP Rep. Duke Cunningham’s bribery case. Cunningham, who spent time in prison, used earmarks in exchange for lobbyists’ gifts.

Simply put: idiots.  Don’t they remember how ANGRY the base got and messed up their switchboards?

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