Bush signs the $286 billion highway bill
Bush signs the $286 billion highway bill:
Because you can never have too much pork:
President Bush signed a $286.5 billion highway bill on Wednesday that he said would create new jobs but which critics contend is stuffed with billions of dollars worth of lawmakers’ pet projects.
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And don’t get me wrong: if the money appropriated by this bill does some good, that’s wonderful. But the special interests involved is just more of what we have come to expect out of Bush-approved legislation.
(Via Daily Kos.)
Sorry guys, but the Republicans learned about pork from you Democrats. The student has now become the master. Plus, you can’t even see that the pork and extra programs are wrong whether or not they are useful or do some good. If you have a good idea for a spending program, introduce your own damned bill.
Of course this doesn’t even address the fact that the highway bill is immoral anyway. Let’s take 286 billion dollars from everyone in the country for something they don’t necessarily agree with. If someone wants a highway so badly, let the people who want it pay for it.
