US troop funds diverted to pet projects
Senators diverted $2.6 billion in funds in a defense spending bill to pet projects largely at the expense of accounts that pay for fuel, ammunition and training for U.S. troops, including those fighting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to an analysis.
Among the 778 such projects, known as earmarks, packed into the bill: $25 million for a new World War II museum at the University of New Orleans and $20 million to launch an educational institute named after the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, Massachusetts Democrat.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
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A neighbor’s son just left home last week to be a marine. Why?
ReplyDeleteHe's a better American than I am. I love this country too, but I'm starting to think America’s worse enemies might be in it's own government.
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We can vote them out, but who will replace them? Both parties seem to be just different sides of the same coin. I’m afraid citizens are going to have to get much more involved in the selection process, and then still supervise them as the employees they are suppose to be.