It looks like President Obama is about to face a big test with the omnibus spending bill on its way to his desk. Obama made it clear that he was against earmarks in both the campaign and in his rhetoric during his presidency. The package has nearly 8000 earmarks in it (both Republican and Democrat), worth $5.5 Billion.
The question is, will Obama stand true to his anti-earmark principle and veto this bill? It isn’t difficult to take this bill and send it back to be reconstructed without earmarks. Unfortunately, the administration to this point has become expert at taking action contrary to what was promised and deflect the blame back on the previous administration.
According to an AP story, it appears that is exactly what Obama is preparing to do. White House spokesman Gibbs has already said “It represents last year’s business.” This has set the stage for Obama to not stand to his principles and use yet another instance of the blame game. At some point, the new administration is going to have to make a stand that they aren’t afraid to take responsibility for.
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Posted under Economy
Written by admin on March 11, 2009
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And hooray for us, the Senate passed it yesterday.
He’s such a freakin’ idiot! As long as his sheeple keep their heads buried in the sand he’ll continue to get away with it all. Forget the fact that he tripled the deficit since he got in. I don’t see how he can blame anything on the previous administration any longer.
He has already spent more than all of the previous president put together!
That is not the record of a saver.
http://crackedworld.com/2009/03/11/omnibus-passes-with-a-rift-and-a-promise/