Posted by
Patrick Henry on Saturday, February 14, 2009 1:27:56 PM
A feature new to this post is the "Government Turkey of the Month," designed to name the names of the sleazy polticians and their special individual contribution to the ruination of our once great nation. Each month we will name the winners, along with the runners-up. You may feel free to post-in nominations, so long as they appear before the 25th of each month.
February's third runner-up is Pennsylvania's Republican Senator Arlen Specter, who sold out his principles, his party and America to enable passage of the Porkulus spending extravaganza. Benedict Arnold is a patriot by comparison.
Second runner-up is Democratic Wisconsin Representative David Obey, who made sure that a huge item ticketed for national parks got into the stimulus pork barrel. The problem? it was an item his son Craig lobbied for. Shameful nepotistic corruption would be the nicest thing one could say about it.
First runner-up is New York Senator Chuck Schumer, whose comment that "Americans don't care about these little porky amendments" angered millions, and was proven wrong by every national poll. The man has his head stuck so far into some darkened orifice that he seems to have no idea WHAT the American people think. What the devil is he doing in the U.S. Senate?
But for the uncoveted Turkey of the Month Award, we have a dead heat. Or should that be deadbeat? Co-winners for February are Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV). Behind closed doors they stripped out the provision in Porkulus that would have prevented illegal aliens from getting stimulus jobs, while making absolutely certain that their Mickey Mouse to Sin City speed rail system was completely funded. In case no one else noticed, Disneyland is in California (Pelosi's dictrict) and Las Vegas is in Nevada. Then, after promising a 48 hour period in which legislators and the public could review the finished bill, they rushed up the votes in a single day thereby guaranteeing that legislators voted on a bill they hadn't even read. Reid and Pelosi are beyond contemptible, and their tactics are straight out the the Chosen One's Chicago playbook. Ditto for the stupid sheep we call legislators who voted for a pork-laden bill they hadn't even read. So, Nan and Harry, enjoy your Golden Turkey. I somehow doubt that it will be your last!
Coming soon to this post is another new feature called the Pinocchio Award, for the biggest political whopper of each month. February is still young, but at this writing Barack Obama's nose seems to be growing the fastest. Cheers!