Some lawmakers say they often know more about what the military needs than the executive branch does.
“The Pentagon is not the fountain of all knowledge,” said Rep. Bill Young, a Florida Republican who was senior appropriator on the House floor last month when the Pentagon spending bill was approved. “They don’t have all of the knowledge, and they don’t have all of the wisdom. Neither does the administration, neither does the Congress. That’s why we work together.”
(He seems to be trying to expand on Murtha’s earmarking prowess.)[/quote]
I am literally amazed that there are people who still believe – in the face of what is happening all around us – that there is a difference between the parties. Both sets of clowns voted for TARP; both sets of clowns are hell-bent on keeping us in Iraq and Afghanistan. At least one set of clowns (the Dems) just voted to throw another $600 billion at “defense”. And both sets of clowns are bag men for Wall Street, having debased our currency and sacrificed our futures, either out of stupidity or greed, I don’t know which and I don’t care.
Two teams. One owner. It would actually be amusing if it weren’t so tragic.
