In the words of a young Charles Brown as he argues with Lucy Van Pelt on deciding whether or not to kick the football:

“I don’t mind your dishonesty half-as-much as I mind your opinion of me. You must think I’m stupid.”

I should have known Lamar Alexander wasn’t going to change his stripes when I got a letter back from his office that explained his position on an issue completely different than the one I wrote him about (fiscal responsiblity).

Even though President Hussein says there are no earmarks in the bill, some members of the Senate tried to strip $8 Billion worth of them from the Omnibus Pork Bill. This attempt to force some measure of fiscal responsibility was thwarted by the following GOP Senators:

Lamar Alexander, TN
Bennett, UT
Bond, MO
Cochran, MS
Collins, ME (big shock!)
Murkowski, AK
Richard Shelby, AL
Snowe, ME (another big shock!)
Spektre, PA (biggest shock of all!)

Here is a very cool map that allows you to see where all the Pork is going (thanks to GOP staffer Tom Jones).

I expected better from Richard Shelby. He’s really good at talking the talk, but he has yet to walk the walk. I’m not surprised by Alexander’s vote – he is almost as big a RINO as the Maine Hags™, and he may have the same level of estrogen.

This is your opportunity, GOP. You’re either going to become the party of responsible spending and personal responsibility or you’re going to the dustbin of history. Right now, it’s Dustbin 17, GOP 3 and we’re heading into the 4th quarter.

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