“Such a statement by a president of the United States,” Mr. Barr concludes in an op-ed, “might be considered comical, were it not for the gravely serious ramifications of what Obama is doing.”
HE HAS A POINT
We've written at length about egregious examples of pork-barrel spending contained in the federal budget. Now weighing in is Mark Russell, the Washington-based political satirist/pianist, who finds no problem with $650,000 going toward beaver management: “Oh sure, you scoff, but have you ever lived next door to an unmanaged beaver? I didn't think so.”
OK, then, what about $1.7 million for pig-odor research in Iowa?
“Again, easy to criticize - unless you have been to Iowa on a hot day,” he reasons.
But regarding the $207,000 in taxpayer money being spent on tattoo removals for the residents of Los Angeles, Mr. Russell admits “wondering if long-sleeved dresses wouldn't be an easier way to deal with the problem?”
OUCH!
Is the Catholic League hurling every imaginable insult at the state of Vermont, or what?
”Which state has less religious men and women than any other? Vermont.
“Which is the only state to have a socialist senator? Vermont.
“Which state has the second-lowest birthrate in the nation? Vermont.
“Which state has the second-highest proportion of whites? Vermont.
“Which state legislature was the first to legalize gay marriage? Vermont.”
Writes Susan A. Fani, director of communications for the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights: “In other words, Vermont is a lily-white state populated by left-wingers who are anti-traditional marriage and anti-family. Exactly what we would expect of a population where more people believe in nothing than anywhere else in the nation.”