Pork By Any Other Name
Jul 09, 2009 12:24 PM EST
President Obama is not thinking about a second "stimulus" bill (yet), according to unnamed officials.
Well, maybe he doesn't need to. Because it sounds as though the
Democrats are going to throw plenty of the same kind of pork into the "health reform" bill they are trying to pass. Right now, the bill contains funding for playground lights, bike paths, and other assorted goodies.
Once upon a time, Democrats funded such things as
part of the Clinton crime bill -- remember midnight basketball?
Moral of the story: There will always be wasteful spending wherever there is government,
especially when Democrats are in control. Call it health, call it crime. What it really is: A boondoggle, funded by the overtaxed and underappreciated US taxpayer.
Carol Platt Liebau
Carol Platt Liebau is an attorney, political commentator and guest radio talk show host based near New York. Learn more about her new book, "Prude: How the Sex-Obsessed Culture Hurts Young Women (and America, Too!)"
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