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Some encouraging news breaking tonight: Senate Republicans forced a delay on consideration of the $410 billion omni-pork spending bill. Harry Reid canceled the vote after confessing that he was one vote short of the 60 needed to shut off debate and move forward. A Hill friend says Reid had to walk out 20 minutes after [...]

Hog wild. (Photoshop credit: Reader Matt)

So, there’s some Beltway buzz about a line-item veto proposal introduced today by Sens. John McCain and Russ Feingold and Rep. Paul Ryan on the House side. Pardon me while I suppress my gag reflex at another Feingold-McCain partnership — and at the Kabuki theater from the White House: A bipartisan group is giving the [...]

Sooooiiiieee.

Oink, oink.

It’s really on. Tomorrow, thousands of sick and tired taxpayers on the ground and online will participate in “Tea Parties” across the country. Go here for links and locations. Chuck Simmins also has a handy thumbnail guide, as does Little Miss Attila, whose list I’m reprinting below the Tea Party Twitter widget, with as many [...]

Map it!

The House passed Porkzilla 2.0 — the $410 billion omni-waste spending bill – this afternoon. The roll call vote is here. Drink the Kool-Aid and repeat after me: There are no earmarks. In one of many untold, underhanded maneuvers, the House bill had a measure buried in it that will kill school choice in the [...]

R.S.V.P.

Soooiiiie.

(Photoshop credit: Leo Alberti) Tons of groups and individuals are stepping up to the plate in the wake of last week’s anti-stimulus/anti-entitlement protests and the call for a nationwide Tea Party. PJTV’s clearinghouse for protests is here. The New American Tea Party page from “a coalition of citizens and organizations concerned about the recent trend [...]

L’Jerk c’est Moi .

Squeal.

Speaking truth to Schmucky.

Just received an interesting press release and documents from Republicans on the House Oversight Committee about the porkulus earmark for park spending. Guess we could call it the parkulus provision. Business as usual: WASHINGTON. D.C. – A report by House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Minority Staff contradicts assertions by the House Appropriations Committee that [...]

Erick Erickson at RedState shines light on a $90 million set-aside in the “stimulus” for the left-wing Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, which is buried in the larger Boob Tube bailout for digital TV: The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (”LCCR”) is a far left interest group. The group opposed conservative judges. The group agitates [...]

Dead again.

The good news is that conservative stalwart Sen. Tom Coburn is looking out for you. The bad news is that Dingy Harry and the Dems have wasted no time wasting more of your money. One of the first orders of business of the 111th Congress will be to pass a massive omnibus lands bill. Sen. [...]

Money pit.

GOP Sen. Tom Coburn releases a new pork report this morning on “The Worst Waste of the Year.” “As we look back on federal spending for 2008, American taxpayers will laugh, and then cry at how their elected officials spent their hard-earned dollars. Not even these tough economic times have dulled Congress’ ability to find [...]

I’ve been writing about taxpayer-subsidized stadium boondoggles since I worked for the Seattle Times. The economic development rationale for pouring millions of tax dollars into sports palaces is bogus. These deals are brazen wealth redistribution schemes under the guise of “public interest” investment. Both Republicans and Democrats alike have supported the shakedowns. And now you [...]

Alaska’s GOP corruptocrat has lost his Senate re-election bid. Shouldn’t have taken so long. Not surprisingly, the entrenched, pork-stuffed politician refused to concede tonight: Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska was defeated in his bid for re-election on Tuesday. Mr. Stevens, a Republican and a 40-year incumbent, was trailing his Democratic challenger, Mayor Mark Begich of [...]

The GOP King of Pork has been found guilty on seven felony counts for making false statements in relation to his corruption probe. Goodbye and good riddance. As for the Senate seat left vacant and ripe for Democrat picking, I’m with Ed Morrissey: …the Republicans deserve to lose it for not doing a better job [...]

Oink.

Bozos need a do-over.

$$$$$$$.

Earmark this.

Update 12/18 8:52am Eastern. Many readers asked me to check whether border fence-gutting provisions were included in the version of the bill passed last night. See here for the answer. Update 12/18 8:00am Eastern. The Senate’s turn… *** The vote took place tonight, but the tango continues: The House Monday approved a $516 billion measure [...]

Oink. Update: The dissenters…(R) Allard, Burr, Brownback, Coburn, DeMint, Ensign, Enzi, Gregg, Kyl, Sessions, McConnell, Sununu; (D) Feingold, McCaskill.

What do they do? Keep swimming, swimming, swimming. Plus: Pelosi’s waterfront earmark.