Discussion: Ron Paul 'earmarks'

[DjLoTi]

• Only 31 of 435 members of the House provide information on earmark requests
• 68 declined to provide requests; 329 didn't return calls or provide requests

Ron Paul was 1 of 31 members who disclosed their information

http://i.cnn.net/cnn/interactive/allpolitics/0706/popup.congress.earmarks/pdfs/tx.14.paul.pdf

Thoughts? Comments?

[DjLoTi]

They all seem fine to me for the most part, though some of them I don't understand.

What catches my attention is
4 bridge constructions
lots of construction
lots of 'investigations'
2 'earmarks' for
- Funding for research into the Shrimp Industry Fishing effort in the southeast
- Funding for Wild American Shrimp marketing. Funding for this project will given to the American Shrimp Industry, given by NOAA, a government weather and oceanography orginazation.

[akalucas]

same topic posted here.. http://ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=3618 its cool that he is open about his earmarks and not hiding anything. he can use this as ammo later on, i assume.

[DjLoTi]

Yes. Imagine if all 435 members disclosed everything they did. It would be so lovely to have that ability to scrutinize the government

[Mitt Romneys sideburns]

Yes. Imagine if all 435 members disclosed everything they did. It would be so lovely to have that ability to scrutinize the government

Im sure we would get a lot of stuff like:

"I request funds for the foundation of benevolence and patriotic american issues, need 100,000 in cash dropped off in the back entrance of the local motel at midnight. Come alone."

[CJLauderdale4]

Or from William Jefferson: just drop off in the $80,000 in the fridge in my office. I'll take it from there..