Flight Delays, Courtesy of Congress
Delays are caused by flight volumes that the FAA Administrator’s ineptly-managed Air Traffic Control system cannot handle. The skies are full, not because there’s no more room in the air, but because the flight controllers can’t keep up with any more flights.
What’s Congress’s solution to this problem? Why, funding a Peace Garden instead of updating …
Of Bridges and Taxes
Should we raise taxes to pay for road and bridge repair? In the wake of the Minnesota bridge collaspse, many politicians are certainly saying that we should. But what have they done with the road money that they already have?
Of Bridges and Taxes
James Oberstar, the Minnesota Democrat who runs the House Transportation and …
Dedicated to Waste
Alaskan Senator Ted Stevens (supposedly a Republican) seems dedicated to wasting money — he’s setting aside Federal money for the development of baby food made from salmon. I’m not sure why this is a Federal issue. Millions of children have grown up without the benefit of baby food made from salmon. I do know that …
Lobbying "Reform"
The Senate missed two golden opportunities to reform the lobbying process yesterday. First, they chose not limit earmarks (hat tip to Captain’s Quarters in future appropriations bills. Given that earmarks are one of the largest sources of purely wasteful spending that the Congress engages in, this is a big disappointment.
Earmarks are pet spending projects that …
Enough!
Larry Kudlow reported this morning on a pathetic state of affairs in the U.S. Senate. Currently, Senator Gregg’s (R-N.H.) Budget Committee is writing and debating the Senate’s budget resolution. So far, the commitee has managed to drop out entitlement cuts and is currently working on adding even more pork to the budget. Good job guys. …
Heating Assistance
It must be an election year. Wisconsin Republicans indicated that they would work with Governor Doyle on a heating bill. Quick recap: Republicans hold a majority in both the state Assembly and the state Senate. Governor Doyle peremptorily summoned the legislature into session after the Republicans had previously refused to increase state heating aid. I …
The Necessity of Killing Pork
If you have any doubts whatsoever about the desparate need for reforming government spending, I’d invite you to read The Great American Pork Barrel from Harper’s Magazine. I am disgusted by the manner in which our Congressional ”representatives” act when spending the nation’s tax dollars.
There was no time to produce a clean copy, …
Killing the Porker
Thanks goes to Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold for co-sponsoring the Pork Barrel Reduction Act along with Senators Coburn, McCain, Bayh, Kyl, Ensign, Graham, Sununu, DeMint, and Cornyn. Pork Busters is asking for you to help get this bill passed. Many people in the Senate (I’m looking at you, Senators Murkoswki and Stevens) will oppose this …
Wasting Your Inheritance
The Heritage Foundation has published a new report entitled ”Federal Spending: By the Numbers”. If you value fiscal conservatism, if you value living within your means, if you wish your government shared your values, you’ll find this to be a depressing read. If this keeps up, we’ll have nothing to leave our children — the …
Practicing Fiscal Conservatism
Growing up, I was upset about Congress’s spending. I was convinced that if we only had a Republican President and a Republican Congress we could really cut the fat out of the Federal budget. Well, not so much.