Category: Earmarks
Epic Fail: The Earmark Moratorium Solved Nothing
During the 2010 election season criticism of earmarks reached a fever pitch. Candidates running on the political right declared that earmarks were the source of most of our evils. Arch earmark opponen... Read More
Bi-Partisan Praise for Cheese Factories on the Moon
Cheese Factories on the Moon is a refreshingly candid book…I chuckled, nodded affirmatively, and in a few instances disagreed. But it needed to be written…I will cite the book when I... Read More
Praise for Cheese factories on the Moon
We received this via email over the weekend. We thought we’d share: “I’ve just finished reading ‘Cheese Factories on the Moon.’ You and Scott Frisch have successfully ... Read More
Jeff Flake: Giant Killer
In 2008 arch-earmark-foe Representative Jeff Flake (R-AZ) initiated a full court press for his assignment to the Appropriations Committee. Supporters circulated an internet petition supporting his req... Read More
Earmarks for the ages…
Long lost records from the Senate Appropriations Committee, in a story on the blog Booktryst. The records, contained in bound volumes discovered by a Northern California rare book collector, cover the... Read More
Oh the irony…
Predator Drone: A flying earmark On April 21st President Obama authorized the use of the Predator Drone to aid NATO forces in their efforts in Libya. The pilotless drone is controlled remotely. The Pr... Read More
Tsunamis and Robots and Earmarks (oh my!)
The Japanese earthquake and resulting tsunami devastated the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant two weeks ago. Lacking power to the cooling systems, concern about the integrity of the nuclear rods... Read More
Tsunamis and Earmarks
The Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii The massive earthquake in Japan and the resulting tsunami activity in the Pacific reminds those who live in coastal communities of the sudden, awesome, and deadly ... Read More
