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BE-ANGRY
February, 2008
A Monthly Dispatch from Citizens Against Government Waste
Young Squeals at Nomination
by: Alexa Moutevelis
Porker of the Year 2007 candidate Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) took offense to his nomination and wrote a spirited yet outlandish response to CAGW President Tom Schatz defending his pork.
Three Coins in a Fountain
by: Evan Miller
When one tosses a coin into a fountain it is customary to make a wish. The wish could be as substantial as, ???I wish for the winning numbers to the lottery,??? or it could be as elusive as ???I wish for cancer to be cured.??? Until the budget for the fiscal year of 2009 was drafted, never before has a wish dictated the potential use of the discarded currency.
Murtha Named Porker of the Year
by: Alexa Moutevelis
After weeks of voting, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) announced the final results of its online poll for the 2007 Porker of the Year. Rep. John ???Jack??? Murtha (D-Pa.) won in a landslide victory. The veteran porker received 63.4 percent of the vote. A distant second, Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) received 10.6 percent, while Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) came in with 9.9 percent, Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) had 6.7 percent, and Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) and Rep. James Oberstar (D-Minn.) both finished up with 4.1 percent. The finalists were chosen by CAGW staff from among the 12 Porker of the Month winners for 2007.
Moran-ic Statements
by: Alexa Moutevelis
Rep. James ???Jim??? Moran (D-Va.), a member of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, has threatened to play politics with the defense bill following President Bush's promise to veto any bill that does not cut the cost and number of earmarks in half. ???Defense is the only bill where we're going to give him anything he wants. And because that's the one he wants, it'll be full of earmarks and he's not going to issue a peep about that,??? Moran said, according to CQ Today on January 29, 2008, the day after President Bush issued the veto threat during the State of the Union address.
Europe Assaults U.S. Businesses
by: Tom Schatz and Matthew Elliott, British TaxPayers' Alliance
As the global economy slows, every effort should be made to encourage businesses to invest, innovate, and market their products around the world. Unfortunately for taxpayers and investors, European regulators are abusing their power in a manner that will adversely impact the ability of the world to avoid the worst results of the current slowdown.
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