the railroad to nowhere lives
April 26, 2006 05:00 PM
Bad news from the Hill:an amendment introduced by Senator Tom Coburn challenging the Railroad to Nowhere has been defeated by a 49-48 vote.
Voting against $700M for the Railroad to Nowhere: Harry Reid, Senate Democratic Leader
Voting in favor of $700M for the Railroad to Nowhere: Senator Bill Frist, Senate Republican Leader
Welcome to the fiscally conservative Republican revolution! Somewhere, Newt is turning over in his grave. [Ed.: Newt's not dead. Yeah, but this might kill him.]
Let us all take a moment to honor those brave Senators who stood up for pork barrel spending; who rose to the challenge and declared with one voice "Screw reform. More pork, please!"
Roll call of shame is below...
Akaka (D-HI)
Alexander (R-TN)
Allard (R-CO)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bennett (R-UT)
Bond (R-MO)
Burns (R-MT)
Byrd (D-WV)
Clinton (D-NY)
Cochran (R-MS)
Coleman (R-MN)
Collins (R-ME)
Craig (R-ID)
Crapo (R-ID)
Dayton (D-MN)
DeWine (R-OH)
Domenici (R-NM)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Frist (R-TN)
Grassley (R-IA)
Gregg (R-NH)
Harkin (D-IA)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Inouye (D-HI)
Jeffords (I-VT)
Johnson (D-SD)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Lincoln (D-AR)
Lott (R-MS)
Martinez (R-FL)
McConnell (R-KY)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Pryor (D-AR)
Roberts (R-KS)
Sarbanes (D-MD)
Schumer (D-NY)
Smith (R-OR)
Snowe (R-ME)
Specter (R-PA)
Stevens (R-AK)
Vitter (R-LA)
Warner (R-VA)
Listed below are links to weblogs that reference the railroad to nowhere lives:
» Hey, Big Spenders.... from Daily Pundit
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» Senate Nearly Nixes Railroad to Nowhere from The Heritage Policy Weblog
The vote came out 49 to 48 in favor of tabling an amendment to the supplemental (text not yet on Thomas) sponsored by Sen. Tom Coburn. N.Z. Bear is despondent: Bad news from the Hill: an amendment introduced by Senator Tom Coburn challenging the Railro... [Read More]
» Frist Fizzles from Tapscott Behind the Wheel
Is this more proof that Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist cannot be trusted, that he truly is just another two-faced Washington politico who ought to be tossed out of public office? [Read More]
» The Railroad to Nowhere Chugs On from BeltwayBlitz
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» Frist Goes For Pork....Despite Promises! from Pekin Prattles
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» PorkBusters Herd Losing Credibility from Vagabondia
For some unknown reason, the Porkbusters herd has chosen this one issue as their Little Bighorn and I'm afraid their credibility and thus their cause will meet the same end as General Custer. [Read More]
Lott must go. He's not a conservative. He's just another oldtime logrolling Southern Pol, like Robert C. Byrd. He's all for states' rights except when it comes to the state's right to build its own roads.
Lott must go. He's not a conservative. He's just another oldtime logrolling Southern Pol, like Robert C. Byrd. He's all for states' rights except when it comes to the state's right to build its own roads.
I'm willing to be convinced otherwise, but it sounds like the Porkbusters herd is losing credibility over this issue.