Government Waste
Obama beats early retreat on promise to fight pork
So much for Hope and Change. In Washington, the Obama administration is business-as-usual.
The AP Wire reports that despite campaign promises to take a machete to lawmakers’ pet projects, President Barack Obama is quietly caving to funding nearly 8,000 of them this year.
“So much for the promise of change,” Arizona Sen. John McCain said in the [...]
Pelosi: I Want a Larger Jet
CBS News reports that California Democrat Nancy Pelosi is asking for a much bigger jet — a government version of the Boeing 757 that can make the trip between Washington and her San Francisco home without stopping to refuel.
The speaker’s critics have dubbed it “Pelosi One.” Military officials are said to be grumbling about it, [...]