And, I’m not talking about Democrat John Kerry and his Iraq War votes. I’m talking about our current President, Barack Obama. And the subject? Pork. When anti-pork Republican John McCain became Obama’s opponent, Obama started becoming anti-pork, too. What would … Continue reading
Again thanks to Taxpayers for Common Sense, McHenry County Blog can give you an idea what pork in this year’s congressional budget looks like. We continue in alphabetical order. Today we are reaching the middle of the alphabetical. We cover … Continue reading
Taxpayers for Common Sense made it relatively painless to find the projects that Illinois congressmen claimed credit for in this year’s budget. We have looked at Melissa Bean’s, Jerry Costello’s, Danny Davis’ and Dick Durbin’s previously. Today we see ex-Chicago … Continue reading
Here’s the bacon that United States Senator Dick Durbin brought him in this year’s budget from the Health and Human Services and Labor budgets. I found it with the help of Citizens for Common Sense, which, amazingly enough, has an … Continue reading
Call them earmarks. Call them pork. Illinois legislators call them “member initiatives.” In Illinois, the Pork King is U.S. Senator Dick Durbin. Taxpayers for Common Sense is the “go to” source for such information. Since last Friday McHenry County Blog … Continue reading
And the pork barrels keep rolling out of Congress. Today, we look at the money tucked away in the Health and Human Services and Labor Department Budget. The date has not been provided by Congress itself in a format which … Continue reading
Taxpayers for Common Sense have totaled up the congressional earmarks in the budget bill being voted on this week. I was reminded of that when I read an editorial cartoon sent to me by my Joplin, Missouri, brother-in-law. It was … Continue reading
For the last three days, we have listed the pork found in the Transportation and Housing and Urban Development part of this year’s budget found because Taxpayers for Common Sense posted such congressional earmarks. The whole list for this part … Continue reading
In our look at pork found in the Transportation and Housing and Urban Development part of this year’s budget, we have gotten through the letter “D” in the Illinois congressional delegation. The congress critters don’t make it easy. There is … Continue reading
Today we look at money that our second ranking United States Senator Dick Durbin earmarked in this year’s budget. Citizens for Common Sense posted copies of the original documents. The ones for Transportation and Housing and Urban Development can be … Continue reading
There are pages and pages of Illinois congressional earmarks in this year’s Transportation and Housing and Urban Development budgets. These were found because Taxpayers for Common Sense scanned the pork pages and posted them on its web site. Unfortunately, it … Continue reading
Pork in the Forestry Service and pork in the EPA is found in today’s report. Most is contained in the Environmental Protection Agency part of the budget. Again, McHenry County gets nothing, but 16th District Congressman Don Manzullo inserts $500,000 … Continue reading
Below are the Illinois congressional earmarks in the Department of Agriculture budget. Again, one of the major sponsors, Peoria’s Ray LaHood is no longer in Congress. Ag $188,000 Durbin – Natural Resources Conservation Service, Illinois River Water Conservation, Illinois Department … Continue reading
There is pork all over the budget that just passed in Washington. One of the stranger aspects is that retired legislators are getting credit for earmarks. The one from Illinois who shows up most is Peoria’s Ray LaHood, now President … Continue reading
There are two pork projects led me to. One is interesting, considering the inability of people in Barrington to obtain a railroad underpass from Canadian National. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin and now retired Republican Congressman Jerry Weller obtained $2 million … Continue reading
Looking at the web site of Taxpayers for Common Sense is a list in the Defense appropriation bill. We published the list from the Commerce, Justice and Science bill yesterday. Again, nothing I can see for McHenry County, but Republican … Continue reading
Taxpayers for Common Sense has scanned the earmarks and made them available. The group found $7.7 billion. I have tried to extract those sponsored by Illinois Congressman. Below are the ones I found in the Commerce, Justice and Science budgets. … Continue reading
The source of the spiffy pamphlet supporting passage of the sale of the part of Hoffman Park that fronts on Route 31 has been discovered. The part which the park board is seeking to sell lies where we had the … Continue reading
The source of the spiffy pamphlet supporting passage of the sale of the part of Hoffman Park that fronts on Route 31 has been discovered. The part which the park board is seeking to sell lies where we had the … Continue reading
Compliments of Human Events comes a list of earmarks—read pork without lipstick—that United States Senator Barack Obama has requested for McHenry County. Here’s what I could find. Look at the list and see if you can find more. * Johnsburg, … Continue reading
