Wednesday, January 28, 2009

The More Things Change

The House and Senate are busy passing versions of the stimulus package and playing hide the pork at the same time. From the WSJ:

Also tucked inside is $335 million for programs that help prevent sexually transmitted diseases, and $50 million for the National Endowment for the Arts. The Senate version includes $70 million for a supercomputer at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and $75 million for smoking-cessation programs.

Maybe nobody cares that one administration, congress and senate after another pull this crap. If it's truly an emergency then fix it. If the emergency is that the National Oceanographic folks need a new computer then we are in reaaaaaly good shape and pass the champagne.

I'm going to bed.

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