That’s a direct quote from Rep. Don Young, Republican-Alaska. This he said when asked by a Fairbanks reporter whether he’d return the $223 million he had “earmarked” for a bridge near Ketchikan.
Don Young is chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. For more information about this clown’s elephantine bridge to nowhere, visit Bob Harris’s site. He covers it quite well and even has a map of the proposed bridge.
The following is from a Washington Post story about how Bush’s Gulf Recovery plans are causing political problems for members of his party.
The White House is aware of the growing political problem and has moved on several fronts to pacify Republicans — with decidedly uneven results. Treasury Secretary John W. Snow, in a speech yesterday, said the White House will be forced to put several plans on the “back burner,” including changes to the estate tax and permanently extending first-term tax cuts. “It’s taken over the national agenda, and I think it will for a while,” he said.
This prompted protests from one of the White House’s closest allies, House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.), who said waiting on taxes was unacceptable. But White House officials said Snow was accurately reflecting Bush’s intentions.
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In one of the most unexpected proposals to cover the reconstruction costs, Rep. Vernon Ehlers (R-Mich.) raised the possibility of raising taxes. Other Republicans say that while a tax increase is unlikely, Bush tax cuts that are scheduled to take effect in coming years may be in serious jeopardy.
Sen. George V. Voinovich (R-Ohio) said he will even comb through the Pentagon budget for cost savings. “Many of us think that we need to step back and look at what we’re doing and reevaluate it,” Voinovich said. But he added that “someone has to look at the big picture” — and that someone should be the president. “The vision is missing,” Voinovich said.
That’s a pretty strong statement about Bush’s lack of vision, and it’s coming from a Republican. Maybe Bush’s hold on his party is loosening, and those with a little common sense will join with Democrats to fight against Bush’s foolish agenda. Maybe start with getting out of Iraq…
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