People who cannot stick to their own convictions can hardly expect their representatives to do it. We shouldn't have a tax cut because Bush spends too much? I call BS.

Stop expecting the president to the dirty work, he has no line-item veto. I know a president with very large cajones could veto every single pork bill coming through, but it's not gonna happen (not that I wouldn't love it). But then the accusations of not supporting the troops, wanting to kill children and starve old people would come flying. Giving taxpayers their own money will always be better than sending it to the 12th District of Pennsylvania. Only the most hypocritical can vote for a porker, then complain about spending.

Pork spending is theft, pure and simple. In fact, most of the spending done by the feds is unconstitutional. Can we not adhere to some kind of basic ideology that this is just plain wrong? Look at the records of your own representatives and ask yourself if you are a hypocrite (if you voted for them). My own reps are not perfect though they are far above average.

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"Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves." ~Ronald Reagan