Yes, Your Federal Gov't Is Filled with Liars:

Republicans garnered a lot of votes this fall by claiming they hated earmarks, but you knew all along they were lying through their teeth.

So guess which two senators are the biggest liars of all? Republican senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker, both from the glorious state of Mississippi. These latter day descendants of Frank and Jesse James have a combined total of 486 earmarks in the current spending bill, worth a grand total of $937.6 million.

Yes, both senators claim they'll vote against the spending bill. They figure that they'll get the earmarks into the bill, make sure there are enough votes so that it'll pass without them, and then claim that they were against earmarks while being slapped on the back by the contractors who'll make handsome profits off of the new walking paths on the beaches in Mississippi that the earmarks will pay for. Win! Win! Unless you're looking for honesty and were really hoping the crumbling bridges in this country would be fixed.

(See The Washington Post story.)

The Biggest Pork Barrel of All:

The Washington Post reports on the GAO's report of military cost over runs. Bush/McCain like to thump their chests publicly about cutting out pork, but they have nothing to say about the billions of pork in military spending. Remember what President Eisenhower had to say just before he left office about the military/industrial complex? This is what he was talking about.

Bush on language: "I've coined new words, like 'misunderstanding' and 'Hispanically." — George W. Bush, Radio & Television Correspondents' Dinner, March 29, 2001.

With the state of economy in mind, it is interesting to note that we don't hear much about privatizing Social Security any longer. Remember when Bush had this to say on the subject: "If they pre-decease or die early, there's an asset base to be able to pass on to a loved one, to help that loved one transition" — George W. Bush, discussing privatized Social Security, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, March 2005.

Three years ago, Bush was pushing hard for privatizing Social Security. In April of 2005, he had this to say in Falls Church, VA: "It means your own money would grow better than that which the government can make it grow. And that's important."

Don't forget, Bush was wound up tight with Enron. Remember them? Remember how Enron's employees were forced to keep their retirement tied up in Enron stock? That's privatization.