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Representative John Doolittle of California, once a rising star in the Republican Party but more recently under investigation in a scandal involving the disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, announced his retirement from Congress on Thursday, declaring that it was time for a new chapter in his life. “I plan to complete my term and finish [...] “I am disappointed in the way the Congress compiled this legislation, including abandoning the goal I set early this year to reduce the number and cost of earmarks by half. Instead, the Congress dropped into the bill nearly 9,800 earmarks that total more than $10 billion. These projects are not funded through a merit-based process [...] “The congressional leaders ran in the last election on a promise that they would curb earmarks. And they made some progress and there’s more transparency in the process. But they have not made enough progress.” Despite Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s protestations, the Democrats approval of additional funding for our military operations in Iraq makes it their war as well. In exchange, they will allow the budgets of several domestic programs to be slashed. The Democratic Party officially has neither a spine nor principles and will deserve the beating at the polls [...] “They (Republicans) like this war. They want this war to continue. We thought that they shared the view of so many people in our country that we needed a new direction in Iraq. But the Republicans have made it very clear that this is not just George Bush’s war. This is the war of the [...] Instead of raising taxes on the oil companies, why not provide them with a targeted tax credit that financially incentivizes them to aside a small portion of their profits for developing alternative energies domestically? Reducing our dependency on Middle East oil is crucial to our national security. Meanwhile, Senate Democrats could help their own cause [...] |
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