As if I wasn't already irritated with the Obama Administration for all the money that they are spending, now I have fuel for my fire. The Administration has tried to put through a $10 billion bill that extends the jobless insurance and funds some transportation projects. Well, along comes Jim Bunning who is a Republican from Kentucky. He has threatened to put this bill on hold until the Congress or the Administration finds a way to pay for it. You would have thought he had threatened to kill all children under the age of two the way he has been vilified. However, he is just trying to play by President Obama's own rules to pay-as-you-go. The Wall Street Journal has called this Mr. Bunning's finest hour. The Journal had this to say about the reaction from Congress and the Administration:
"The faux indignation has been something to behold. 'It is simply unfair for one Senator to attempt to hold the Senate hostage,' said Senator Richard Durbin. 'Unfair,' cried Jay Rockefeller. The Obama Administration has attacked Mr. Bunning for playing 'political games' and forcing a furlough of 2,000 government workers. (The horror!)"
Gasp! I bet that didn't affect Obama or the congressional paycheck. But it affects ours. Because more money spent is more money that has to be collected from us the
lucky taxpayers. Actually, I think we should throw a party for Mr. Bunning. I'd pitch in $5. After all, he tried to save us $10 billion.
(What I'd really like to know is if the Obama Administration has obeyed the pay-as-you-go rule even once.)
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