WASHINGTON — Minority Leader John Boehner threatened Democratic leaders Tuesday, vowing to slow down legislative activities in the House until Democrats agree to open up earmarking policy so that lawmakers disclose their pet projects earlier in the bill-making process.

"Republicans today are going to declare war on our Democratic majority over these secret slush funds," Boehner told reporters on Capitol Hill. Republicans are hoping to hold Democrats to an earlier promise to make earmark requests more transparent by revealing where earmarks are designated and which lawmaker is requesting them before spending bills reach the House floor. Democrats want to release that information during the conference committee process, well after the House votes for appropriations.

Boehner, R-Ohio, said he is upset over the change of heart, and Democrats need to "realize the errors of their ways."

Rep. David Obey, D-Wis., chairman of the House Appropriations Committe, said Monday he would kill all pet projects if Republican leaders "demagogue" the issue. Obey said lawmakers had submitted more than 32,000 earmark requests this year

Democrats rewrote House rules adopted in the last Congress to require that earmark requests and their sponsors be publicized during a bill's drafting and debate. Obey said earlier this month those requests would not be available until after the House voted on the bills to send to a House-Senate conference committee.

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I told you the DIMS would be the first to break their own rules. LOL

What a bunch of liars.

Was that really a big surprise? They are in Congress after all.

Yep, everyone from the pres on down..

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The Three Amigo's
Herbert Hoover, Jimmy Carter, George W. Bush

I'm not fooled by President Bush. But gosh darn it I was expecting more from Nancy. Why would she tell such lies to Americans that believe in her? Why would she lead us done this path of deceit? I feel violated, and not in a good way.

Everyone who still supports bush is way past fooled.

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Herbert Hoover, Jimmy Carter, George W. Bush

P.O.R.K. the other white meat!

It would appear as if the American people are stupid. Voting for Nancy and her group was a mistake. Most folks knew at the time she was lying thru her teeth saying any thing she thought she needed to to get elected and the Dems a majority. If they couldn't tell she and company were lying they had no business voting.



How to tell if a politician is lying 101.


Lesson one......... if their mouth is moving they are lying or about to lie.


Lesson two......... please refer to lesson one.

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We are not in a democracy. we are in a republic.

we do not have a government of the people. we have a government of the government to keep itself in control.

the two parties only make laws to keep themselves in power and fight against each other to win the white house.

we have been left out of the loop and it only gets worse.

read orson welles' book "1984". that is us in 50 years

You mean he's not a UNITER?????lol

Bush started out well and had good ideas. the ideas got shot down and then he became a puppet of the republicans to keep control of the white house so now hes only doing what the polls want.

irag was a bold idea. only problem our "allies" left us holding the bag and iran is backing the insurgents aka terrorists