tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19614248.post5450785780222457370..comments2023-05-30T05:16:03.894-04:00Comments on The Barbershop: Dennis Byrne, proprietor: Living high on the D.C. hogDennis Byrne...http://www.blogger.com/profile/12684119518936854024noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19614248.post-52752932856059936102006-11-30T07:22:00.000-05:002006-11-30T07:22:00.000-05:00Fellow posters, let's stop belaboring the obvious....Fellow posters, let's stop belaboring the obvious. Of course Mr. Byrne is a propagandist. Of course he shows complete disregard for the truth, as he sees the need. And of course he's perfectly comfortable with all that, as shown by his willingness to post these unrebutted remarks. Really, it's just whistling in the wind. I, for one, am moving on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19614248.post-2022452323935217872006-11-28T13:30:00.000-05:002006-11-28T13:30:00.000-05:00The President doesn't need the line-item veto to e...The President doesn't need the line-item veto to eliminate pork. He already has the tools he needs now.<br /><br />Since pork is written into the conference reports, not the legislative text, it is not legally binding. Yet agencies choose to implement it anyway in order to not anger Congress<br /><br />All the President has to do is sign an Executive Order telling agencies to ignore the conference reports, and voila, no pork.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19614248.post-63390539393513130442006-11-28T01:17:00.000-05:002006-11-28T01:17:00.000-05:00This is the second column in a week that Mr. Byrne...This is the second column in a week that Mr. Byrne mentions only Democrats. Last week it was all about the Dems possibly messing up that smooth running operation in Iraq - this week they're called out about the issue of pork. They just better get things fixed and get it done quickly. After all, weren't the elections already a couple of weeks ago ? What's taking them so lomg ? Guess we might have to wait until they actually take office next month. Funny how the recent election results seem to have awaken the authors desire to see results. Where have you been Dennis ? <br /> For the record there's something called a veto that the President has in his power that could have stopped some of this wasteful spending. The number of times President Bush has used it during his term in office - NONE as in ZERO as in NOT ONCE. Is this the fault of the Democrats too ? Again - where have you been ? Have you called out the President once about running our national debt up to 9 TRILLION dollars ?<br /> No one is saying the Democrats are without fault but the fact is they have not been in power for years now. The transparent motive of Byrnes columns is very clear. Whatever the problem was, is, or will be - it'll be the fault of those Dems.<br />The fact of the matter is the current mess we have here and abroad is largely the product of a Republican controlled Senate, House, and Presidency. And that is what they call the sad truth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19614248.post-12405798051457312202006-11-27T22:58:00.000-05:002006-11-27T22:58:00.000-05:00The amount of money spent on earmark legislation h...The amount of money spent on earmark legislation has nearly tripled in the last ten years--which coincides with the span of time Congress has been in the control of Republicans, and the bulk of that time Denny Hastert (R-IL) was Speaker of the House--which goes unmentioned in the column. The bridge to nowhere in Alaska? Two Republican senators. Elsewhere in the column it's (D) this and (D) that, but the party is anonymous in this reference. But it's the newly-elected, not-yet-in-charge(D)s who engage in it and are in error for not doing enough to change it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19614248.post-30476402286742517972006-11-27T16:01:00.000-05:002006-11-27T16:01:00.000-05:00I am amazed at the real meaning of peruse. I've n...I am amazed at the real meaning of peruse. I've never heard it used correctly. Also, Bryan, I don't think Dennis is a beneficiary of the pork unless he is an owner of one of the companies getting the military contracts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19614248.post-55658497450002331612006-11-27T14:37:00.000-05:002006-11-27T14:37:00.000-05:00Way to stay on point tom.
Word choices aside, I a...Way to stay on point tom.<br /><br />Word choices aside, I agree wholeheartedly with you column, Dennis. Its nice to see someone who is the beneficiary of pork recognize the inherent unfairness of taking money from others to dole out to others. Especially since the main purpose of the pork seems to be to keep those who are in power firmly entrenched through the purchase of favor.<br /><br />Good work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19614248.post-32683932704706347452006-11-27T10:07:00.000-05:002006-11-27T10:07:00.000-05:00Dennis
I doubt you were perusing Chicago Botanic G...Dennis<br />I doubt you were perusing Chicago Botanic Garden. Peruse doesn't mean to scan it means to study. It is my nominee as the most misused word of all time, especially since it is used to describe the OPPOSITE of what it means.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com