Who here likes Government pork? Minus the lipstick of course.

[MrLabGuy]

Originally Posted by vinuneuro

I hope this is accurate, because it's pretty damn important.

(undecided independent)

Very accurate watchdog group.

Here is how they started.

Founded in 1984 by the late industrialist J. Peter Grace and syndicated columnist Jack Anderson, CAGW is the legacy of the President's Private Sector Survey on Cost Control, also known as the Grace Commission.

In 1982, President Reagan directed the Grace Commission to "work like tireless bloodhounds to root out government inefficiency and waste of tax dollars." For two years, 161 corporate executives and community leaders led an army of 2,000 volunteers on a waste hunt through the federal government. The search was funded entirely by voluntary contributions of $76 million from the private sector; it cost taxpayers nothing. The Grace Commission made 2,478 recommendations which, if implemented, would save $424.4 billion over three years, an average of $141.5 billion a year all without eliminating essential services.

The 47 volumes and 21,000 pages of the Grace Commission Report constituted a vision of an efficient, well-managed government that is accountable to the taxpayers. CAGW has worked to make that vision a reality and, in a little over two decades, has helped save taxpayers $944 billion through the implementation of Grace Commission findings and other recommendations.

[X5Flyboy]

Anyone for the line item veto??? It would allow the president to cross out spending and "tack-on" amendments. Mind you, much of this "pork" is bribery to get votes. But wouldn't it be nice to deny Congress the ability to buy votes with taxpayer money

"The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's money" - Alexis de Tocqueville

[AzX5]

Obama grant being probed
$100,000 DEAL | State to charity: What happened to garden money, other cash?
http://www.suntimes.com/news/watchdo...hdog25.article

I'm all for the line item veto, but pork should be eliminated permanently. McCain has promised to give any Senator attaching pork to a bill some unwanted fame, while putting the veto stamp on it. Now that will be a welcome CHANGE.