Hey Big Spender!

There has been a long held myth by the Republican Party that they are more conservative than there Democratic counterparts. They depend on this myth to get them elected in times of economic strife and they depend, as they do on many other issues, on the ignorance and the fear they try to offer to the great people of America in place of real solutions.

 Case in point…Earmarks.

Despite what the Republicans would like to tell you, earmarks, a true mark of the “out of control liberal spending” that Far right wingers try to make us fear, is nearly monopolozed by the Republican Party.

Here is a list of the Republicans in the Senate that have more earmarks than Democratic Nominee Senator Obama. Keep in mind that since the Republicans no longer have the majority, there earmarks are substantially lower than 2006.

1. Senator Chocran, Miss. 837 Million

2. Senator Spector, Penn. 218 Million

3. Senator Shelby, Alabama 427 Million

4. Senator Stevens, Alaska 456 Million

5. Senator Bond, Missouri  454 Million

6. Senator Dominici, New Mexico 246 Million

7. Senator Grassley, Iowa 323 Million

8. Senator Hutchinson, Texas 254 Million

9. Senator Warner, Virginia 252 Million

10. Senator Vitter, Louisanna, 233 Million

11. Senator Smith, Oregon, 151 Million

12. Senator Chambliss, Georgia 167 Million

13. Senator Dole, North Carolina 147 Million

14. Senator Voinovich, Ohio 162 Million

15. Senator Lugar, Indiana, 130 Million

16. Senator Inhofe, Oklahoma 146 Million

17. Senator Bennett, Utah 137 Million

18. Senator Coleman, Minnesota, 172 Million

19. Senator Craig, Idaho 137 Million

20. Senator Isakson, Georgia 160 Million

21. Senator Burr, North Carolina, 116 Million

22. Senator Martinez, Florida 128 Million

23. Senator Coryn, Texas 154 Million

24. Senator McConnel, Kentucky 185 Million

25. Senator Collins, Maine 131 Million

26. Senator Crapo, Idaho, 121 Million

27. Senator Snowe, Maine, 120 Million

28. Senator Allard, Colorado, 100 Million

29. Senator Hatch, Utah, 131 Million

30. Senator Sessions, Alabama, 213 Million

31. Senator Thune, South Dakota, 168 Million

32. Senator Alexander, Tenn. , 124 Million

33. Senator Grahm, South Carolina, 103 Million

34. Senator Ensign, Nevada, 103 Million

Along with three Congressional Republicans that are spending above Senator Obama's 98 Million in earmarks.

Sorry about the long post DMDem, but this needed to be said…

PS.. Tom Latham Ranks 15th in all of congress in Earmarks and Steve King is spending more than “Liberal” Democratic Congressman Bobby Rush of Illinois.

 

 

 

Source: http://www.governmentguide.com/congressorg/power_rankings/power_cats.tt?cat=E&submit.x=3&submit.y=9

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  • no one ever needs to apologize

    for writing a long post around here!

    I welcome diaries like this.

    Yes, the Republican Party is hypocritical when it comes to “big government” spending.

  • Fiscal Irresposibility

    When Jimmy Carter left office the Federal Debt was just under one trillion dollars.  When Reagan left office the federal debt was up to three trillion.  For all his BS about wanting a constitutional amendment to balance the budget up until then he was the biggest spender. When King George the first left off the federal debt ballooned to just a shade over 5 trillion dollars.  In 1993 Bill Clinton took office.  In 1996 the debt hit a hig of 5.7 trillion.  But Clinton focused like a lazer beam balanced the budget and the federal debt started to go down.  When Clinton left office the federal debt dropped to 5.4 trillion.  Before Clinton the last balanced budget was in 1966 under Lyndon Johnston.  Now with King George the Worst the debt is now over 9 Trillion.

    We won’t get any meaningful tax releaf until the federal debt is paid off as the interest payments alone are about 340 billion dollars a year.

    According to records from the GAO since 1946 for every dollar of federal debt a Democratic administration has added to the debt.  The Republicans presidents have add $2.99.

    Two democratic presidents Johnston and Clinton gave us balanced budgets.  The republicans give us huge defeicts.

    If you want to bankrupt America then vote Republican.

  • wow

    Thank’s for the stats!  I love having hard data to tell people, especially on calls or canvasing… thanks for doing the research.

  • facts

    I love throwing facts and hard data at people.  If the Democrats would just stick to the facts they would never loose.

    • have to disagree with you there

      because the Republicans are great at telling good stories. They might not be consistent with the facts, but a lot of people get taken in by a good story, and the GOP builds strong narratives against our candidates too often.

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