Coburn inserts gun measure into credit card bill

[Gaspar]

So Gassie, you are not one to adhere to the squeaky wheel theory?

Intangible earmark sounds much better than entitlement.

Misled? Sheeples misled?

FOTD, Sometimes a squeaky wheel gets replaced.

Why would it ever be a good idea to force a vote on a law or budget allocation that has little or no representative support?

What could ever make that right?

It is wrong when anyone does it.

And Hoss, I'm with you.  Bring back the Line-Item veto.  It puts the responsibility on the executive branch to actually read legislation and face sole responsibility for it's content. 

[FOTD]

FOTD, Sometimes a squeaky wheel gets replaced.

Why would it ever be a good idea to force a vote on a law or budget allocation that has little or no representative support?

What could ever make that right?

It is wrong when anyone does it.

And Hoss, I'm with you.  Bring back the Line-Item veto.  It puts the responsibility on the executive branch to actually read legislation and face sole responsibility for it's content. 

The demon agrees with you Gaspar.

This manuvering has plenty to do with what's coming soon in health care.....

[Wilbur]

This is an earmark, though it requires no funding.  It therefore is wrong in principal.

Sorry, but the definition of earmark requires funding:

"In US politics, an earmark is a congressional provision that directs approved funds to be spent on specific projects or that directs specific exemptions from taxes or mandated fees." - from Wikipedia

OMB defines "earmarks" as "funds provided by the Congress for projects, programs, or grants where the purported congressional direction (whether in statutory text, report language, or other communication) circumvents otherwise applicable merit-based or competitive allocation processes, or specifies the location or recipient, or otherwise curtails the ability of the executive branch to manage its statutory and constitutional responsibilities pertaining to the funds allocation process." - OMB's website.