Archive for September 20th, 2006
Why did you vote against H. Res. 1000? This is the rule change that would require earmarks to be identified by recipient, purpose and the sponsoring member of the House. The following types of earmarks are covered:
- An authorizing earmark is a provision that permits funds to be allocated outside of the normal formula-driven or competitive bidding process and to be targeted to a specific entity, State, or Congressional district.
- An appropriations earmark is a provision that allocates funds outside of the normal formula-driven or competitive bidding process and targets those funds to a specific entity, State, or Congressional district.
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A tax earmark, as determined by the Joint Committee on Taxation, is defined as any revenue-losing provision that provides a Federal tax deduction, credit, exclusion, or preference to only one beneficiary.
The resolution did pass 245-171 with 17 not voting.
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50 years of no progress on our waterfront thanks to the NFTA has been forgiven in one sentence by the Buffalo News.
In truth, though, a transportation authority never should have been saddled with a responsibility that lies outside its area of expertise and probably even its area of interest.
How can anyone put any stock in editorial commentary that does not even come close to a “slap on the wrist”? This just confirms the view that Public Authorities are not accountable to the voters and need to be abolished.
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Check out Judy Einach’s perspective on the upgraded security at City Hall.
Music can be technically flawless, push the limits of creativity or contain performances worthy of the masters. That is all well and good, and can be enjoyable to listen to.
Then, there is music that I call just plain fun! This type of music won’t win any awards and you won’t read reviews of the performance in the New Yorker. None of that matters. Fun music does one thing well, it brings a smile to your face when you hear it. The following song fits into the “fun” category perfectly.
. . . since anything new has been posted on Baghdad Burning. August 5th was the date of the last post. I hope everything is OK.
