Despite Earmark Ban, Boehner Brings Home Pork-Barrel Defense Project That Pentagon Doesn’t Want

[kpete]

.......smells very much like an earmark:

But buried deeply in these 359 pages of ugly surprises is a provision that would mean one community in America would do a lot better than all of the others. The legislation added an estimated $450 million for a particular bit of defense spending that the Department of Defense did not ask for and does not want.

The item is a down payment that would obligate the federal government to future payments that could well be three or four times the increased spending added to this particular piece of legislation, with a big portion of the funds flowing to two cities in Ohio—Cincinnati, where Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) grew up, and Dayton, the largest city in his congressional district.

The money will go to pay the costs to General Electric Co.’s General Electric Aviation unit and the British-owned Rolls Royce Group for their development of an engine for the new Joint Strike Fighter aircraft—money that looks, feels, and smells very much like an earmark.

the rest:
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2011/02/boehner_earmark.html

[rucky]

1. I'm shocked.

Not as much by the hypocricy, but that he's actually making an effort to create jobs in his (my) district.

[newblewtoo]

2. Pork, the other white meat.

No wait, that wasn't their message. Now I remember, Boner and the rest of his Republicon regime wanted everyone to know pork wasn't kosher anymore.

Yeah right!! Freaking hypocrites every damn one of them!!!


Good job Kpete, I never would have found this little tidbit which I now plan on sharing with my knuckle headed BIL. You made my day.