Comments on: Utah’s Republicans Love Their Pork!!! http://www.themannings.org/soapbox/2006/07/27/utahs-republicans-love-their-pork/ Pragmatic Libertarianism Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:56:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Jeremy Manning http://www.themannings.org/soapbox/2006/07/27/utahs-republicans-love-their-pork/#comment-1288 Jeremy Manning Fri, 28 Jul 2006 16:51:05 +0000 http://www.themannings.org/soapbox/2006/07/27/utahs-republicans-love-their-pork/#comment-1288 Tyler, I agree with you...in a lot of cases representatives feel they can vote correctly only when they know their vote doesn't really count. Its too bad thats the case but thats politics. I haven't done much research on porking by Senators but I will. Its too bad Bennett is a problem politician in this area...I really want to love him for his vote on Hatch's flag amendment! Tyler,

I agree with you…in a lot of cases representatives feel they can vote correctly only when they know their vote doesn’t really count. Its too bad thats the case but thats politics.

I haven’t done much research on porking by Senators but I will. Its too bad Bennett is a problem politician in this area…I really want to love him for his vote on Hatch’s flag amendment!

]]> By: Jeremy Manning http://www.themannings.org/soapbox/2006/07/27/utahs-republicans-love-their-pork/#comment-1285 Jeremy Manning Fri, 28 Jul 2006 16:44:50 +0000 http://www.themannings.org/soapbox/2006/07/27/utahs-republicans-love-their-pork/#comment-1285 DOH! Brett is right...Jim\\\'s dad was a cool governor but he doesn\\\'t get credit for voting correctly in the House of Representatives. Thanks Brett! DOH! Brett is right…Jim\\\’s dad was a cool governor but he doesn\\\’t get credit for voting correctly in the House of Representatives.

Thanks Brett!

]]> By: brett http://www.themannings.org/soapbox/2006/07/27/utahs-republicans-love-their-pork/#comment-1284 brett Fri, 28 Jul 2006 16:07:48 +0000 http://www.themannings.org/soapbox/2006/07/27/utahs-republicans-love-their-pork/#comment-1284 I think you mean Jim Matheson; otherwise I agree I think you mean Jim Matheson; otherwise I agree

]]> By: Tyler Farrer http://www.themannings.org/soapbox/2006/07/27/utahs-republicans-love-their-pork/#comment-1280 Tyler Farrer Thu, 27 Jul 2006 22:22:38 +0000 http://www.themannings.org/soapbox/2006/07/27/utahs-republicans-love-their-pork/#comment-1280 I heard Bill Frist say the other day that you can't go wrong voting against a bill that is going to pass, or voting for a bill that is going to fail. He might have been quoting Bob Dole, but I haven't verified that, yet. I think Matheson has applied this logic perfectly. Utah's biggest Porker is, recently, Bob Bennett. No matter how much I like the guy, he's decided to play by the rules until they are changed. Right now, the rules seem to say that pork is okay. Pork is one of those things that you hate to see go to another state. Porkers love those who won't get pork for themselves because it means more Pork for those who are asking for it. I heard Bill Frist say the other day that you can’t go wrong voting against a bill that is going to pass, or voting for a bill that is going to fail. He might have been quoting Bob Dole, but I haven’t verified that, yet. I think Matheson has applied this logic perfectly.

Utah’s biggest Porker is, recently, Bob Bennett. No matter how much I like the guy, he’s decided to play by the rules until they are changed. Right now, the rules seem to say that pork is okay.

Pork is one of those things that you hate to see go to another state. Porkers love those who won’t get pork for themselves because it means more Pork for those who are asking for it.

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