Apparently it’s too hard to “revisit” the Omnibus bill and cut earmarks from it so the President just wants to move on, claiming he’ll handle them differently next year. Easier to blame the previous administration, even though the President was supposed to be working in the Senate at the time so is therefore a part of creating this monumental disaster of a budget.
Must be hell to have to live with such a short attention span. Though when we’re talking about 1,133 pages of bill and 1,845 pages of bill explanations and we’re in such a “crisis”, I guess it’s more important to be seen as doing something – anything – instead of doing what is right. Or even doing your job.
Now there’s a fine example of accountability and fiscal responsibility for ya.
Some of the pork was his, they removed it, some belongs to his staff.
The reason it is still hanging around from last year is W said he would veto it..he should have used the veto pen more often