Liberty's Blog

When Republicans become Democrats

In 1994 A Newt Gingrich/Tom DeLay designed overthrow converted the House of Representatives from a Democratic controlled house into a Republican controlled house. The promise we voters were given was the "Contract with America". 11 years later it's pretty hard to tell the difference between a Republican controlled House todaye and the Democrat controlled house of today.

Tom DeLay seems pretty satified with budget, all the pork, laden packages including bridges to no where, that the Alaskan people don't want. Yet ole Tom claims that there isn't anything to cut? Looks to me that Tom isn't seeing too clearly these days.

House Majority Leader Tom DeLay said yesterday that Republicans have done so well in cutting spending that he declared an "ongoing victory," and said there is simply no fat left to cut in the federal budget. Mr. DeLay was defending Republicans' choice to borrow money and add to this year's expected $331 billion deficit to pay for Hurricane Katrina relief. Some Republicans have said Congress should make cuts in other areas, but Mr. DeLay said that doesn't seem Possible. "My answer to those that want to offset the spending is sure, bring me the offsets, I'll be glad to do it. But nobody has been able to come up with any yet," the Texas Republican told reporters at his weekly briefing. Asked if that meant the government was running at peak efficiency, Mr. DeLay said, "Yes, after 11 years of Republican majority we've pared it down pretty good."

Perhaps Tom has been in Washington just a little to long, He can't see the lard for the pork.

Update: Via KGB Report Bloggedy Gook has a good posting on Congressman DeLays inability to find any fat to trim.

posted by Liberty @ 7:04 PM