Re: stimulus money for self-aggrandizement

This bill contained almost 8,000 earmarks. What happened to his campaign pledge to go through this budget "line-by-line"

Obama promised to slash earmarks to no greater than 1994 levels. That promise is still on the White House website.

Mel Maki said:

What happened to his campaign pledge to go through this budget "line-by-line"

It expired.

Mel Maki said:

This bill contained almost 8,000 earmarks. What happened to his campaign pledge to go through this budget "line-by-line"

Obama promised to slash earmarks to no greater than 1994 levels. That promise is still on the White House website.

The "change" he bamboozled so many with starts when he says it starts; no sooner. I wish him well but folks need to keep him in perspective. It’s shattering to those who bow to him but it’s becoming clear to most…he's just another politician.
Mike