Maine Reps Approve Pork

Maine Representatives Michal Michaud and Chellie Pingree showed their love of government spending and total disregard for the taxpayer this week in their opposition to H.R. 2996. This bill was to eliminate the pork spending on a traditional arts project in Canton, N.Y.. Since we all know that Michaud and Pingree must have the best interests of the Maine taxpayers in mind, there must be some hidden tie between the Maine economy and the traditional arts community in Canton, N.Y..

This bill was to eliminate $150,000 in spending on this project. While this represents a mere drop in the bucket of federal spending, the symbolism of it is striking. I thought this was going to be a new enlightened government that put the people first and the pork last. Michaud and Pingree could not even step out of lock step with their party long enough to eliminate this pork spending that in no way can be construed as a federal spending issue.

How can this be construed in any way as serving the needs of the Maine or U.S. citizen? I used to think that congress spent like drunken sailors. I would like to apologize to all of the drunken sailors out there and tell them that I would rather place them in charge of my tax dollars.