Flake (AZ-R) on WJ CSPAN now. Said Rs have

[Skidmore]

made it worse re: pork barrel since they came in on the mid 90s. This guy is freaky--has a stupid inane grin glued to his face no matter what people say to him. Sat while one caller talked to him about the importance of having an independent commission look in to Katrina with the same grin.

Looks like a Ken doll.

[napi21]

1. I did agree with his very first comment though.

Said he agreed with giving FEMA the first $10.5 billion, but NOT another $50 billion all at once! It's like giving them a blank check with no oversite! They should have to come back weekly, explain what they spent the $$ on, and why they need more.

[Tomee450]

6. So why start now demanding

such accountability and oversight when the people mostly benefiting are black? Where was the oversight when billions were sent to Iraq and now are unaccounted for. It seems that anytime blacks are going to benefit, someone is ready to demand that every penny be accounted for. I don't object to oversight but just wish it would be demanded in cases All cases were government funds are allocated. Rich white people who constantly rebuild in hurricane,earthquake or mudslide areas benefit from government funds too, but I haven't heard any calls demanding that the spending of those funds be closely monitored.

I saw Flakes and he just disgusted me. Same old Republican talking points indicating blacks in NO were receiving government aid. We blacks really need our own media so our story can be told truthfully. Many of the blacks in NO had jobs, were not receiving welfare benefits at all yet that is what I hear constantly from Republicans and a few democrats. Some of those blacks even had their own businesses yet the public keeps hearing about welfare benefits. I wonder why we never hear about the poor whites of Appalachia. They are just as poorly eduacted as some of the blacks of NO and they also receive government benefits. In fact there are millions of whites receiving Medicaid, food stamps, Section 8 housing, disability benefits and other government forms of assistance yet we never hear abut them, only those "lazy" black people taking government handouts. It's sickening.

[Sal316]

2. He's an uber mormon.

...and in my district.

This guy puts out his 'egregious earmark of the week' to show he's an anti-pork guy. It's usually in the hundred thousands range, and yet he ignores things like the Alaska bridge and the $37million WalMart road.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

5. Hey you!

:hi:

[CottonBear]

3. Flake is a total RW * ass kisser. He should be ashamed to be advocating

"cutting pork" (read social programs) instead of raising taxes for the wealthy.

He is saying NOLA can't be trusted to spend the money properly. :puke:

Now, callers are blaming Clinton. :( Sayind Clinton destroyed the WH computers and saying Hillary is "whacko" and Jack Welch should be in charge of hurricane funding. :eyes:

[AzDar]

4. His name suits him well...descended from a polygamist family

branch of Brigham Young himself (iirc).Is ALWAYS on the wrong side
of every issue...UGH!