Team Pelosi Votes Its Disdain for You and Me

The earmark reform bill that passed the Lower Chamber of the Great Sausage Factory was only about the transparency of government spending decisions. It had nothing to do whatsoever with the merits or demerits of a particular spending proposal. It pertained not one iota to the best way to provide healthcare or reduce pollution or increase the number of jobs or any other policy goal. It was simply about letting citizens know what their elected representatives are doing. It was as close to a referendum on open government as we're gonna get. 89% of Republicans voted for open government (and 100% of avowed socialists!), 77% of Democrats voted for closed government. Policy differences aside, this was a shameful display on the part of Team Pelosi. The Upper Chamber of the GSF passed a similar bill unanimously (kudos to both sides). It is also the first time in a long time that the Senate has outshone the House in the integrity department.