Reply #27: local pork and lack of controversy

[PATRICK]

rules. It's something though. Thinking this might progress to different matters? I am sure there is plenty of pork in the defense bills and others too. When the people in the individual states get the message they might have something to say more than the WH hardliners. In these cases I bet the WH was just not particularly involved. They rule by self-interest, pre-occupied in other areas and could give a dam about a water bill.

If you look at their pattern of setbacks they are usually beaten on the physical ground, such as Anwar, but not in attacks on rights or foreign policy or the general budget or national items like children's health care. This comes with their disdain for porkish Congress small concerns and small details. To us some big items have been won when it actuality it is lack of WH real interest. There is always the signing statements, simply not spending the money(or diverting it to their pals), when the small stuff gets too burdensome. They keep coming back for Anwar too. No rush.