Vote for CAGW’s 2011 April Fool! The nominees are…
by Citizens Against Government Waste
In a Facebook poll of 163 respondents, 55.8% chose “Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) – For describing House Republican spending cuts that amount to less than two percent of the federal budget as “mean-spirited” because they would deny funding to the Cowboy Poetry Festival. The Republicans’ $61 bi”. How we count
Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) – For describing House Republican spending cuts that amount to less than two percent of the federal budget as “mean-spirited” because they would deny funding to the Cowboy Poetry Festival. The Republicans’ $61 bi
55.8%91
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) – For dismissing criticism of ethanol subsidies as “big-city attacks” from people who want to keep rural farmers poor (source: http://tinyurl.com/4tfkdyu). Ethanol, as CAGW has pointed out
16.6%27
Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) – For referring to net neutrality regulations as “the most important free speech issue of our time” and claiming that corporate giants are “coming after the Internet.” In reality, the Internet is doing wond
16%26
Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) – For spending $77,000 in taxpayer funds to pay for chartered flights on a plane she and her husband co-own. According to Politico, which broke the story, included in the purchases was $1,182 for one flight from S
11.7%19
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