Keith Ashdown
Keith Ashdown
decisions good last minds money terrible
The last thing on people's minds are these good investments. We are making terrible decisions on where money goes.
type
They're going to go with what they know. There is some type of relationship.
era late sort step sure
They're a little late to the parade, but I still think it's an important step to make sure this whole sort of embarrassing era has ended.
effort sure taxpayers troops work
They're not really sure if they're going to get anything that actually will work in a real-time effort like Iraq. It's frustrating in that most taxpayers are going to say we need to keep our troops safe.
absolutely bar consider money none problems traffic
There's a lot of money in this bill, but bar none we consider the documentary the most egregious provision because it has absolutely nothing to do with alleviating the traffic problems in this nation.
definitely ground money opposite proposals spent wise
There's definitely a need to get the money on the ground fast. But I don't think any of these proposals would do that. What I see them doing is lessening the transparency. It's the opposite of the way we should be going. We need to know more so we can know if all this money is being spent in a wise and responsible manner.
bosses bunch buzzing congress flies represent treat
You can't treat the Congress like they're a bunch of buzzing flies around your head, ... They're your bosses because they represent the American taxpayers.
single standard
You can't single him out. It is standard procedure.
almost bottom local money people pyramid
And in almost every case, the local people who really need to be making the money are at the bottom of these upside-down pyramid schemes.
added conference creates deterrent good last
It is a good reform. It creates an added deterrent to things being added (to conference reports) at the last minute.
campaign employ sure thousands trying win
Lawmakers are not trying to win campaign cash. They are trying to make sure that they employ thousands of people.
blood trying
It's a challenge. We're really trying to get blood out of a stone, politically.
deserve hard train turn
It's hard to turn around a train in Washington, and they deserve credit.
bargaining believe chip move road senators sending thrown
It's sending shivers down the spines of a lot of senators. They've thrown down the gauntlet here to other people. I believe this is probably a bargaining chip to try to move senators down the road to more earmarking reform.