GOP axes Dems’ earmarks / Regula to punish opponents of Labor-HHS bill

The House Republican leadership has endorsed an effort by Rep. Ralph Regula (R-Ohio), an appropriations cardinal, to punish Democrats en masse for their blanket opposition to the Labor, Health and Human Services and Education spending package.

Regula’s plan to redirect all potential Democratic earmarks to vulnerable Republicans would breathe new life into a principle that Republican leaders have long wanted their more accommodating appropriators to enforce: If Democrats vote against appropriations bills, they shouldn’t expect special projects earmarked for their districts.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) suggested that the potential punishment might be “criminal.”

“This could be — this could be — I don’t know, these kinds of threats, do they border on the criminal?” she said.

more...http://hillnews.com/news/102203/earmarks.aspx

:puke:

Hopefully soon Rep. Regula will be replaced by Rep. Seemann....

....I think I'm about to get a nice little fundraising package from the House Dems.

Ralphie, you're going down HARD over this one.

....get me a list of earmarked programs that may be cut by Regula over this partisan nonsense.

I need to hammer him hard over this one.

H.R. 2660 - EH

I don't have time to go through it now, but I'll get back to you tomorrow afternoon.

This came in late lastnight...it needs a kick for the rest of you to see.