Fed Discretionary Budget Pie Graph- Should be on a billboard in every town

Because one picture is worth a thousand words.



Much more here: The War in Costs

See the costs in your community. (searchable database)

See what it would pay for instead.

http://nationalpriorities.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=182

It is the Federal Discretionary Budget. That's a little bit different.

res ipsa loquitor

Have you seen this one?

http://www.truemajority.org/fun/

That was great. I love visuals. Thanks! :-)

All of the selected officials(criminals) are eating our future but I think Karl is eating the cookies.

DoD 61%. We are headed down the same road the USSR went down in the 80-90s...

I drove down the road the other day and saw where the state had painted brand new yellow lines down the center of the road! Those pretty new yellow lines, went right through a giant pothole in the middle of the road. On the up side...we are rebuilding Iraq, which BTW we paid to bomb flat, because the neocons lied.

to both parties.

http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/indus.asp?Ind=D01

just a little snippet crossposted from my link in another thread.

So much data in that vein and much more (who gives, who gets) here: opensecrets.org

Of course, we can trust that the "contributions" will have no effect whatsoever on the recipients votes for the "defense" budget. The same way we can trust the guy selling that really miraculous hair-restorer or Rolex watch out of the trunk of his car.

Same dog dish.

Right down to the Dem lobbyists giving to both sides.

Top 150 Donors/Individual Financial Contributors to the Political Campaign of LEWIS, JERRY

http://www.campaignmoney.com/candidate.asp?id=H8CA37079&cycle=06

And while that may be common for both sides---now they're heading for the hills just to be safe from the pub taint. (pub half of the firm is under scrutiny) Can't say I blame them..



Dem Partners
Copeland, James M Mr. Jr. Copeland Lowery & Jacquez/Principal Washington, DC 20016 $900 G 05/31/2005

Copeland, James M Mr. Jr. Copeland Lowery & Jacquez/Principal Washington, DC 20016 $2,000 P 05/18/2005


Copeland, James M Mr. Jr. Copeland Lowery & Jacquez/Principal Washington, DC 20016 $1,000 G 09/20/2005

Jacquez, Lynette R Copeland Lowery & Jacquez/Principal Dun Loring, VA 22027 $2,000 P 05/31/2005

Pub Partners
Denton, Jean G Copeland & Lowery/Lobbyist Washington, DC
20003 $2,000 G 05/18/2005

White, Letitia H Copeland & Lowery/Lobbyist Ft. Washington, MD
20744 $1,000 P 09/20/2005
White, Letitia H Copeland & Lowery/Lobbyist Ft. Washington, MD
20744 $1,000 P 05/31/2005

"Using earmarks, members of Congress kept money flowing to a local company that got $37 million for technology the military couldn't use."

The Project That Wouldn't Die
By Charles R. Babcock
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, June 19, 2006; Page D01

Over the past decade Vibration & Sound Solutions Ltd., a small Alexandria defense contractor, has received a steady flow of federal contracts to work on "Project M" -- $37 million in all from annual "earmarks" by congressional supporters such as Rep. James P. Moran Jr. (D-Va.).

(snip)

Using earmarks, members of Congress kept money flowing to a local company that got $37 million for technology the military couldn't use.

California Congressman Opens Up About Earmarks
Despite the bad publicity about congressional earmarks -- money set aside for certain companies -- in the convictions of former U.S. representative Randy "Duke" Cunningham and lobbyist Jack Abramoff, members have forwarded thousands of requests for special funding in next year's budget to the...
Pentagon Procurement

The Defense Department's process for acquiring weapons and other equipment has been rocked by recent scandals and the scrutiny of the "revolving door" that can benefit former Pentagon officials.


All the applications have one thing in common: The Pentagon hasn't wanted them.

full text: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/18/AR2006061800631.html?nav=rss_politics