"Washington spent $2 million in stimulus money in Idaho to rent goats to graze on weeds. Arizona State University received a $500,000 grant to study the differences between queen and worker ants. The federal government also spent tens of millions of dollars to repair and build toilets across the country."That's my U.S. Representative, Mike Rogers in a 'guest column' in my local, podunk newspaper. I have voted for his opponent all six times. He's not a bad guy. He's just not the brightest bulb, a huge lapdog and obviously very forgetful.
Mr. Rogers went to Washington in January 2001 - the same year as George W. Bush. In January 2001, 'the Congressional Budget Office projected that in fiscal year 2009, the federal budget would enjoy a $710 billion surplus'. Uh... Bush's last budget was fiscal year 2009 and we had a $1.4 trillion deficit.
From 2001 to 2003, Congressman Mike Rogers voted; for the Make the Surplus a Deficit Act I - Cost $2 Trillion, the Make the Surplus a Deficit Act II - Cost $2 Trillion, the Invade and Occupy Iraq Act - Cost $2 Trillion, and the Big Pharma Drug Kickback Act - Cost $1.3 Trillion.
I'm glad my Congressman has finally seen the light. But, I'm very aware of whose policies got us here, Mr. Rogers.
