War Pork

To the Editor:

Well boys and girls, did you hear what our lovely Congress did this week?

They voted on a bill to stop the Iraq war by cutting off the funding and putting a date of withdrawal. It’s legal under the Constitution (you all remember what that is right?) for Congress to stop cutting checks, but the commander in chief (remember him?) is the one that runs the war (its from that Constitution thing).

But wait —not only do they want to stop the war by cutting off the funds, but guess how they want to spend money  — ready? —and here comes the real fun part: $3.5 million for guided tours of the Capitol (cool huh?);  $13 million for ewe lamb replacement and retention(huh?); $20 million for Mormon cricket eradication (duh); $105 million for Democratic and Republican National Conventions (we are paying for their parties now, right?), $5 million for breeding, rearing, and transporting of live fish (don’t ask); $25 million to spinach growers (hello Popeye); and $74 million for peanut storage (duh).

Smile.

John Karlson

167 Great Quarter Road, Sandy Hook                       March 30, 2007