let me finish tonight with a simple proposition. it s how president obama can get congress to pass a jobs bill. call it porking out. got it? i bet you do already. all he has to do is combine the projects that all the members of congress have asked for in their districts, the dams they want fixed, road project, sewer and water projects they want funded. take all those projects in one big, fat bill, a wedding of pork projects and send it up to capitol hill, then alert every media outlet about what s at stake in each hamlet in the country, pet projects that will finally get done and put local folk on the job, getting a payroll, getting it done. okay, i m calling it porking out, because that s, of course, what it is. it s doing jobs that people at
let me finish tonight with a simple proposition. it s how president obama can get congress to pass a jobs bill. call it porking out. got it? i bet you do already. all he has to do is combine the projects that all the members of congress have asked for in their districts, the dams they want fixed, road project, sewer and water projects they want funded. take all those projects in one big, fat bill, a wedding of pork projects and send it up to capitol hill, then alert every media outlet about what s at stake in each hamlet in the country, pet projects that will finally get done and put local folk on the job, getting a payroll, getting it done. okay, i m calling it porking out, because that s, of course, what it is. it s doing jobs that people at the local level want done, but you know what, at least it s
let me finish tonight with a simple proposition. it s how president obama can get congress to pass a jobs bill. call it, porking out. got it? i bet you do already. all he has to do is combine the projects that all of the members of congress have asked for in their districts. all of the dams they want fixed. sewer and water systems they want funded. now take all those projects, skip the bad apples and put them together in one big fat bill. a wedding of pork projects and send it up to capitol hill. now alert every media outlet, every blogger about what is at stake and each little hamlet, pet projects in some cases, that will finally get done. and put local folk on the job, getting a payroll, getting it done. okay, i m calling it porking out because that s of course what it is. if is doing jobs that people at the local level want done.
them to buck up. i was in twin cities and a group meets in minnesota each week, new folks joining all the time. north dakota tea party caucus training people to be involved in the political process and the conventions and maybe primaries holding candidates accountable. clayton: you say it is to ensure the republican party runs to their roots and in large part in the debt ceiling we saw that, about cuts, not pork projects that we usually would have cut. that was not on the table so they did drive that debate. however, as we go to the super committee we are seeing the structure take place where tax revenue, tax increases may be on the table which is certainly not what the family wants. everyone they driving the debate or is it all a centrist washington. guest: that is about to change because we cannot afford the status quo. look at the fiscal abuse and financial armageddon.
looks like lawmakers have found a way around the congressional ban on pork projects, taking advantage of a roughly billion dollars put aside in a special fund. so how s it work? cnn s senior congressional correspondent dana bash takes a look. reporter: red stone arsenal in northern alabama, home of army rocket and missile programs, it could get $2.5 million added to a defense bill to developed unmanned vehicle technology thanks to congressman mo brooks who represents the district. that is probably going to go to your district and help your constituents. i can t say it s going to go to the fifth congressional district but i will say if that is a service we can offer to america i ll be tickled pink. reporter: brooks boasted about getting more jobs for his district. that sounds like an earmark which the house banned this year. what is this all about? watchdog groups worry it s a back doorway around the ban.