Don Young a taxpayer hero? Or villain?
June 30th, 2008 by Brendan SteinhauserAs Jon Henke and Rob Bluey have pointed out, Alaska porker Rep. Don Young received a “hero of the American Taxpayer” award from Americans for Tax Reform, 60 Plus and other organizations. But as Henke and Bluey point out, Rep. Young is far from a friend of the taxpayers, much less a hero.
From The Next Right’s Henke:
What the hell is wrong with the Right? Don Young…..
* …is responsible for the Bridge To Nowhere earmark
* …shouted “my money, my money!” when he was criticized for the Bridge to Nowhere.
* …is under FBI investigation for potentially taking bribes.
* …is also under investigation for altering an earmark (after the bill had passed the House and Senate) to benefit a campaign contributor.
* …is the politician who said “I’d like to be a little oinker, myself”.
* …is the politician who said of the highway bill, “It’s not a good way to legislate, although I got a lot of stuff in it … I mean I stuffed it like a turkey.”
* …is the politician who said he is “not [frustrated in] the minority because I took care of the minority when I was in the majority; they are taking care of me now.”
