As I already noted, voting against the omnibus bill because it is ultimately bad, while pushing for some nugget of good contained within it, is sensible within our current corrupt process.
Just because you are unwilling or unable to discern such a distinction, doesn't lessen the truth of it.
If you want more clarity in the votes, fight for enforced regular order and far smaller appropriations bills.
It's silly for the author to criticize the pols for boosting something good, just because it was a small part of something bad. We all know the ARPA was a $2 trillion porkfest stuffed with waste fraud and abuse.
I'm glad these pols voted against a corrupt, damaging omnibus bill, and am also glad to see them promoting progress on one of the few good parts of it.
That's just how our politics works. If you want more honesty, then fight against omnibus pork bills.
There were twelve major sections in the ARPA bill, and so we should have had at least 12 roll-call votes taken to pass them.
And the bills should all be subject to regular order, so that we all get a long look at what's going to be in them during the negotiating process
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Re: no it isn't
As I already noted, voting against the omnibus bill because it is ultimately bad, while pushing for some nugget of good contained within it, is sensible within our current corrupt process. Just because you are unwilling or unable to discern such a distinction, doesn't lessen the truth of it. If you want more clarity in the votes, fight for enforced regular order and far smaller appropriations bills.
Not false credit at all
It's silly for the author to criticize the pols for boosting something good, just because it was a small part of something bad. We all know the ARPA was a $2 trillion porkfest stuffed with waste fraud and abuse. I'm glad these pols voted against a corrupt, damaging omnibus bill, and am also glad to see them promoting progress on one of the few good parts of it. That's just how our politics works. If you want more honesty, then fight against omnibus pork bills. There were twelve major sections in the ARPA bill, and so we should have had at least 12 roll-call votes taken to pass them. And the bills should all be subject to regular order, so that we all get a long look at what's going to be in them during the negotiating process