Porkbusters’ Public Grilling 2005: California Has Plenty of Fat To Cut
On Sunday, September 18, 2005, The Truth Laid Bear (TTLB) and Instapundit launched an online initiative called: “Porkbusters,” with the tagline: “Help The Blogosphere Cut The Fat”
In just a mere two days, the blogosphere has rallied to identify $21,592,653,821 in pork spending cuts nationwide.
(Amount as of 9/20/05 10:27AM PST)
UPDATE: Proposed pork spending cuts (national)
$28,376,660,174
(Amount as of 9/20/05 8:35PM PST)
$34,866,072,479
(Amount as of 9/21/05 11:18AM PST)
$34,927,473,579
(Amount as of 9/22/05 05:03AM PST)
$44,355,378,486
(Amount as of 9/23/05 11:29PM PST)
$33,643,433,859
(Amount as of 9/26/05 11:41PM PST)
UPDATE: That’s one helluva weekend. The nation lost $11B!
$19,177,549,574
(Amount as of 9/29/05 3:49PM PST)
UPDATE: Three days later, and still dropping fat.
$21,642,362,753
(Amount as of 10/13/05 11:43AM PST)
UPDATE: Just like any diet, hard to keep the weight down.
(Question remains: Will these cuts be for real?)
Proves the point: when the blogosphere rallies,
the results are HUGE.
According to state-by-state reports, California rings in at a healthy $720,536,175. The details here.
UPDATE: Proposed pork spending cuts for California
$730,536,175
(Amount as of 9/20/05 8:35PM PST)
$2,893,439,108
(Amount as of 9/21/05 11:19AM PST)
$2,951,639,708
(Amount as of 9/22/05 05:03AM PST)
$3,019,139,708
(Amount as of 9/23/05 11:29PM PST)
$1,772,299,750
(Amount as of 9/26/05 11:41PM PST)
UPDATE: Somebody’s cutting fat: CA lost over $1B!
(Amount as of 9/29/05 3:49PM PST)
UPDATE: No change? California needs to tighten its belt!
(Amount as of 10/13/05 11:44AM PST)
UPDATE: Still no change.
What do the politicians have to say? No word (or cuts) as of yet.
UPDATE: (9/26) See the latest Congressional responses
On Monday, the Heritage Foundation established a special “pork reports” blog to coincide with the Porkbusters effort. The Foundation’s website banner reads: Congress should pay for Katrina relief efforts with offsets–prioritizing spending and making cuts in low-priority areas. Majority Leader Tom DeLay said, “Bring me the offsets, I’ll be glad to do it.” Well, here goes.
Plenty of sizzle as more pork is thrown on the grill every day.
According to Taxpayers for Common Sense, there’s $2.65 billion earmarked in California for transportation pork alone.
We’ll be keeping an eye on it and reporting updates.
We also strongly encourage everyone to check out Porkbusters and tell others about this important initiative.
Let’s take the message to our politicians that it’s time to cut the fat!
UPDATE: (9/21)
Wall Street Journal suggests “Cuts for Katrina”
PorkBusters Goes Primetime: Instapundit on CNN
(PoliticalTeen has video)
Instapundit points out:
Sen. Shelby is willing to cut, but not sure about CA Rep. Schiff
Rep. Pelosi says yes, but backpedals by noon
Indiana Congressman Mike Pence is championing the cause
RESOURCES:
Sen. Barbara Boxer
112 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Phone: (202) 224-3553
Fax: (415) 956-6701 fax (No DC fax published)
Email
Sen. Dianne Feinstein
United States Senate
331 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: (202) 224-3841
Fax: (202) 228-3954
TTY/TDD: (202) 224-2501
Email
Rep. Nancy Pelosi
2371 Rayburn HOB
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-4965
No fax provided
Email
Citizens Against Government Waste
What to know more about pork? Go here.
What to know what defines pork? Go here.
What states are the big offenders? See the “Pig Book”
Taxpayers for Common Sense (TCS) has more.
Does pork spending add up? Big time.
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