In an effort to keep the American people informed about where their tax dollars are going and to keep politicians accountable, we are bringing to you a regular list of pork projects delivered fresh from the fiscal 2004 omnibus spending bill.
The Senate has yet to vote on the Omnibus Appropriations Bill, so it's not too late to defeat it. You can contact your Senator by dialing the Senate switchboard and asking for your Senator's office: 202-224-3121.
$150,000 Oklahoma State Department of Education "to sustain and expand their handheld computer program."
-Oklahoma’s public schools may be failing, but at least the educational bureaucrats know how to use a Gameboy.
$200,000 to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Cleveland, Ohio for the Rockin' the Schools education program.
-Another great example of where federal "education" money goes.
$250,000 for Clemson University’s "Call Me Mister" program.
-The purpose of this program, according to Clemson’s website, is "to put more African American male role models in elementary school classrooms." It may well be a very worthy program , but it is also a great example of the fact that such programs can and do raise their own money. According to the website, this program has raised at least $1 million in large private grants during its three-year existence. But why should donors keep giving them their money if congressmen will give them your money instead?
$15,000,000 for a "breastfeeding support initiative."
-For all the screams and howls about taking money from widows and orphans, consider that somehow, over hundreds of years, society survived and even flourished without the government spending $15 million on breastfeeding.
