Tuesday, 22 December 2009
Mark Kirk Paid $10000 By Each Defense Contractor So He Votes Yes on $636 Billion Defense Spending
Nice Job Rep. Mark Kirk, you managed to help the marxist congress spend another half a trillion of the American tax payers money. I was reading an article about how 151 members of CONgress have up to $195 million invested in major defense contractors, while those same contractors are earning mega profits from the US military occupations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Since being in CONgress hasn't made Mark a Millionaire, yet, he is not one of those fine upstanding members of said august body capitalizing through investment on our tax dollars.
Instead Mark Kirk gets his CONgressional candy the ole' fashion way, corporate payola and influence money to help you vote for your corporate sponsors. I suppose Mark that as you yelled out your 'aye' on the historic vote to spend all this defense money, laden with so much pork we could hear it squeal here in Illinois, those $10,000 payments that large defense contractors paid your campaign cmte suddenly had purpose.
Seems you can't make up your mind Mark. It appears you are a fair weather friend Mark, voting for who ever tosses the most green your way. Or maybe your one of those politicians Americans have come to know so well, who will say anything to get re-elected. You Mark Kirk flip flopped on Gitmo, You Mark Kirk flip flopped on Climate Change, and you Mark Kirk flip flopped on cap and trade. Getting nervous Mark? Or maybe the cash didn't hit your hand fast enough and you didn't know how to vote til it did? I know someone who can help you get your resume spiffed up... looks like you will need it.
I also suppose your objective as hell when you vote our tax dollars away after a total of 1,857 contributers (giving $200 or more) gave you or your campaign committee, lobbyist and PAC monies totaling $2,158,376 in the current cycle 2009-2010. To search these itemized contributions for Mark Kirk, click here.
A nifty profit for them and a cash deposit in your bank account, right Mark?
Who are these large defense contractors that gave Mark Kirk $10,000 so he would vote to spend more than half a trillion dollars on defense?
Contributor
Total
Indivs
PACs
Boeing Co
$10,250.00
$250.00
$10,000.00
Caterpillar Inc
$10,250.00
$250.00
$10,000.00
General Dynamics
$10,000.00
$0.00
$10,000.00
Northrop Grumman
$10,000.00
$0.00
$10,000.00
Raytheon Co
$5,000.00
$0.00
$5,000 (shame on you Raytheon, your not holding up your end of the congression pocket fillers union.)
I guess it doesn't matter that some of these defense contractors who gave you money are quite late on fullfilling their projects due dates, milking the government for millions and sometimes billions above the contract specification because of cost over runs, delays, corruption, graft and plain old cronyism.
We should only be funding defense items that support national defense and/or keeps our guys safe while fighting the 'war on terror' during these sad economic times.
I'm sick of people like you Mark Kirk. You have betrayed your country for the almighty dollar and you are no longer welcome to represent American's.
Whose side you on Mark? You get voted in as a Republican (supposed to be conservative) and yet you Mark Kirk vote with the Socialist Democrats on all the key items that Marxist Obama wants passed.
And you want Sarah Palin's Endorsement, Not Likely!
Update: Will Co. Tea Party Alliance plans to "Stop Mark Kirk"
I'm throwing my support behind Mike Labno (Libertarian). Mike is a normal everyday working American, an Engineer & Construction Manager, who believes that the constitution is our supreme document detailing how this country should be run. He is even taking a constitution refresher courses! Are you listening Republican National Committee! Can you hear us now?
Technorati Tags: mark kirk defense spending payola defense contractor lobbyist money in kirk's pockets
