Miss Pitty Pat Pantaloon here…I must ask you to refrain from using the base term “porker” for KBH
Miss Pitty Pat’s mood today…”Pitty” mad…:-?
Dear Misguided Reader,
It is with gentle thoughts that I write this to those of you who are of course not “top drawer”, but the country club GOP candidates need your vote anyway. Therefore, I take pen in hand to attempt to educate you on your misguided views. Please don’t expect such gentle correspondence from me in the future. Once we have your vote, I must return to communicating only with those who appreciate the true gentlile language of lies, deceit, and arrogance.
I dispute the designation of KBH as Bovine of the Month in Oct.2009 and runner-up bovine of the month Feb. 2010. She has, as we say, “well turned ankles” so she could not be posterous of the month. Oh my, did I just refer to the delicate parts of a lady’s anatomy? ….smelling salts please….
more to come…
Miss Pitty Pat Pantaloon
12:00 AM CST on Wednesday, February 3, 2010
By TOM BENNING / The Dallas Morning News
tbenning@dallasnews.com
WASHINGTON – Lunch at Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison’s campaign office in Austin was on the tab of rival Rick Perry’s campaign Tuesday.
But the delivered platter of pulled pork sandwiches was no friendly gesture. It was instead a devilish nod to Hutchison’s designation as runner-up in the 2009 “Porker of the Year” poll released Monday by the Citizens Against Government Waste, a Washington-based watchdog group that tracks and criticizes budget “pork.”
Hutchison’s inclusion in the poll was more significant than the actual result, as the unscientific, online survey only drew 5,000 votes. The senator was a candidate because she requested 149 projects worth $1.6 billion in spending bills for fiscal year 2010, said David Williams, the watchdog group’s vice president for policy.
“She was really just egregious,” he said.
Earmarks, programs that are sought by specific lawmakers and aren’t competitively bid, have been a frequent source of dispute between Perry and Hutchison. Critics say earmarks invite abuse and steer funds away from more important projects.
“With a 17-year career in Washington of voting for bailouts, record deficits and billions in earmarks, Senator Hutchison is once again being recognized for her bad spending habits,” said Perry campaign spokesman Mark Miner.
Hutchison has defended the earmarks practice and boasted of her ability to get funding for Texas projects.
“Kay Bailey Hutchison has fought to ensure that Texas tax dollars come back to Texas instead of going to other states,” said Hutchison spokesman Jeff Sadosky. “Her effectiveness has resulted in funding for Texas military installations, Texas veterans and vital infrastructure needs, which translates into Texas jobs.”
Perry’s campaign has been promoting the Porker award ever since the group named Hutchison “Porker of the Month” in October. Despite that hype, the senator only received 26.3 percent of the vote – well behind the 49 percent for Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass.
Even while slamming Hutchison’s spending, Perry’s campaign said the governor also believes it is important to “return Texas taxpayers’ money back to the state.” But Perry’s spokesman said that didn’t equate to supporting earmarks.
“There has to be prioritizing coming out of Washington,” Miner said.
