Don Young (AK) on forfeiting pork for Katrina: "They can kiss my ear!"

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

You remember Don Young. He is the chairman of the House Transportation Committee and the man who helped lard the transportation bill with more than $1 billion worth of projects for Alaska. With Bush having ruled out tax increases to pay for Katrina relief, the money the federal government will spend has to come from somewhere. Sen. John McCain and a few newspaper editorial boards have suggested that some of it might come from the transportation bill. Young's "bridge to nowhere" -- a $233 million project that will link the 8,000 residents of Ketchikan, Alaska, to Gavina Island -- is an oft-mentioned target.

So is Young "pulling together" to help the people of the Gulf Coast. Not exactly. "They can kiss my ear!" Young told a reporter from Fairbanks Daily News-Miner who asked him about suggestions that Alaska give up its highway pork to help pay for Katrina relief. "That is the dumbest thing I've ever heard."

Young said that he's helped raise more than $500,000 for hurricane victims at a charity golf tournament, and that that was quite enough. "I raised enough money to give back to them voluntarily," Young said. "And that's it."

The government's share of Katrina costs is expected to be about $200 billion.

http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/index.html?blog=/politics/war_room/2005/09/20/alaska/index.html



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[kenny blankenship]

1. Demonstrating that you can't sew a silk purse

from a sow's ear.

[MaineDem]

2. Cripes! At least use the right body part.

This guy obviously doesn't know his ass from his ear!

[crispini]

3. Asshat.

:kick:

[sinkingfeeling]

4. Oh, there it is again,,,,compassionate conservatism!!