Kentucky GOP congressman receives “Porker of the Month” award

August 25, 2010 | Steve McGough | | , , ,

Symptom of the disease I tell ya. Corruption is everywhere in Washington and the solution to solve the beltway-critter’s cash redistribution efforts is to move power back to the states. Rep. Hal Rogers (R-Ky.) sponsors a bill which would provide federal grants to overseas wildlife protection for lions and cheetahs. Rogers’ daughter likes cats.

So do I, but that’s not the point. From Reason.tv courtesy Sister Toldjah. (If the video below does not work, head right over to Reason.tv to watch.)

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ef8PUzxi9EI

From Reason.tv…

Conservation or nepotism? Since 2007 Rogers has been promoting a bill which would provide federal grants to overseas wildlife protection for lions and cheetahs. Surprise! Rogers’ daughter is the grants administrator for the Namibia-based Cheetah Conservation Fund, and has been since—you guessed it—2007.

It looks like this legislation has been floating around the beltway since 2004 or maybe before.

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Steve McGough

Steve's a part-time conservative blogger. Steve grew up in Connecticut and has lived in Washington, D.C. and the Bahamas. He resides in Connecticut, where he’s comfortable six months of the year.

6 Comments

  1. Dimsdale on August 25, 2010 at 11:22 am

    So much for the "appearance of impropriety".  I hope this ass gets what's coming to him.  We need a public apology at minimum.



  2. winnie888 on August 26, 2010 at 12:26 am

    wow…whatta tool.  it's guys like this that really hurt the GOP.



  3. Tim-in-Alabama on August 26, 2010 at 1:30 am

    Why do you people hate lions and cheetahs? Because of the barbarism of hunters and Global Warming caused by Halliburton and BP, these noble animals are on the verge of extinction.



  4. TomL on August 26, 2010 at 4:40 am

    They should use the UN slush fund money.



  5. Dimsdale on August 26, 2010 at 6:43 am

    Don't we have enough government tools to have a "porker of the day" award?



  6. phil on August 27, 2010 at 4:34 am

    My first thought was to feed these poor kitty-cats Congresspeople, but then I realized we'd have to treat the poor kitty-cats for food poising!



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