February 08, 2010

From John Murtha to Norm Dicks

Pennsylvania's longest serving member of the US House has died. His death opens up the chairmanship of the Defense Appropriations subcommittee, which will presumably fall to Norm Dicks of Washington. The make-up of his district is a reminder of the fact that members tend to gravitate to committees where they can ship money home. Given this, complaints about government spending and deficits seem a little odd, no?

Posted by armand at February 8, 2010 03:33 PM | TrackBack | Posted to Politics


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