As if the spending by this Congress has not been ridiculous enough, Friday, the House of Representatives discussed H.R. 1018, the Restore our American Mustangs Act (ROAM). ROAM is a $700 million bill that would fund the The federal Bureau of Land Management as it aims for a manageable population of 27,000 wild mustangs. Right now there are 36,000 wild mustangs, and the population doubles every four or five years.<\/p>\n
Mark Steyn at National Review Online<\/a> has posted an article entitled “The Gelded Age” which explains how ROAM will spend its $700 million. Please follow the link and read the full article, it is hilarious, and nothing I can say as a summary will do it justice.<\/p>\n One of Mark Steyn’s comments:<\/p>\n “The bill also calls for a biennial horse census (presumably run by ACORN) and mandates that government bureaucrats perform home inspections before Americans can adopt wild horses or burros. Presumably this will require a Federal Burro of Investigation or some such.”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n There is also a breakdown of the bill (and a really good music video) at Power LIne<\/a> yesterday. <\/p>\n This is the current state of fiscal responsibility in our representatives. We need new representatives! <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As if the spending by this Congress has not been ridiculous enough, Friday, the House of Representatives discussed H.R. 1018, the Restore our American Mustangs Act (ROAM). ROAM is a $700 million bill that would fund the The federal Bureau … Continue reading \n