From Fox’s Political Grapevine:
A follow-up on Thursday’s item about that so-called “mystery” earmark request from John Murtha [1]: the Pennsylvania Democrat was awarded $1 million for the Center for Instrumented Critical Infrastructure — which it turns out does not exist — but is a planned part of a non-profit technology center that has received millions in Murtha earmarks over the years.
Now The Hill reports the Energy Department is denying Murtha’s claim that it supports the request. A DOE spokeswoman says the earmark is not a program that meets its “mission critical” threshold and that it is “inconsistent” with its 2008 budget.
Nevertheless, the House overwhelmingly defeated a move to deny the earmark.
So, where is this money going? Murtha directs a million dollars to end the that doesn’t exist, which is supposed to be part of a nonprofit org receiving millions from Murtha over the years.
Go ahead, America. Tell me about how if this was a Republican at the center of this happening, the press wouldn’t be all over it like a wet T-shirt.