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A Republican Finally Complained About Trump’s Wasteful Spending, But It’s Not What You Think

May 16, 2017

Colin Taylor is the managing editor of Occupy Democrats. He…

Today, the US Capitol groundskeepers announced the completion of a wonderful project – a ramp on the Reflecting Pool so that Washington ducks can reach the water easier.

Of course, it took only about an hour before some idiot Republican decided to make a mountain out of a molehill and use the ramp as an example of “government waste.”

That idiot was Rep. Mark Walker (R-NC), who thought he was being real clever when he took to Twitter to take a stand against the purchase of some wood and paint.

Out of all real things to be outraged about on Capitol Hill, this is Walker’s biggest priority. Not the fact that the President has spent $61 million in taxpayer money for security on his every-week vacations, or that he himself just voted to gut $880 million from Medicaid to give a tax cut to billionaires, or that the President is handing out state secrets to the Russians.

No, it’s the construction of a duck ramp that really grinds his gears.

It goes without saying that Twitter immediately pounced on his outrageous hypocrisy.

https://twitter.com/emilyvgordon/status/864581076261289986

https://twitter.com/LanaDelRaytheon/status/864586875238875136

For the record, the ramp is in use and is an incredibly successful use of government spending.

What do you think?

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Colin Taylor is the managing editor of Occupy Democrats. He graduated from Bennington College with a Bachelor's degree in history and political science. He now focuses on advancing the cause of social justice and equality in America.

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