Democrats tidying up a cluster of unfinished spending bills dumped on them by departing Republican leaders in Congress will start by removing billions of dollars in lawmakers’ pet projects next month.

The move, orchestrated by the incoming chairmen of the House and Senate Appropriations committees, could prove politically savvy even as it proves unpopular with other members of Congress, who as a group will lose thousands of so-called earmarks.

“There will be no congressional earmarks,” Rep. David Obey, D-Wis., and Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., said Monday in a statement announcing their plans, which were quickly endorsed by incoming Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and soon-to-be Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D- Nev.

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/12/11/D8LV029G0.html

Wow. I never thought I would live to see the day that the Republicans run up record deficits while the Democrats cut out the pork. Let’s see if they live up to their word and that this is not just a mere political ploy. Of course, trimming pork this one time won’t cut it, no pun intended. They need to continue to do it year after year and increasing the amount of fat that they trim.

Since the decorations and Christmas sales appeared this year before Halloween, I found it hard to get into the Christmas spirit. I was Jaded. I predict the first Christmas sightings shortly after Labor Day next year.

Well the scrooge in me has left and I am finally ready for Christmas. Enjoy