From the Mobile Press-Register’s Political Skinny:

Last Monday, U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby announced via news release that he had reintroduced a constitutional amendment to require a balanced federal budget. On Thursday, in a separate release, he heralded his work to add $1 billion to NASA’s fiscal 2008 budget on top of what the Bush administration has requested.

“Unfortunately, my balanced budget amendment has not yet been added to the Constitution,” Shelby, R-Tuscaloosa, said in a statement Friday after the Press-Register inquired about the apparent contradiction. Without such a provision, he said, “I have to work within a budget landscape that calls for tough decisions about spending priorities. I have a responsibility to support and advocate for projects that are good for our nation and Alabama. The people of Alabama elected me to represent their interests in Washington and I will continue to work diligently to do so every day.” 

Do as I say, not as I do!

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