Will Kit Bond keep the spending spree alive?

According to National Journal (subscriber only link) retiring Sen. Kit Bond is considering breaking with party leadership to help Democrats force through one final massive omnibus spending bill.

Tell him not to do it! We have easy pages set up to call or email Sen. Bond.

From National Journal:

Asked if he was concerned that McConnell’s comments spelled the demise of the omnibus, Inouye held out hope that other Republicans might step up and buck their leadership. He did not provide any details about who he had in mind.

One Republican who Inouye might look to is retiring Sen. Christopher (Kit) Bond, R-Mo., the ranking member on the Transportation-HUD Appropriations Subcommittee.

On Wednesday, Bond said he wants to vote for an omnibus and has been involved in negotiating it.

“We’ve got to have an omnibus,” he said.

In today's Wall Street Journal, Betsy McCaughey outlined the implications of an omnibus on ObamaCare:

To achieve this goal, Senate Republicans should filibuster to stop the omnibus spending bill, delaying action until after Jan. 3. Stopping it is vital not only to shrink government spending but also to defund ObamaCare.

If Republicans say "no" to the Democrats' lame duck omnibus bill, then in January Republicans can write numerous, specific appropriations bills that fund federal departments but bar money from being used to implement the new health law. They can prohibit funds appropriated for the Internal Revenue Service from being used to hire agents to enforce compulsory insurance, and bar funds for the Department of Health and Human Services from being used to write ObamaCare regulations.

The stakes are huge. Another $1.1 trillion in spending on one side and a chance to stop out-of-control spending and begin the fight against ObamaCare on the other.

Tell Sen. Bond to use his last days in the Senate to do the right thing. We have easy pages set up to call or email Sen. Bond.