Comments on: links for 2008-03-02 http://robertbluey.com/blog/2008/03/02/links-for-2008-03-02/ Conservative blogger and journalist with a passion for politics, sports and family Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:39:19 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Dion http://robertbluey.com/blog/2008/03/02/links-for-2008-03-02/comment-page-1/#comment-1582 Dion Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:28:15 +0000 http://robertbluey.com/blog/2008/03/02/links-for-2008-03-02/#comment-1582 *Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) may return to Capitol Hill this month to support an amendment imposing a one-year ban on earmarks, a move that could set up a divisive clash within the GOP caucus.* It galls me that this banning of earmarks comes up after the GOP-Republicans are booted out of congress. When the GOP-Republicans held majority control of congress and the executive branch they gave us the biggest earmarks on record (and not a word from a Republican was heard).... now though, earmarks are for sleazy politicians and no virtuous pol should be associated with them. This double standard is just another sign of the GOP-Republican culture of corruption. I do indeed think earmarks should be accomplished in a more transparent way but this ban now that the GOP-Republicans are out of power is for hypocrites. *Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) may return to Capitol Hill this month to support an amendment imposing a one-year ban on earmarks, a move that could set up a divisive clash within the GOP caucus.*

It galls me that this banning of earmarks comes up after the GOP-Republicans are booted out of congress. When the GOP-Republicans held majority control of congress and the executive branch they gave us the biggest earmarks on record (and not a word from a Republican was heard)…. now though, earmarks are for sleazy politicians and no virtuous pol should be associated with them. This double standard is just another sign of the GOP-Republican culture of corruption. I do indeed think earmarks should be accomplished in a more transparent way but this ban now that the GOP-Republicans are out of power is for hypocrites.

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