Again – Earmarks are not bad and are a structural effect of our system. And guess what!? That $8 billion of earmarks in the Omnibus Spending Act signed into law, a mere 2% of the budget, won’t evaporate with the end of earmarking as we know it; that $8 billion wouldn’t be erased but rather folded back into the budget as discretionary appropriations by federal agencies.
All this whining about earmarks is a fucking joke and a distraction from issues which actually matter.
If you really care about earmarks – Senator McCain and all the talking heads (with faux outrage) please take it up with Article V of the Constitution and propose an amendment. If not, STFU.
