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Originally Posted by The_Dunedan
Mostly because this is the Palin-vetting thread, which deals with issues surrounding Gov. Palin, one of which is the Ketchikan-Gravina Bridge. The one which everyone keeps attacking her for supporting, but which both Senator Obama and Senator Biden also supported. It's intended primarily to call attention to the fact that very few people's hands are clean in this, and that those who live surrounded by fans probably shouldn't start slinging shit around.
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I agree..very few hands are clean on earmarks.
IMO, the difference is that "earmark reform" is not the talking point repeated again and again and again by Obama and Biden as it is with McCain and Palin...particularly with McCain voting against the 05 bi-partisan earmark reform legislation and Palin requesting and receiving more earmarks (per capita) in 08-09 than any other governor.
Ending all earmarks (less than 1 percent of the budget) will have little impact, despite the McCain/Palin claims that it will be the centerpiece of their budget reform.