[cowtowney]

Here are Ron Paul’s earmarks

http://www.opensecrets.org/earmarks/index.php

Again, I wonder why Citizens Against Government Waste gives Ron a “Hero” status. Because he is not a big spender.

[OddLane]

I'm not saying there aren't legitimate critiques to be made of RP, but earmarks seems like a pretty thin reed to build your case upon.

Earmarks make up less than one half of one percent of the federal budget.

Even if you eliminated every single one it wouldn't make any dent in the budget deficit, let alone the national debt.