I’d much prefer that Paul didn’t go along with earmarks, but I also know that they money is already in the budget and if earmarks do not assign the funds, then some agency will. Earmarks certainly aren’t a perfect tool but I don’t think it is as big a problem as what many are led to think.
Read up on Tom Coburn's earmark fights and get back to me. Paul just flaps his gums. Coburn actually does something about spending.